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by hybridsole 2865 days ago
They don't make any sense. Anyone planning something will now anticipate this. It only discourages honest people from staying in a traditional hotel. You can either relax in an air-bnb or worry about the hotel service demanding entry to your room (while being reminded of horrific mass shootings).
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You're trying to make it sound like AirBnB would be a better option, but just no. A hotel has accountability at least. AirBnB as an organization has and takes none, and you have to deal with the individual and their house yourself. A hotel chain has their reputation to maintain, a random guy renting out his apartment doesn't.
That's true but the sad thing is that random people renting out their apartments are, in practice, more accountable via airbnb reviews than a major hotel chain who can implement an evil policy like this across their properties and do a lot of damage before it's reined in.
I can imagine a (three-letter-agency) renting out places on AirBnB and the likes and wait for a fish to be caught in the net. Esp. in Vegas if only for gambling-related fraud (initially, at least).
Why rent out apartments at immense cost and hope someone gets caught when you can dragnet hundreds in a hotel?
Most Airbnb hosts seem to care about their review history.