Hacker News Reader

Comment by wombat-man | Hacker News Reader

ok well it's a 2-3 bedroom apartment a family or roommates can't live in then.

Plenty of hotels have rooms with two queens that can comfortably sleep 4 people.

My experience with NYC hotels is that rooms are really cramped, so I wouldn’t call it comfortable for four people. And not to mention prices of hotels aren’t exactly cheap, and this law clearly isn’t going to help lower hotel prices. But maybe fewer tourists is what NYC needs.

Yeah if this prices out tourists to the point where it's a problem for the tourism industry, we can deal with that later. For now let's get these apartments back in the regular rental market.

Come on. As much as i hate Airbnb this doesn't paint hotels in a good light for larger groups or those with kids. When you have stricter dietary restrictions cooking our own meals is highly desirable and affordable hotels in this area - nil. Travelling in a group .. okay good luck. What I hate about Airbnb is all the hidden fees and ridiculous homework you have to do when leaving. Regulation could have gone to fix that but yeah here are some flying pigs!

Come on, people live in this city and rent is high as you might have heard. People are getting priced out so middlmen can make bank renting these things?

If staying in a hotel isn't convenient or affordable I'm sorry? Perhaps one day you can figure it out.

The government's obligations to its residents is far higher than tourists with very specific needs. There is no tourism if the area can't support workers to serve tourists due to inflated housing costs.

> What I hate about Airbnb is all the hidden fees and ridiculous homework you have to do when leaving. Regulation could have gone to fix that but yeah here are some flying pigs!

Airbnb could have gone to fix that. Why leave it to regulation?

> Airbnb could have gone to fix that. Why leave it to regulation?

when? they’ve had years. companies can’t logically fail to address a well known problem and then complain when regulations happen. there’s a sure way to slow regulations—address problems that you know will lead to regulation. don’t do… nothing, and then complain.

I agree. Airbnb should have done this instead of shafting the guests. This is why no tears lost seeing the crackdown! Frankly when I travel I avoid ABNB like the plague but still sad to see tourists with real needs having to scramble!

Reply on news.ycombinator.com