Homestays have taken on the role of visitor centers, where knowledgeable locals guide people on tours of local culture and industry, bringing vitality to places that most guests have only read about in school.
這類民宿如同「地方的旅遊發展中心」，不但提供旅客吃、住、遊、購的服務，主人甚至還親自帶你去玩、去感受僅在課本中讀過的地方文化或產業。