The rent-your-home-to-strangers business seems to be bringing up more and more startups to the fore. Airbnb is arguably the biggest with presence in almost every nation in the world. We had featured another NYC startup – Localbigwig and now there is another! Introducing Metroflats. Metroflats says it all in the name – rent a flat in a metro area. Metroflats gives the same services as localbigwig and airbnb but in a smaller number of cities within the US. Started by two business graduates and serial entrepreneurs – Avisha and Shamoon, Metroflats boasts of the finest places you can rent in cities like NYC, San Diego, Orlando and Miami.

There is nothing new about new businesses popping up when a concept seems to start working but these guys seem to e a little different - targeting the higher end of the vacation rental business. The listings are almost all north of $100 a night competing directly with the upper segment of hotels. Come on, those Hiltons deserve some competition! Check out metroflats at metroflats.com