Our culture of sharing has gone too far. In fact, these days we’ll share almost anything with almost anyone. But sharing our vacations with strangers, whether they’re other hotel guests or the Airbnb owner, can get in the way of your hard-earned good times.

Luckily, you can rent a whole house at HomeAway.com and keep your vacation to you and the people you actually invited. All we had to do was tell people.