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In Amsterdam you can only AirBnB your house for 30 days a year. So normal residents can rent out their house when they go on holiday, but you can't buy up living space for only renting it out on AirBnB.
Of course the Dutch come up with a very fair and reasonable compromise.
Or just go to a hotel! I have a condo in a building where most of the units are listed on Airbnb or Booking.com, quality of life for residents like me has been drastically reduced by noisy tourists that come for a weekend trip and have no regard for keeping it quiet or keeping the shared spaces clean. I hope more cities begin to ban Airbnb. Tourists belong in hotels not in buildings where families try to live their d…
In Amsterdam you can only AirBnB your house for 30 days a year. So normal residents can rent out their house when they go on holiday, but you can't buy up living space for only renting it out on AirBnB.
Or just go to a hotel! I have a condo in a building where most of the units are listed on Airbnb or Booking.com, quality of life for residents like me has been drastically reduced by noisy tourists that come for a weekend trip and have no regard for keeping it quiet or keeping the shared spaces clean. I hope more cities begin to ban Airbnb. Tourists belong in hotels not in buildings where families try to live their d…
The reason hotels are more expensive is because they have to follow a bunch of rules that makes everyone's life a bit better by having insurance for risks and zoning and so on. However you have to pay a bit more.
So, if you ever find yourself complaining "I wish people did something in a not the absolute cheapest and effortless way" so that society in general would benefit - don't stay in airbnb.
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"I have a right to do everything that's not actually illegal" is an attitude that directly results in all kinds of trivial things being banned. In this case, it's leading to cities trying to ban or restrict AirBNB.
> "I have a right to do everything that's not actually illegal" is an attitude that directly results in all kinds of trivial things being banned. You say that, like it's something surprising. A Priori, a person will do anything as long as it does not violate his own self imposed code of conduct. That code of conduct need not be the same for everyone. Laws, religion, moral codes are used to codify parts that are share…
But far lower volume noise every evening would be far more disruptive.
You can get that with long term renters too, but typically it tends to be a bigger problem with certain types of use, such as vacation rentals, than others, and with long term renters you have more ability to try to resolve the issue before someone new moves in.
In this case increased average noise level is an observable property of short term/vacation rentals in a lot of locations. If the people renting out does not want it to be banned, then it is on them to ensure the people they rent to are considerate enough that residents are happy for it to continue.
Or just go to a hotel! I have a condo in a building where most of the units are listed on Airbnb or Booking.com, quality of life for residents like me has been drastically reduced by noisy tourists that come for a weekend trip and have no regard for keeping it quiet or keeping the shared spaces clean. I hope more cities begin to ban Airbnb. Tourists belong in hotels not in buildings where families try to live their d…
In Amsterdam you can only AirBnB your house for 30 days a year. So normal residents can rent out their house when they go on holiday, but you can't buy up living space for only renting it out on AirBnB.
Or just go to a hotel! I have a condo in a building where most of the units are listed on Airbnb or Booking.com, quality of life for residents like me has been drastically reduced by noisy tourists that come for a weekend trip and have no regard for keeping it quiet or keeping the shared spaces clean. I hope more cities begin to ban Airbnb. Tourists belong in hotels not in buildings where families try to live their d…
Even something as simple as a fridge with usable space, not packed with minibar stuff, is hard to find. Hotels aren't very comfortable places to stay.
I had a couple of situations where airbnb was a life saver (victim of abusive relationship). There are not many places where a male can seek a shelter as most of them are being targeted towards women and children. In my city hotels are extremely expensive so airbnb was a good option to have. I understand that tourists can be nuisance but I wouldn't like it to be banned.
I practically lived out of different hostels, and one a few peoples' couches, for about 11 months once:
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You do realize you are defending and supporting the "tragedy of the commons"
- not, really. Could you expand on that. - my point, it's easier to attack a group of people , if you can put a label on them. Noise is a problem regardless of its source. A noisy long term neighbour is at least as annoying as a noisy tourist. And a calm tourist is less annoying. Being noisy is not an essential property of airbnb rentals. Those who are noisy should suffer the consequences of their actions. Those who…
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Where does it start, where does it end? Who defines it? "Common courtesy" is a very vague term and changes from place to place
Sure, you can get pedantic about the cultural nuances of courtsey but I'd say that it generally boils down to don't be an inconsiderate a-hole. I live in a country where it's not illegal to take up-skirts I'd say it would be pretty universal to say it's common courtesy not to do that.
And thanks to all my know-better self-righteous downvoters. I didn't know questions were inappropriate.