Does your hotel room feel like, er, a hotel room? Although it isn't necessarily a bad thing (in fact, I do enjoy hotel stays), wouldn't it be nice to rent a real home while on vacation? Assuming I could afford it, wouldn't a villa in Tuscany or a cabin somewhere in the woods (not the horror film) sound good? Aha, and even in Siquijor where I've been recently, there are private beach houses for rent. But how do you find these vacation rentals? There's actually a site by rent-your-space startup Airbnb that caters to this need. Search for something from your target destination and let great-looking photos and reviews help you decide. A screenshot of the site, www.airbnb.com On the other hand, if you have a great property somewhere that you rarely visit and thought it would be a great idea if you could actually earn something out of it, you can also have it listed on Airbnb . While, yes, you can rent it independently, having it listed on a platform like Airbn