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ProudMNDemocrat

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36. While this is sickening...and my daughter lives in Minnetonka....

Wed Sep 27, 2017, 04:14 PM

Sep 2017

My husband and I have had very good experiences with Airbandb when in England and Wales 2 years ago, New Mexico this past February, and will continue to use the service in the future.

We are embarking on a trip to Australia and New Zealand in less than 2 weeks. We have a room booked via Airbandb in San Jose, California for 3 nights, close to where I once lived. We will use the service in Australia as well.

This incident was indeed unfortunate, but I doubt rampant.

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Thinking about renting a room out through AirBnB? Read this: [View all] MineralMan Sep 2017 OP

Just. . . . .Yikes! ProfessorGAC Sep 2017 #1

Yikes, indeed! MineralMan Sep 2017 #2

I've never had any interest in doing that. cwydro Sep 2017 #3

Appalling writing. GeorgeGist Sep 2017 #4

Yes, but an appalling story, regardless of that. MineralMan Sep 2017 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2017 #75

I hope you list your numerous hobbies on your airbnb profile as it makes you more human uppityperson Sep 2017 #76

Odd. You chose to reply to this thread as your first post on DU, MineralMan Sep 2017 #78

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2017 #82

Where ya going? greatauntoftriplets Sep 2017 #80

Apparently to some other website, it seems. MineralMan Sep 2017 #88

Oh, she'll be back. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2017 #89

I hope she found some nice books to read while MineralMan Sep 2017 #90

Same here. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2017 #91

Haha plenty of books there! treestar Sep 2017 #94

I've never been remotely interested in Air BnB as either guest or host. Coventina Sep 2017 #5

I haven't either. MineralMan Sep 2017 #7

You said it. Even the worst hotel / motel is a registered business answerable to many Coventina Sep 2017 #8

I posted almost identically to you downthread. cwydro Sep 2017 #49

"but what a risk" jberryhill Sep 2017 #9

What about the risk of falling down the stairs in an Airbnb? Orrex Sep 2017 #12

Lol! cwydro Sep 2017 #56

Hmm... MineralMan Sep 2017 #15

If you always stay at home while wearing a helmet... Major Nikon Sep 2017 #37

You get used to the helmet. Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #44

Wow! I'm going to dig out my old Bell bubble-shield motorcycle helmet MineralMan Sep 2017 #54

Well I for one appreciate your posting that article. I would not have known about it otherwise. politicaljunkie41910 Sep 2017 #109

"That generation assumes many risks my generation would not have." jberryhill Sep 2017 #113

My first bike had no brakes. cwydro Sep 2017 #117

God, what are you going on about? The risk is strangers in their home and people not wanting... brush Sep 2017 #17

Strangers who have all of their personal contact details and a credit card registered with AirBnB jberryhill Sep 2017 #19

And sexual proclivities too? Of course not. brush Sep 2017 #26

No, but they know they are traceable jberryhill Sep 2017 #31

What a comfort. Afterwards. brush Sep 2017 #38

My sister worked at a popular hotel chain in Orlando years ago. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2017 #68

"She stopped at the slots and got $1000 dollars lifted" jberryhill Sep 2017 #96

I was actually very surprised how seriously the Vegas PD took this. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2017 #100

That doesn't always stop sex offenders, you know. MineralMan Sep 2017 #55

Of course it doesn't, but why make the distinction with "strangers" jberryhill Sep 2017 #102

I don't know the people you're talking about. MineralMan Sep 2017 #107

And that is precisely why most child molesters are known to the victim and family jberryhill Sep 2017 #108

The victim was the homeowner's daughter, yes? Rather than Kinchen's own daughter? Orrex Sep 2017 #10

Yes. It was the homeowner's 7 year old daughter. MineralMan Sep 2017 #13

Yikes! Orrex Sep 2017 #14

Yes. Yikes! MineralMan Sep 2017 #16

Whew! Orrex Sep 2017 #39

Good god. Who rents out rooms to strangers when there are young kids at Nay Sep 2017 #71

Ding, ding, ding.... jberryhill Sep 2017 #97

Rented a cottage once through Air BnB... Xolodno Sep 2017 #11

Wheras a hotel guest never commits sexual assault? brooklynite Sep 2017 #18

Uh, not the point, really. MineralMan Sep 2017 #20

To prevent a stranger from getting naked in bed with you? jberryhill Sep 2017 #22

To prevent anyone at all from entering the room MineralMan Sep 2017 #23

What is this? A witch hunt? Orrex Sep 2017 #93

I leave my hotel door open jberryhill Sep 2017 #118

Hotels, like taxis, are perfectly safe jberryhill Sep 2017 #21

That's your reaction to this story? MineralMan Sep 2017 #24

I would never rent a room out in my house to a total stranger. Obviously too risky. Vinca Sep 2017 #25

