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by dazc 3460 days ago
There is a hotel chain in the UK that will refund you if you do not have a good night's sleep. They pay out on this promise too, I can assure you.

Hotels also have a lot of empty rooms that cost money to maintain whether they are occupied or not.

Hotels employ staff, not all of whom are fully productive 100% of the time.

Before a hotel takes my money I actually know where it is. The hotel is governed by local legislation so I have redress if something goes wrong.

I may have some redress with Airbnb but I wouldn't like to bet on it.