Airbnb could kill it if they offered
an insurance to book you a hotel if the appartment is no good.
My fear in using Airbnb is prebooking in locations that sell out (skiing for example) so that if the landlord cancels or the place is bad
you are stuck having paid all the other costs and there is no where else
to stay or it is insanely expensive.
AirBNB landlord are probably more ordinary people with lives, not professional hospitality operators so I get a bit nervous.
Exactly, I booked somewhere for a concert in November for April.
The place recently cancelled, looks like they sold the place and it was on the market and they were simply using it as an Airbnb in the meantime, now everywhere is booked or way more expensive.
Booked another AirBnb but it seems a little sketchy, so having to find a hotel to book as a back up and wait for more reviews and cancel whatever one is not the best option at the time.
The problem is you can trust a hotel, you can't trust an airbnb, although they are much nicer.
My fear in using Airbnb is prebooking in locations that sell out (skiing for example) so that if the landlord cancels or the place is bad you are stuck having paid all the other costs and there is no where else to stay or it is insanely expensive.
AirBNB landlord are probably more ordinary people with lives, not professional hospitality operators so I get a bit nervous.