I really don’t understand the fascination with Airbnb. I certainly have no interest in using it.
Too many whack jobs out there.
Here's the thing - what sort of guest has "great ratings" on AirBnB?
What kind of person routinely rents other people's homes all over the world?
The set of people who do this and who are not crazy/insolvent/both is too small to build a reliable business model on.
It's a lot cheaper than most hotels. Locations vary so it's easier to pick where you want to stay in a city.
I took a recent trip out west & stayed in AirBnB locations the whole time. It worked out great & I saved a few hundred dollars.