I am a strong proponent of Airbnb, as long as the rental units in question are not reducing the supply of homes that could be rented long-term by local people in need of housing.

I have written about my Airbnb experience here on Medium. Please take a look for another perspective:

https://medium.com/globetrotters/why-i-prefer-airbnb-to-hotels-when-i-travel-and-how-my-experiences-turned-me-into-a-host-in-my-7a60acf1ec1c