Staying on Airbnb is really quite different than crashing somewhere on Craigslist. Airbnb: - has a fair reputation system with real user reviews - handles all

Staying on Airbnb is really quite different than crashing somewhere on Craigslist. Airbnb: - has a fair reputation system with real user reviews - handles all payments - withholds payment to the host until 24 hours after your stay begins - has 24 hour customer service line to help With Craigslist: - there's no reputation system - you have to coordinate payments directly with an unknown 3rd party - there's no one you can call I haven't even gone into the differences in how Airbnb facilitates your search for accommodations. Airbnb and Craigslist are fundamentally different services.