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Airbnb is freaking amazing for travelers. I think it cometely changed the game for world exchanges. It's one of the few companies that I truly believe made the

• foepys 8y ago
  Not if your "neighbor" (in reality an company renting out dozens of apartment) put their apartment on Airbnb and you get a new bunch of drunk and noisy tourists every week. You can call the cops all you want, they don't really care because they are in holiday, and next week it will start again with a new bunch of tourists.
  • dorchadas 8y ago
    Nor if you're trying to find accommodation in an already lacking city, and AirBnB further exacerbates the problem because people can make more money over a summer of short term rentals than a full year of long-term tenants. Or they avoid paying taxes because AirBnB leaves it up to them, and they never report it... AirBnB has basically made some aspects of travelling better, but overall it's made the locales much worse off.
    • the_clarence 8y ago
      Tourism and short term acocmmodation is as important as long term accomodation imo.
      • dorchadas 8y ago
        Both are important, but I'd say long term is more important. These are the people who are going to be living there for years, sending their kids to schools there, using the resources there daily, etc. Honestly, they shouldn't be screwed over simply because owners can't get more money from AirBnB. They provide much more over a longer period of time than tourists ever will, or can. Not saying tourists aren't important, but long term residents should be the priority.
        • the_clarence 8y ago
          Long term: make the world a more connected place. The multiple guests travelling to this place is more important than one neighbor's bad experience.
          • foepys 8y ago
            Maybe we could think of something where tourists can stay without disturbing long-term renters. Like a house full of short-term renters. Oh, wait, that's a hotel.
            • the_clarence 8y ago
              Hotels are horrendous and too expensive. Haven't stayed at one since airbnb became a thing
          • dorchadas 8y ago
            You assume they actually interact with the locals to make the world a more connected place. That doesn't happen by tourists just showing up and doing touristy things. In fact, the reverse can happen as locals get priced out because of tourists and they start to actively blame the tourists for the issue. Then, those who stay blame them for their behavior, which certainly doesn't lend itself to a residential neighborhood, which just makes those people dislike tourists as well. Definitely the opposite of being 'more connected'. > The multiple guests travelling to this place is more important than one neighbor's bad experience. You're assuming that only one neighbor has a bad experience. What if it's all of them, except the short-term residents? I also disagree that the experience of the guests is more important.
            • the_clarence 8y ago
              You ignore the fact that tourists bring money to all the commerces around
              • dorchadas 8y ago
  • the_clarence 8y ago
    This is just about disrespectful people. Or even apartments that were built not to insulate noise. You would have had the same problem with bad neighbors.
    • dorchadas 8y ago
      But, as mentioned, you can actually do something about bad neighbors, such as reporting them to the landlords. You can't do that with short-term guests, as they're gone in a week, tops. There's literally no repercussions for those people, unlike with long-term neighbors.
      • the_clarence 8y ago
        Yeah you can report the landlord to the building board