I have used misterb&b for a long time and have met some truly wonderful, welcoming hosts who make traveling a great experience. Unfortunately, corporate leadership is actively ruining their own product.
Management has become obsessed with forcing users onto their auxiliary social network, Weere—a service nobody asked for. Instead of letting it stand on its own merits, they are systematically degrading basic booking functionality to extort subscriptions out of travelers:
Basic search filters: You cannot even filter listings by sleeping arrangements unless you subscribe to Weere.
Essential listing info: Basic details about specific property amenities are now routinely blocked behind subscription prompts.
Host verification and comfort: The absolute breaking point is restricting host photos. You are now capped at seeing just one picture of the host you are considering staying with unless you pay up.
Since I only use the site to book stays with a host (if I want privacy, I prefer a hotel), it's essential that I get a sense of who the host is. Safety and basic transparency are the absolute bare minimum. Locking basic lodging information behind a secondary paywall doesn't make Weere appealing; it makes misterb&b feel predatory and cheap.
The hosts on this platform are fantastic, but the leadership is running a masterclass in how to alienate a loyal community. Until they strip these paywalls out of the core booking experience, I'm taking my money elsewhere.