Not surprising coming from AirBnB, but this app looks <i>very, very</i> polished.<p>It doesn't look much but the customization of all these standard UI elements (e.g. UITabBar as mentioned by sudont) makes a difference in the end. I would say especially in their market where I have seen websites with more than dubious interfaces.
Did you (Airbnb) do any research before deciding to build an iPhone app? Or was it primarily motivated by "cool" factor? (both are valid in my opinion)<p>I've had around 20 people stay at my place through airbnb and I think one person had an iPhone. At least in NY, many people visit from overseas where iPhones are not as prominent.<p>OTOH, Managing bookings on my iPhone is gonna be sweet.
Slightly off-topic:<p>I tried to use Airbnb recently and although I understand there's a business reason for not being able to contact other people in this website directly, e.g. via email or phone, I found the means by which the website tries to prevent it very annoying. It's not that I wanted to cheat them out of their provision, it was merely for convenience.<p>Pity, because the service is good and exceptionally well designed. But it is not the open Internet I am wishing for. Waiting for a better competitor.