Yeah, I've been in Airbnbs for the last 3ish years all over Africa and Asia and mostly haven't had any issues. Nothing like described in the article, but if a h

Yeah, I've been in Airbnbs for the last 3ish years all over Africa and Asia and mostly haven't had any issues. Nothing like described in the article, but if a host tries anything even remotely fishy I just go straight to Airbnb and let them sort it out. In my limited experience, Airbnb has always been on my side as a guest rather than on the hosts side. In all my travels, I've not seen hotels be even remotely competitive in price compared to an Airbnb, at least when staying for a month. Usually for the cost of a run-down hotel room I could have a great 1 bedroom apartment with a kitchen and washing machine.