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OP shouldn't have to take steps. They live in a residential neighborhood, and the incentives given by AirBnB have started to ruin it, as they have countless nei

OP shouldn't have to take steps. They live in a residential neighborhood, and the incentives given by AirBnB have started to ruin it, as they have countless neighborhoods and cities all over the world. AirBnB is a net negative to the world, as it just increases rents and exacerbates housing crises all so tourists can feel like they 'live' in a city at the expense of its actual inhabitants.

jjulius 4y ago
I have lived in residential neighborhoods my entire life. It is completely common for brief, recurring noises to take place at certain times of the day. Someone might have a car with a loud engine that we hear when they leave for work and return, another neighbor might have a lawn service that starts in the earlier part of the morning. Someone might have a small woodshop in their garage and occasionally I'll hear them sawing in the morning. Hell, my next door neighbor was doing some serious pressure washing all day long yesterday, and that was quite noisy. People make noise, that's the way things go. I'm not saying it's pleasant - that pressure washer sure pissed me the fuck off, almost irrationally so, so I completely understand where OP is coming from. But what I read in OP's post is that they don't like someone yelling, "Housekeeping!" at 8AM. If that's legitimately the only thing that regularly wakes them up early, then there are plenty of ways to prevent yourself from hearing it. Edit: Please do not take this as a defense of AirBNB whatsoever - in point of fact, I agree with the general sentiment that they make life difficult for neighbors. That said, there's nuance here, and I'd just like to know more about OP's situation, because what they described doesn't sound anywhere near as bad as other AirBNB horror stories.
- noduerme 4y ago
  "Housekeeping" was just a handy one-word example so you could get the picture. More specifically, the unit and its walkway are right up to the property line, inches from my bedroom window. People roll their suitcases in and out daily, stop and talk on their cell phones, come back from the bars drunk, etc. The (absent) owner does take some efforts to prevent loud groups, and to inform the guests to respect the neighbors by not playing loud music, etc, and mostly that's adhered to. Because of that, there's developed a kind of detente where I don't want to aggravate them or get into a neighbor war over nits like "Housekeeping", when really it's the totality of it that takes a toll on my sleep and my nerves.
  - hackerfromthefu 4y ago
    Get some good noise cancelling headphones and enjoy life again!

jjulius 4y ago

I have lived in residential neighborhoods my entire life. It is completely common for brief, recurring noises to take place at certain times of the day. Someone might have a car with a loud engine that we hear when they leave for work and return, another neighbor might have a lawn service that starts in the earlier part of the morning. Someone might have a small woodshop in their garage and occasionally I'll hear them sawing in the morning. Hell, my next door neighbor was doing some serious pressure washing all day long yesterday, and that was quite noisy. People make noise, that's the way things go. I'm not saying it's pleasant - that pressure washer sure pissed me the fuck off, almost irrationally so, so I completely understand where OP is coming from. But what I read in OP's post is that they don't like someone yelling, "Housekeeping!" at 8AM. If that's legitimately the only thing that regularly wakes them up early, then there are plenty of ways to prevent yourself from hearing it. Edit: Please do not take this as a defense of AirBNB whatsoever - in point of fact, I agree with the general sentiment that they make life difficult for neighbors. That said, there's nuance here, and I'd just like to know more about OP's situation, because what they described doesn't sound anywhere near as bad as other AirBNB horror stories.

noduerme 4y ago
"Housekeeping" was just a handy one-word example so you could get the picture. More specifically, the unit and its walkway are right up to the property line, inches from my bedroom window. People roll their suitcases in and out daily, stop and talk on their cell phones, come back from the bars drunk, etc. The (absent) owner does take some efforts to prevent loud groups, and to inform the guests to respect the neighbors by not playing loud music, etc, and mostly that's adhered to. Because of that, there's developed a kind of detente where I don't want to aggravate them or get into a neighbor war over nits like "Housekeeping", when really it's the totality of it that takes a toll on my sleep and my nerves.
- hackerfromthefu 4y ago
  Get some good noise cancelling headphones and enjoy life again!