Have to second this. I've used airbnb over the years and have seen the standard drop massively (I'd say the same is true for uber). When I first started using

Have to second this. I've used airbnb over the years and have seen the standard drop massively (I'd say the same is true for uber). When I first started using the service, the hosts were all over you to make sure you have a nice stay. Nowadays it's a complete lottery. You can book a well reviewed place "host is great, nice laid back guy" and turn up to a locked dark house in a foreign country, whilst said host is comatose drunk somewhere having been in a bar brawl, and no phone.. Not to mention bailiffs turning up at the crack of dawn demanding money else the gas will be turned off (another top reviewed apartment). And that cleaning fee.. no way to not pay it, regardless of if the place has actually been cleaned. Standard response is "sorry, I'm out of town, the previous guest should have cleaned up after themselves" I too have gone back to hotels.