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There's a wide variety of possibilities here:

- Not wanting staff or service.

- Wanting something that looks and feels like a home rather than a hotel room. This isn't available everywhere.

- Wanting something that isn't shared with a bunch of other hotel guests. (Aside: I have no problems with apartment buildings banning AirBnB/VRBO, because that's much more "cheap hotel substitute that might bother neighbors" than "unique offering that isn't likely to bother anyone".)

- In general, wanting something unique that doesn't tend to exist as a hotel.