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The advantages to staying in a residential apartment compared to a hotel are pretty obvious. You have a full kitchen to prepare, stock, and eat food, high speed internet, no loud guests / cleaning personal running by your door, perhaps even a working desk with a monitor. Overall, miles ahead of a hotel stay.

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For the price I would pay on AirBnB I can (and do) rent a hotel suite with all of those benefits. A suite only costs a bit more a night than a regular room, and typically includes a bedroom, living area, and kitchenette with plenty of space.

I've never had an issue with noise.

Note that I'm not "pro Hotel", they have plenty of issues, early and/or varying checkout times, lackluster breakfast, pushy cleaning people, broken amenities, etc. However AirBnB hosts are demanding that you mow the grass. Like dude, I don't even mow the grass at my own house. Someone else does. Why would I mow your grass?

The problem is you are comparing the best to the worst when in reality it is rarely that. Hastily converted spaces with subpar equipment, dirty when you arrive but you are required to clean, and pay a large fee for the perk.

And there seem to be far more horror stories in this thread than people suggesting that Airbnb is a better experience.

So I would suggest those unhappy with the experience not repeat it, and look into the variety of offering of other rentals offer.

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