This was the first time I used Airbnb and was a little nervous to be honest. My boyfriend and I go to Rhode Island several times a year for weekend getaway and take the Ferry to Block Island and also like to get to Newport. I am meeting planner and heard several colleagues used this site so thought I'd try it as well. We were pleasantly surprised by Diane's private suite. It was very clean, neat, smelled clean and had all the amenities we needed. We had gone to Block Island for the day and her place was just 13 minutes away. Diane greeted us on her porch and took us up to the private suite via a private entrance. My boyfriend kept saying "you scored baby, this is awesome". We felt extremely comfortable and the experience was so great we would never book a musty old hotel again for $200+. Hotels know they can rack up the charges for the season and they do. We would rather have the comforts of home and save some money to go out to dinner and enjoy a few days away.