I haven't tried Airbnb in the US, but I stayed at a lot of places in Europe and Israel and once in Australia. It really depends on the country. Israeli Airbnbs

I haven't tried Airbnb in the US, but I stayed at a lot of places in Europe and Israel and once in Australia. It really depends on the country. Israeli Airbnbs are usually not fantastic because people don't really know how to this stuff properly even if they are generally nice and want you to have a pleasant stay (and the prices are crazy). A well-chosen* airbnb in Ireland, on the other hand, is usually superb. *Which entails trawling through several pages of reviews and looking for small details.