OK then we have different experiences, but from different positions and places too. My comment was from the point of host (sorry if not clarified before) - dea

OK then we have different experiences, but from different positions and places too. My comment was from the point of host (sorry if not clarified before) - dealing with booking.com is ridiculous, their charges are way above any other service, yet you have to do the payment yourself for example (major hassle). If hosts have to pay up to 30% booking fee for sub-par services (just because, you know, we are booking.com, so f__k you), guess who ends up paying for it? Not the owners, that's for sure... I agree that airbnb may end up being more pain in some places, if hosts are too restrictive (ie requiring passport scans, 24h pre-approvals etc.) - but this is optional, non-default setup that they chose for whatever reason. I don't do this for my place, instant booking without prejudice :)