Airbnb is just one option. You can book anything online from hotels as well.
We booked a house in Tenby, Wales for June of 2020 through Home and Away, a company similar to Airbnb. Tenby has very few hotels with good sea views because all of the available space was taken up by houses long before it became a destination resort. We choose how we stay based on the location and our goal for the vacation. The place we stayed at in the Canary Islands was an all-inclusive resort. The place in Tenby will just be the 2 of us relaxing with a drink on the terrace, enjoying the view. The view from our own terrace is actually just as nice if not nicer, and definitely warmer, but Tenby is a place where my wife used to vacation as a child. This Friday we will be going to Bruges and Brussels, Belgium, staying in regular old hotels and enjoying the sights of the cities. Being retired has been a fun experience so far.
Of course. It's really been the only way to book a hotel for at least a decade now.