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Re:Introducing Airbnb Plus by fimdomeio on Thursday February 22, 2018 @12:28PM (#16439316)
I would say there's very little motivation for hosts to have cheaper rooms. These services make a bad reviews so high cost to the host that everyone just tries to make it 5 stars. That and in the in the bottom there's always normal long term house renting for very little effort.
Re:Introducing Airbnb Plus by tspike on Thursday February 22, 2018 @12:37PM (#16439422)
There are alternatives to a five star rating system. The old Couchsurfing site did this nicely with open ended feedback and a vouching system.