There is a growing tendency for people to be airbnb hosts as an occupation. I just stayed at a two bedroom apartment in Santa Monica for 9 days and paid what is probably the whole month's rent. I see that he has a couple of other apartments in the area, too. In the house rules, he asks the guests to tell other apartment residents that they are just "friends of Shaun." The host is very aggressively texting me and phoning me and emailing me to leave a good review. The fees that Airbnb tack on are not refundable if a trip gets cancelled, either. It used to be a different vibe altogether. I used to like using Airbnb, but things have changed.