This one story isn't enough for a blanket condemnation of AirBnB. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #27

We hid from Irma in comfort in an AirBnB home. rzemanfl Sep 2017 #35

Good point. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #48

Well, I didn't intend for it to be that. MineralMan Sep 2017 #40

While I can see the value in AirBnb for many people PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #51

No apology needed. MineralMan Sep 2017 #53

I happen to have a very high sense of personal privacy. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #57

Our house has three bedrooms, but there's no room in the inn MineralMan Sep 2017 #61

I agree with you. cwydro Sep 2017 #67

Yesterday I was pondering the risk going the other way. byronius Sep 2017 #28

Back to the 'hitchhiker' scenario. Warned that picking up a hitchhiker was dangerous..... Tikki Sep 2017 #29

One has a complete stranger in their house. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #30

No, I'm not. The idea for anyone, IMO, is insane. WinkyDink Sep 2017 #32

That could happen anywhere though treestar Sep 2017 #33

It's just one incident, but for that particular homeowner, MineralMan Sep 2017 #41

True. Though like the illegal alien killing someone treestar Sep 2017 #72

Yes, that's true. However, had the homeowner MineralMan Sep 2017 #73

I don't think I would be comfortable with that either treestar Sep 2017 #74

I probably won't rent out my home for Superbowl, either. MineralMan Sep 2017 #77

Not ok to bring strangers in with little kids around. lindysalsagal Sep 2017 #34

While this is sickening...and my daughter lives in Minnetonka.... ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2017 #36

Using airbnb as a guest is somewhat different, I'd think. MineralMan Sep 2017 #43

Airbandb hosts have been wonderful as well..... ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2017 #45

It does. There are also complaints from guests aplenty. MineralMan Sep 2017 #52

That poor little girl. My heart goes out to her and I'm glad they caught the guy. nt chowder66 Sep 2017 #42

While rare, there are crimes associated with airbnb guests: MineralMan Sep 2017 #46

Well, B&B in general zipplewrath Sep 2017 #47

And the statistical likelihood of this is what? mythology Sep 2017 #50

It's probably very, very low, but MineralMan Sep 2017 #58

Walking out your front door means taking risks that aren't necessary Major Nikon Sep 2017 #65

+1 jberryhill Sep 2017 #101

It's like citing Whitney Houston as an example of why you shouldn't bathe Major Nikon Sep 2017 #110

Having been an AirBnB host and guest, SomethingNew Sep 2017 #59

Those are all sensible precautions, I think. MineralMan Sep 2017 #63

I reimburse UC traveling faculty and students and they use Airbnb all the time lunatica Sep 2017 #60

Thank you! millions of positive air bnb reviews flibbitygiblets Sep 2017 #66

If I use Airbnb atreides1 Sep 2017 #62

Makes sense to me. MineralMan Sep 2017 #64

My company encouraged Air BNB last year crazycatlady Sep 2017 #69

Taking in boarders is not exactly a new thing. Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #70

Thinking about driving to work today? Read this: Codeine Sep 2017 #79

Yes. I accept the risk of driving, since I'm somewhat in control. MineralMan Sep 2017 #83

It was an unnecessarily sensationalist header Codeine Sep 2017 #84

Not really. It was a shocking story, in my own area. MineralMan Sep 2017 #85

Thinking about making dinner for the kids? Read this: Codeine Sep 2017 #81

I'm not afraid of risk. cwydro Sep 2017 #95

I'm not a stranger, once you get to know me jberryhill Sep 2017 #111

Lol. cwydro Sep 2017 #112

Okie-Dokie, then Sunriser13 Sep 2017 #114

Sir Morgan is the gander. cwydro Sep 2017 #115

They sure do! Sunriser13 Sep 2017 #116

Lol. cwydro Sep 2017 #119

We've used airbnb dozens of times for years with nothing but very good to great results NRaleighLiberal Sep 2017 #86

My post is not about using airbnb as a guest. MineralMan Sep 2017 #87

I suspect there is little in today's world that is anything but a mixed bag! NRaleighLiberal Sep 2017 #92

Why the hell was the girl around the guy/stranger with no parental supervision? nini Sep 2017 #98

I don't know the details of what happened, so I'm not MineralMan Sep 2017 #99

I don't think you need more details than what was in that article nini Sep 2017 #104

The girl was in the parent's bedroom. The guest MineralMan Sep 2017 #106

Or a cousin/uncle/in-law for that matter jberryhill Sep 2017 #103

True nini Sep 2017 #105