Ok... Can you show me some like that in the EU?
> This is all not to mention being asked to strip beds, take out trash, etc, after you've paid thousands of dollars, including cleaning fees for the place.
Just don't do that.
There ended up being an issue with the dryer not drying. So the hotel staff took a laundry basket of clothes and delivered them washed and folded the next morning. That level of service would not have happened in an Airbnb.
Yes, trivially. There are filters for it on booking.com. Here's a link for rooms in Paris suitable for 2 adults and 2 kids with 2 bedrooms, a kitchen/kitchenette and a washing machine.
https://www.booking.com/searchresults.en-gb.html?label=gen17...
This is different from Airbnb's where they abuse a residential building for short term stays.
Which is quite different from, and far more expensive than, a hotel which GP was talking about.
> This is different from Airbnb's where they abuse a residential building for short term stays.
As allowed by local regulations, so not quite abuse. Sure it used to be the wild west several years ago but it's been cracked down on since.