[Anonymous238]

Plan B is important with AirBnB. I'm staying in an apartment right now I found on there (Prague as well), and it worked out well. However, like you said renting an apartment from an individual could easily leave you stranded. I mean, you could show up to get the keys, and they're simply not there. Maybe they're late? Maybe they had an emergency? Maybe they forgot? You need that backup plan and a location of a nearby hotel, hostel, number for a taxi, etc, just in case. This doesn't happen with a hotel. Nonetheless, I'm going to stick with AirBnB. I enjoy renting apartments, they have a lot more character than hotel rooms, are cozy, and you feel like you're a part of the city, which is why I travel in the first place.