I've never used AirBnB myself but I've always thought about this as well. Clearly both parties should be aware they're taking a risk staying at a strangers plac

I've never used AirBnB myself but I've always thought about this as well. Clearly both parties should be aware they're taking a risk staying at a strangers place, and while it'd be great to be able to trust everybody in this world, sadly we can't.