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Jack Smith

Recharge 2.0 - Pay for homes by the minute

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Recharge started in hotels providing luxury space where customers could Recharge themselves by taking a nap, shower or grabbing a conference call on the go. Starting in 2019 Recharge launched Homes to expand options for customers. This expansion enables hosts to Recharge their wallets by sharing their home while they’re at work during the day.

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Ryan Hoover
This extension to the home makes a ton of sense, and hopefully cheaper than hotels.
Jack Smith
Hunter
@rrhoover cheaper would be good.
Emmanuel Bamfo
Maker
@rrhoover @_jacksmith Thanks guys. And yea we wanted to have more available options and much cheaper as well.
Drew Meyers
@rrhoover @_jacksmith @mannybamfo Curious how you see this playing out long term. Airbnb was cheaper in the beginning when it was owners with spare rooms who occasionally had people stay. But now... the vast majority of Airbnb seems to really be the same or more $$ than hotels. It's a different type of space, but it's not a budget option anymore.
Jack Smith
Hunter
I hunted this product when they were just hotels and SUPER excited to see them expand into homes carving their own lane against other home-sharing apps. With Recharge, you can finally access private living space on every corner by the minute! No need to rent a hotel or home for a day at a time. If you have a conference or are running around the city for meetings and want to use a shower after the gym, Recharge enables you to pay for a home or hotel room by the minute. It's currently live in SF, NYC and LA. On top of that, they have a 80K waitlist with cities all around the world. You can sign up now and add your city! Sign up for the network using the link below and we’ll each get 30 minutes of Recharge Nap minutes added to our accounts! 😴 https://www.recharge.co/#/r/JACK213
Kevin Forouzesh
This is dope. Question: Can I just hire my own cleaner to do the cleaning for me?
Emmanuel Bamfo
Maker
@kevin_forouzesh1 Yes you totally can if you like. We'd love to get you started anytime.
Jack Smith
Hunter
I thought that it's pretty genius (from reading the press) that they're not having overnight stays, and so avoid a lot of city tax and regulation. @mannybamfo does that mean that people who can't airbnb out their places could potentially put their places on Recharge instead?
Emmanuel Bamfo
Yep people who can’t airbnb can definitely recharge during the day! Because we don’t operate overnight. Anyone can get started today. @_jacksmith
Drew Meyers
@_jacksmith @emmanuelbamfo What happens if someone rents a home for 23 hours? No taxes/regs?
Marko Islamovic
Coolio! Every time I travel I'm thinking of something like this, since I don't spend most of the 24h in a rental. Best of luck.
Phont Studios
This loooks killlllllller! How will the key exchange process work 🧐🧐🧐
Emmanuel Bamfo
Maker
@phontstudios If you host on self serve mode you can add a lock box or use our standard smart lock. If you host on autonomous mode we manage the key exchange for you!
Drew Meyers
@phontstudios @mannybamfo Have you struck any deals with smart lock providers?
Michelle
Wow this looks really cool!! How does the approval process work to host? And what if I have roommates? 😃
Ayodele Odubela
This sounds like a truly horrible idea.
Keith Trudel
This is great! The seedy community will take full advantage of this.
陈姿凤
hard to believe how this could happen !there are so many problems
nathan beckord
Do you have a partnership with Ashley Madison yet? (joking - but it begs the question... doesn't this just become a platform for afternoon trysts and the p*rn industry and the like?😉
Aaron O'Leary
Pretty sure this was Recharge's first idea, to offer private homes as a pay-as-you-go offering for those needing to grab a quick nap right @mannybamfo?
Thomas James
So convenient