There are a lot more disadvantages in my book : - You may have to sneak around neighbors or other guests - Handing over the key can be a hassle - Cameras (wh

There are a lot more disadvantages in my book : - You may have to sneak around neighbors or other guests - Handing over the key can be a hassle - Cameras (which must be disclosed, but there are umpteen stories, where that's not the case) may be hidden and record whatever you do - The risk that you run into a scam is much, much bigger than with a hotel. This may take the form of a bait and switch, or a charge for things you allegedly broke - Good luck resolving any issue. From an extremely noisy party in the apartment above to things breaking down - The host may cancel like a day before you arrive - You may find yourself in a strange city at night in front of a locked door and the host can't be contacted - Good luck with AirBnB support if anything goes wrong. There are so many horror stories of them giving zero shit. That's except when it blows up and there's some bad press - It's mostly no more the "cool dude" or a person renting out a spare room. Often it's some faceless real estate company managing dozens of bland cookie cutter apartments and not really a private host. So much for neighborly local cachet Basically, things that won't happen in a hotel or are instantly resolved. Read up on https://www.airbnbhell.com/ https://www.airbnbhell.com/ for horror stories about AirBnb. From hosts as well as from guests. I used them once in 2016 and wouldn't touch them now with a 10 foot pole. E: Some restructuring