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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.
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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.
Along those same lines "I find it reasonable to call the cops on every violation of the letter of the law" results in a really shitty society.
And the problem with AirBnb is that every new set of guests re-rolls the dice on how they're likely to react.
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.
What about hostels? Sure you're in a share room, but you can often tell by reviews if a hostel is a "party hostel" or more all ages. And if it's not, just book for one or two nights. I practically lived out of different hostels, and one a few peoples' couches, for about 11 months once: https://khanism.org/perspective/minimalism/
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So if you really want to hide a pinhole camera. Meow... https://www.aliexpress.com/i/32731641924.html Looks like an arms race easy to win.
To that I raise you this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonlinear_junction_detector Expensive, but surely there's someone providing such a service nearby?
They were developed at a time when electronic equipment was far less common, so the presence of electronics was more suspicious; now, you can come across things like deeply embedded RFID tags (only used for inventory tracking) in otherwise completely non-electronic products.
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Wouldn’t the noise violation go to the property owner, not the guest? I fail to see why involving the police is not a deterrent.
Where I live (Poland) the owner suffers no repercussions, the police can only ticket the noisy guests.
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…
This is one of the reasons I don't stay in airbnbs - the system breaks the social contract. 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 effortles…
There's a huge bicycling event in Texas every spring, and it overnights in a town that is, most of the time, very very quiet. The meager hotel inventory is sufficient 364 days of the year, but absurdly low for the weekend of the MS150.
& so, homeshare sites make a killing that weekend.
Hmm .. I had a friend recently who rented out a room on Airbnb and had guests that trashed it. Airbnb did pay damaged on his claim. He rented again and the girl asked if she could rent for a few more months. So they signed a standard city lease outside Airbnb and she hasn't left or paid. He's had to file eviction. That obviously isn't AirBNB's fault, but it's now 2 for 2 bad experiences that started with AirBNB. I wo…
Can you clarify that? How does adding a camera near the entrance avoid liability? The examples given it wouldn't have helped, particularly if positioned where suggested.
Plus in that scenario they should be overt cameras not covert. If for no other reason that there's no real concept of the entrance area being any less private than anywhere else in the abode.
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…
Hotels with self catering and a door between living area and sleeping area are scarce on the ground and often overpriced. 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.
But yeah, if you want to cook, the options are slimmer. There ARE still options -- Extended Stay America, in the US, for example -- but mostly you'd be better off renting a property and not a hotel room.
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The license in no way guarantees this can’t happen in a hotel.
No but a license requires a regulatory body and that body should be tasks to inspect such things. Of course if the system is corrupt and broken it won't make a difference. Why have companies require FDA approval/inspections if it doesn't guarantee that there isn't some poison in your food?