Most hotels are an expensive overkill when you want to get somewhere fast and for cheap, do some sighseeing/do some job/visit some event and leave. That's the modern lifestyle: fast, cheap, in bulk yet personalized. Why have one long and expensive trip in a year when you can have five short inexpensive ones?

They are also misguided: I don't need somebody to sneak into my room each day in order to "clean" it (I'm staying three days, is's not that I produce much dirt during stay) but I would appreciate having a small kitchen and a fridge (not minibar, those are like the stupidest thing ever).

Well, AirBNB supports your local populace directly by letting them rent out their propety to support their family/drug habit/whatnot.

And the fun thing, it's not even a job.