Agree that not every property is right for every person or situation. I’m unlikely to book reservations at a hostel, bed & breakfast, Air BnB or VBRO, So this new (to me) format of communal hotel living doesn’t appeal.

I wonder how/ if it flexes to stay profitable. For example, booking a beach house for the extended family I know I’m committing to paying for exclusive use of the house whether I need all five bedrooms or not. Versus say some near college campus apartments that rent rooms with shared communal space. If one roommate leaves the landlord will put someone else in there and the others have no say on the matter. Just like campus dorms except no RA to moderate disputes.