This was the entire premise of Airbnb; you get a cheap lodging (sometimes literally on an air bed), and the owner (optionally) might even make you breakfast. I

This was the entire premise of Airbnb; you get a cheap lodging (sometimes literally on an air bed), and the owner (optionally) might even make you breakfast. It then kind of evolved into a gray area, with some businesses essentially running large numbers of apartments. Many argue that at that scale, it is disruptive to others living nearby, and should be regulated as a normal hotel operation, etc.