I was pro-airbnb-all-the-time till I booked a room that looked good in the photos but was in a shitty building in a shitty part of town ... (I was in a hurry an

I was pro-airbnb-all-the-time till I booked a room that looked good in the photos but was in a shitty building in a shitty part of town ... (I was in a hurry and couldn't really do as much research as I normally would have). I was there for a nice relaxing vacation so it was quite a surprise and I wound up losing $500 because I immediately ended my reservation and used hotel tonight to get a better room for about the same price. With hotels, at least you generally get what you pay for, and you can rely on branding (brand names and star ratings) to get you most of the way there as well. So while I hope to use airbnb again, I'm quite chastened by the experience and am definitely more aware of the things I used to take for granted with booking hotels.