[QUOTE=Hits79;4090116]LOL I can relate to this since I also work at a hotel. With airbnb, isn't the host of the house also there with you when your staying at their place? My friend rented an airbnd and they had the owners their when they stayed.[/QUOTE]With Airbnb, it depends on what type of place you rent. If you're renting just one room in a multi-bedroom house or apartment, then the host will most likely be there the whole time. I had a consistent SB last year, and we met once a week at different airbnbs. The key is to look for a one-bedroom apartment. That way you have the whole apartment to yourself. Renting an entire house is too expensive, and it's awkward to rent a single bedroom in a bigger place since there will be other people in the house. Sometimes you can find a reasonable price for a 2-bedroom apartment that the host doesn't live in and just uses for airbnb rentals. If it has more than one bedroom, always make sure you confirm with the host that you will in fact be alone in the whole apartment. I had to report one listing because it was listed as an entire one-bedroom apartment, but when I got there, the dude who lived there was like "I'll just be in the other bedroom doing some work. I won't disturb you if you want to watch TV in the living room. " It was false advertising and should have been listed as just a bedroom in a multi-bedroom apartment. One thing I like about Airbnb is that most of the owners will let you check in around noon or 1 as long as no one stayed there the night before. And you don't even have to meet the host in most cases. A lot of them have electronic keypads and will just give you the code, or they'll hide the key somewhere for you to find it and get in. Just make sure you bring your own shampoo / soap if you plan on showering. But also be warned: the hosts will write reviews about you, and those will factor in to whether or not you can keep renting through the app. The reviews aren't public to other Airbnb users, but they can be viewed by other hosts. So if you're trying to be discreet, make sure you don't try to rent from a place that's owned by someone you know. They'll see all the reviews and dates when you were at other airbnbs.
