As an independent travel consumer advocate, I am not loyal to any one supplier or way of doing things.

As a travel consumer, I seek valueâ€"certainly I have preferences and I recently published an article about Airbnb advantages. Here I flip the script and present hotel advantages, with some help from friends.

8 Great Hotel Advantages (over Airbnb)

First, consistent quality. With hotels, you can anticipate fairly consistent quality across brands. Repeat travelers know what to expect when staying at any Residence Inn, Super 8, or Four Seasonsâ€"whether in Santa Fe, Missoula, or Helsinki.

Novice travelers can easily use sorting filters on booking websites and read reviews to view hotels meeting a certain price, rating (quality), or other (distance, size, brand, etc.) range. Airbnb rentals range from ground space (really) or an air mattress in a common room to entire estates (also really).

Read the entire article here on McCoolTravel.com.

Charles McCool is a travel skills expert, author, trainer, and blogger. Profiled in the World’s Smartest Traveler series, his articles and travel advice have appeared in hundreds of sources, including CNN, Frommers, and USA Today.