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I am trying it for the first time, I just reserved an amazing-looking houseboat for a week in Amsterdam while I'm there for the Mobilism conference. Can't wait!

However I had tried it before in Paris and New York, and many people's places looked like they usually cater to couch surfers and are now doing the same but charging (often the same amount as a reasonable hotel!).

I think Airbnb has done a good job of curating certain lists (there's a collection of treehouse apartments/houses, for example, and cool, design-y places in London) and I'll probably look at those more than the regular area searches.