Airbnb lost me a few months back. My wife and I eloped and had a weekend getaway planned to celebrate. The place was out in the woods down back roads, had litt

Airbnb lost me a few months back. My wife and I eloped and had a weekend getaway planned to celebrate. The place was out in the woods down back roads, had little to no lights (we got there at night), a narrow, unmaintained gravel driveway with literal boulders in it, and the cherry on top: none of the windows had curtains or blinds (you could just roll up the driveway and look right into the house). We left 20 minutes after getting there. Resolving this required three days of back-and-forth with Airbnb "support," being repeatedly gaslit that this was somehow my fault (I sent in multiple videos with the support rep lying and telling me I didn't upload anything), and told that they could do a partial refund. I had to threaten the employment of the support rep before they'd escalate and finally admit this was sketchy and issue a full refund. I knew things were unravelling when one stay at a different Airbnb about two years back left instructions that I had to place sheets and towels in the dryer before leaving (mandatory—with assumed threat of a negative guest review—despite having a separate cleaning fee). On top of this, I've noticed a decent chunk of the new construction homes in my area are/were just being bought for the express purpose of being an Airbnb. So, instead of families having access to affordable housing, a town house with no yard, built with Alibaba-grade materials in Middle Tennessee (in a town most people haven't heard of) starts at ~$300-400K [1]. Airbnb was a great idea in the past, but now it's just not worth it. Much better to spend roughly the same on a nice hotel where you're staying. [1] https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1561-Ansley-Park-Dr-Cookeville-TN-38501/442981735_zpid/ https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1561-Ansley-Park-Dr-Cooke...