Youth Hostels group blasts Airbnb rentals in Sydney

Ironically for my trip in Europe, traveling for 5 weeks, I rented one stay via AirBnb and another with VRBO. One night in a B&B, two one-night stays in a hotel. The rest of my nights are in guess what? Hostels!

Why? Well, I'm traveling with my son and was looking for a 1 bedroom with something to sleep on in the living area in an entire apartment. There were many options I might have considered, if a picture of what the 2nd sleeping accommodation looked like and where it was had been provided. The other problem was the taxes and service fee, besides the higher rate for a popular area, just pushed the rates too high for what was offered, and many required what I considered a ridiculously high security deposit.

It's also ironic that I'm a vacation host with 20+ 5 star reviews for a 4 bedroom house and I'm spending most of my time sleeping in Europe in a hostel.