@Anna9170 Oh right, yes, I totally get the Chinese counterfeit analogy. And btw I live near the best Zara in NYC, so next time you're in town, we've got some shopping to do 🙂
Agree 100% that you have to be sure the value you're delivering is commensurate with the price.
Hosts can also consider that they are defining their customer by the price they set. It's not the only way of defining a customer but it's one of the factors (along with description, location, use, etc.). If they set out to attract the budget-conscious traveler, they need to understand all that entails. When they set out to attract the vacationer who doesn't want to think about a single thing except relaxing, they have to be sure everything is in place, sorted out, in working order, etc. etc. etc., so there's not a wrinkle during the guest's visit.
I work in book publishing and everyone thinks it's a snap to write a children's book. How hard can it be to write an 8-page book about a talking puppy, right? But in a successful children's book, the vocabulary, the number of words on the page, the characters, the story's complexity, and the drawings all have to work to target a specific age or the whole thing falls apart. Hosting is similar, and that's why it requires frequent tinkering and adjustment.