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I assumed it was to get the best deal on a bed. If it's in a hotel room, fine with me. Some probably do it just for the experience though.

I'm just saying that it doesn't sound like their goal is to have rooms in generic hotels, see their mission statement:

"We are a community marketplace for unique spaces."

Of course, they could expand in that direction in the future, but I wouldn't say the Holiday Inn is a unique space.