[seibelj]

I think this works better for people who don't want to schedule their entire lives around an airbnb calendar. If you have a room / guest house to rent, and you don't have hired help, you need to be there. Ruins the spontaneity of life, like if I want to take a few days off to go on a getaway. I could see this being useful as a seller.

However, as a buyer, it's risky. You need to trust that a room will always be available with your expectations, and you won't know until the same day. It would stress me out.

[estefan]

I'd be surprised if this is still around in 3 years. The things you mentioned are the first that came to my mind. Plus, there'll probably be high churn making it even worse for hosts because it'll probably mainly appeal to people caught in a city at short notice, and probably short term in that case.