I like Airbnb’s supposed mission of facilitating the exchange of cultures. Increasingly m, in my experience, this can’t happen because the host arranges to get you in, often without even needing to be there, then is not around for your entire stay. Even “super hosts” are often missing in action. Vera met me and was as sweet as can be, but she doesn’t live there. In fact, nobody can live there on a daily basis because there is no functioning way to cook. So the “home” consists of three bedrooms for Airbnb customers and two bathrooms. It is quite old-fashioned, but functional for people who are away all day and come back to sleep, like Airbnb people.