Good point. Sometimes, yes. I think the differences I was identifying are that the AirBnB places I have stayed had kitchens or kitchenettes, laundry, and other

Good point. Sometimes, yes. I think the differences I was identifying are that the AirBnB places I have stayed had kitchens or kitchenettes, laundry, and other things available more often, to the point that it was easy to select for these things and didn't add to the cost. It's also been easier to find AirBnBs in neighborhoods that were walkable (because people live there!) as opposed to many hotels that didn't have access to parks or roads that weren't major arteries.