The international search and booking system AirBnB, which is so loved by independent travelers around the world, no longer works in Russia. Now, through AirBnB, you can not book and rent your accommodation for a short time throughout Russia, but users from the Russian Federation still have the opportunity to find and book accommodation in other countries.
But the blocking of AirBnB did not bring big problems for independent travelers in Russia, since domestic analogues have been working for many years, which are almost as good as this international system. We have compiled for you a selection of the most reliable and well-known sites for searching and booking apartments, apartments and houses in the Russian Federation:
So here's where to book instead of AirBnb:
- Sutochno.ru - a cool system for finding and booking accommodation from private owners with a guarantee of settlement. It has been working for more than 10 years and during this time has established itself as very reliable, safe and convenient. In "Daily" there is a good bonus system: bonuses in rubles can be received for reservations and reviews left, and use them for new reservations. We actively use "daily", especially when you need an apartment or house for a family trip with all the amenities and personal space.
- Yandex. travel – Yandex travel planner with hotels, hostels, tickets. There are many options, and along with hotels in the search there is private housing. There are a lot of reviews about objects, there is a good filter with search conditions, you can use your own cashback system.
- Turum – search and booking system originally from Crimea. Basically, there is private housing and mini-hotels in the Crimea and the southern regions of Russia. Quite a good search engine, you can safely use.
- Avito.ru - this is the most popular bulletin board, and now there are private ads for renting real estate for a short time with online booking. Sometimes you can find very good prices, but there are problems: a lot of ads with incorrectly stated prices and refusals of online payment and confirmation, and therefore a lot of deceptions. Therefore, be careful and do not agree to prepayment by transfer, and not through the Avito system, otherwise you can lose money and be left without a roof over your head.