I've seen this as well. Alot of my friends are using Airbnb vs hotels. I've seen two reasons. One is solely fiscal the cost savings. The other is being treated

I've seen this as well. Alot of my friends are using Airbnb vs hotels. I've seen two reasons. One is solely fiscal the cost savings. The other is being treated more like a local. By that I mean hotels I usually hear of locations that feel touristy. While hosts direct to local venues. I'm a fringe point, Ive always preferred saving money for experience. So I'm used to hostels, couch surfing, etc. I would only touch hotels if it was part of a rewards program. I'm also a host. My rooms are priced at 12 and 25 a night. I've noticed two trends and seen it backed up via host forums. Firstly travelers are expecting hotel quality at a fraction of the price. They're expecting travel toiletries, clean to the point of shining. I purchased a number of travel size soaps and one customer raided my entire supply. This stuff adds up. I can buy some items in bulk. But not at the discount rate of hotels. I also offer food when I'm making it. Some customers outright asked me where's breakfast. Oddly ive seen this primarily with younger people. Older, 40+, join the household. Cook with us and buy ingredients. Secondly I'm seeing Airbnb as a short term rental place. After 2 weeks listed I had one room booked for 6 months the other for 4 months. These are largely people who are just moving to the area, and finding their grounding. Or I've seen a lot of visas doing short term contracts. I can pretty much boil my listing down too. Either a short term rental. Or a stopping point between Philadelphia and Baltimore/DC.