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When I checked on a Mac, browser not normally used, I got a pop-up to check IB to get inly IB listings (forgot the wording)
That means IB is per default off but encouraged in paris, big town, but in Europe like Rhonda's small town exemple.

I'm in holiday for 6 nights, first in a very long time, no work, no family.
As ). Ivhtsis too short to clean the whole apartment and maybe not rent it (especially removing bird cages and climbing trees), I put a listing up for the same space I use for the shared room guests. Differences are: no host, they have a small studio with garden to themselves, breakfast not provided. Or at least they have to buy tgeir own bread or eat crackers, as the rest is there. Not mentioned inthe listing, but they rarely see the breakfast option anyway.
And contrary to the shared room, it's not IB.
It has one glorious review.
So I started out with 50 against the 43 of shared room bed. 4 days minimum.
No bites.
I went down to 45 and 3 days and finally to 43, the same price.
Whilst I have to block the shared room listing to have a free night, I got a booking for only 3 nights of the 6 only the evening before. No cleaning fee, which is unusual for a full place.
Obviously the IB makes a big difference. Still, even in Paris with all the competition you get bookings without.