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Airbnbs only make sense in rural areas. Hotels are more competitive in terms of price and location inside of cities. Cities have enough to do that I don’t want to be inside of my room that much during my trip, so space and TV simply don’t matter to me.

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> Airbnbs only make sense in rural areas.

Not in my experience. The competition between hosts in cities make Airbnbs a much better value vs hotels in many cases.

Even in cities, would you rather have a clean well furnished apartment with plenty of space, nice tv, nice kitchern and a nice view or a hotel? The only pro I can think of by comparison is room service and maids cleaning up or if you actually make use of concierge services.

No. Some of us like interacting with people. Your dystopian and lonely viewpoint does not resonate.

Fair enough. You're right about me wanting to avoid interacting with people, especially when tipping is involved. But keep in mind, many people travel with others and airbnb is still a better option if you want to party a bit or have kids. Can't beat a private pool at an airbnb house or to entertain guests at a fancy airbnb.

Some of us also like not having to check every lamp and decoration in a bedroom/bathroom wondering if there's hidden cameras in it placed there by the "host"

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