Funny but telling Homeaway ad attacks Airbnb (opens in new tab)

I know a girl who lives in the Marina district of SF and rents part of her rent controlled apartment on airbnb for $200 a night to subsidize her lifestyle. She doesn't list in the ad that 1.) you are sharing the apartment and a bathroom with her roommate and 2.) that there is a dog in her apartment. She has even asked people who stayed at the airbnb to take care of her dog for her!!

Then she wonders why people get pissed and complain. However people are afraid to leave her negative reviews because they don't want her to leave them a negative review as well. It's ridiculous.

In my travels I have found airbnbs to be annoying (too many rules about when you can and can't show up, what you can and can't do, etc) and just went back to mid-range hotels. At least I can eat in my room, bring my own booze and not worry about having to show up before 9pm. The security deposits and cleaning fees also imo make airbnbs not worth it.

Interesting that Homeaway is trying to position itself between market segments. They are a sharing model, but they aren't sharing economy like Airbnb. They are a hospitality company but not like Hilton.

As funny as the video is, and while it addresses possible ickynightmare scenarios, it apparently does not reflect the sentiments of the millions (and growing) of happy repeat sharing economy consumers :)

Also, Nick Offerman FTW.