> what we should discuss is, what kind of zoning is appropriate, and for what reason. some people may like the mix of short and long term rentals, and some don't.
Essentially the people who like short term rentals are the landlords who can extract higher revenue from short term rents and the people who can enjoy the benefits of a residential area by renting them. Maaaybe the local businesses that are tourist driven but I suspect that for the most part tourists decide where to go first and then pick the style of accomodations based on availability and pricing.
For everyone else in the residential area
You've created a unit which is unavailable for locals, driving up long term rent/house prices.
You've created a unit occupied by people who need not concern themselves with the long term consequences of their actions. (I don't want to p* off my neighbor with a loud party because I have to live with them for a long time)
You've created a unit where a continuous stream of short term renters may accept more cramped quarters in order to save on cost, the effect being that a 2 bed apartment may effectively continuously house 9 people, creating undue noise and resource consumption, even if they are considerate neighbors.
You've created a unit which needs to be cleaned as frequently as daily, creating noise.
I appreciate that these are externalities and you like the benefits a serviced apartment gives you but Airbnb has managed to bash these into residential areas and steal the value from those who live there with little recourse but to enforce the existing regulations (which the hosts are often breaching!) or regulate Airbnb out.