[groggo]

Service fees are ok, as long as they're upfront.

My mom runs her house as an Airbnb now. She puts a ton of work into the turnovers. So it's a similar amount of work whether guests stay for 2 nights or 7 nights. So yeah, it can be expensive and maybe it pushes people to do longer stays, but that actually makes sense for whole rentals.

But when you're searching for something, you just don't want the price to double once you get to the checkout page.

I wish they also had more options for just a place to crash for a night, like in a spare bedroom.

Hotels are certainly nicer for many cases. But Airbnb is worth it in some cases still.

[jareklupinski]

> I wish they also had more options for just a place to crash for a night, like in a spare bedroom.

couchsurfing was a great option once upon a time. the customary 'fee' of paying the host for their takeout or dinner and drinks for the night was really worth it.

i guess this informal custom has gone the way of hitch-hiking?

[tarboreus]

You could learn Esperanto. They have a service where you can couch surf basically anywhere if you can speak with your host in Esperanto. Some countries like Japan have a lot of coverage.