Was trying to book an airbnb for a week in paris and everything is either super expensive or has weird restrictions now. Apparently theres new laws about short term rentals so lots of hosts are doing minimum 7 night stays or making you register with the city government?

Ended up booking a hotel because airbnb prices were like €150/night for tiny studios and most good places were booked months ahead. Regular hotels were actually cheaper for decent rooms.

If youre planning more than 3-4 months ahead airbnb might work but for spontaneous trips just book hotels. The whole short term rental thing got really complicated with tourism regulations.

Hotels also include breakfast sometimes and you dont have to worry about cleaning fees or weird house rules about shoes off and quiet hours.