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Nailed it. Everyone saying hotels are a better option are one or more of:

a. Childless

b. Vacationing in a popular/populous area where there is hotel choice

c. Not in the USA (I've gleaned from these threads that hotels with spacious suites are more common in Europe)

As an American with four little kids, I agree that this is the most compelling reason to choose Airbnb over hotels at this point, but we've still fallen back on hotels in the last few years. Places like Embassy Suites or Residence Inn with two-room and sometimes three-room suites have proven to be competitive for us in terms of price vs. space, especially when adjusted for risk after a string of bad Airbnb experiences. You can see my earlier comment on the thread. I do agree that there are some remote places where there's maybe an Airbnb and little else. Sometimes we've found cabin rentals in state parks to be hidden gems.

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