AirBnB is a decent option if you want to hang out with a larger friend group, like 10 people in an apartment is more fun than 10 people divided into 5 hotel rooms.
Yeah on top of ruining city centers, it's made it hard to find housing in a lot of places. I move around the US every 6-8 months for fun with my dog cuz I'm a young dumb bartender, and since the surge in people gobbling up homes for Airbnb profits, it's just getting harder to find dog friendly homes for short term lease. I really wish they'd limit Airbnb home ownership like Atlanta did.