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Poll: have you ever used AirBnB as someone renting it out? Not the person renting it out, but the person who stays there. -- nm

Posted by Andie Oct 16 '14, 06:16

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No, but we've used homeaway and other competitors. -- nm - spamlet Oct 16, 06:56
Nope, but I have nothing against it. -- nm - MDH Oct 16, 06:40
I haven't yet, but I'm intrigued and would consider it. -- nm - Diva Oct 16, 06:27
no, but my brother uses it all the time -- nm - decline Oct 16, 06:26
What in the world is this? -- nm - Roo Oct 16, 06:24 26
- That feels... kinda creepy... -- nm - Roo Oct 16, 06:34 7
  - it isn't. it is just new. You often get to stay in places way more interesting than a hotel. examples enclosed - Andie Oct 16, 06:40 6
    - Like how adorable is this? -- (link) - ty97 Oct 16, 06:43 2
      - love it -- nm - Epiphany Oct 16, 06:57
      - super cute. or how about a castle? lots of options! -- (link) - Andie Oct 16, 06:44
    - hmm, it piques my interests.... -- nm - Roo Oct 16, 06:42
    - you stayed in water? -- nm - decline Oct 16, 06:41 1
      - over it. click the pic. :) -- nm - Andie Oct 16, 06:41
- a website/system that allows people to rent out private properties for short term stays. -- (link) - Andie Oct 16, 06:26
- Peer to peer home/apartment/room rentals. You rent your place (or a room) to someone else for a day/days/week -- (link) - ty97 Oct 16, 06:25 16
  - as a renter am I paying city tourism tax? hotel tax? etc? - Epiphany Oct 16, 06:28 14
    - That's one of the main (potentially fair) complaints. These rentals should probably be subject to standard hotel taxes. -- nm - ty97 Oct 16, 06:31
    - no, no you are not. you are paying AirBnB a fee. but it is generally cheaper than hotels. - Andie Oct 16, 06:31 11
      - and which is why AG's are finding it illegal -- nm - decline Oct 16, 06:33 10
        
        sure, that's a fair complaint (that's the hotel lobby freaking out.) -- nm - Andie Oct 16, 06:35 9
        
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        I guess the tricky part comes in deciding what part the service should play in collecting what the property owner is responsible for paying. - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 16, 06:45 2
        
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        exactly. - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 16, 06:55
        
        yup -- nm - ty97 Oct 16, 06:40
        
        In a city like NY, those hotel taxes are also important public revenue -- nm - ty97 Oct 16, 06:36 3
        
        This is interesting. Airbnb is trying to collect those taxes, but can't. -- (link) - decline Oct 16, 06:40 2
        
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        that's a start. -- nm - znufrii, borderline alcoholic Oct 16, 06:46
    - as a renter you are supposed to follow all local tax laws, but most don't -- nm - decline Oct 16, 06:30
  - (or vice versa, you rent a house/condo/room from someone else. It's like peer-to-peer hoteling, without the hotel) -- nm - ty97 Oct 16, 06:26
my sister does air bnb for foreign travel because she hates not having day to day things at the ready. "there's no bottle opener in hotel rooms" kind - sheriff peggy ann Oct 16, 06:23 1
- we did it a couple weeks ago because we wanted a kitchen of sorts, make breakfast there. etc. -- nm - Andie Oct 16, 06:24
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I have not. We considered it for Montreal this weekend but wound up with a hotel -- nm - ty97 Oct 16, 06:20
No, but I'm very curious about it. -- nm - Epiphany Oct 16, 06:19
Yes. we were quiet and left it spotless. -- nm - Andie Oct 16, 06:17

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