AirBnB is just as corporate and lobbyist bullshit as any other company. Arguably worse, in that AirBNB breaks the laws and then tries to get laws changed.

Hotel chains at least try to lobby to change the laws before breaking the rules.

In my experience over the last two years hotels are either same price OR less expensive due to AirBnBs bait and switch pricing. The taxes, cleaning fees, and random add ons are absurd.

In a recent example, staying at some Yurt for three days was $248. After taxes and fees it was around $515. Like wtf?!

I’m at the point where even if the pricing was flat, a hotel is 10X less hassle to deal with than AirBnB.

The last few times I've tried to book an AirBnB the price difference from a standard hotel room was almost nothing. AirBnB has been trash for awhile.

I think it's been too long since you've looked at Airbnb. Prices are no longer a deal in contrast to hotels. It's all inflated trash and no longer accessible for regular people.

Oh no people forced to use the same highly regulated service as millions of forebears. Tragic.

Rather hotels be inaccessible than housing. You only need one of those to live.

People downvoting either aren't old enough to remember how bad hotels were, or are wearing rose colored glasses.

When airbnbs came to my city, after a few years, hotels finally lowered prices and made a effort to give a shit. I hope it doesn't fall back to that.

But then again, the past few years, Airbnb rentals seem to be run by shady companies instead of by homeowners with an extra room.

Then what are you lamenting exactly?

Good? Homes should be homes, not holiday lets for tourists.