[darpa_escapee]

Most hotels/motels of that size have clearly marked exits, fire sprinkler systems and are built to code. I've stayed in Airbnbs where twelve people are in an apartment meant for maybe half of that or less.

I had one host, who managed/owned several properties, run an extension cord right along the rim of a bathtub so it could reach one of those dish-style space heaters they stuck in the corner of the bathroom. Neither the cord placement, the non-GFCI outlet it was plugged into, nor the type of space heater were suited for the wet, humid environment of the bathroom.

To me, that's sketchy.

[mrgordon]

Sounds like you should have reported that rental instead of taking it out on all vacation rentals. I can send you pictures of very sketchy hotels that I've stayed in where the bathroom was literally unusable. I still don't want to ban hotels. I give the hotel a scathing review, sometimes complain to them directly, and then I move on.

[darpa_escapee]

> Sounds like you should have reported that rental instead of taking it out on all vacation rentals.

Care to show me what you interpreted as me 'taking it out on all vacation rentals?'

> I still don't want to ban hotels. I give the hotel a scathing review, sometimes complain to them directly, and then I move on.

Cool? I understand that you think that I want to ban vacation rentals, but perhaps you should reread my post before responding with assumptions and non-sequiturs.

Airbnbs are generally unregulated and hosts, more often than not, try to hide their business from landlords, neighbors and their local government.