@Robin4 "To me there is very little difference between entering that space when it is occupied by guests and installing cameras so you can keep an eye on guest behaviour."
I agree, walk-throughs while the rooms is occupied goes against the definition of a private room. But this goes back to the definition of "PRIVATE".
Airbnb has no definitions thereof, except the two statements I have found:
- Private rooms: Guests share some common areas with you, like the kitchen, living room, or bathroom, but they have their own private room for sleeping.
- Private rooms: Private rooms are great for when you prefer a little privacy, but still value a local connection. When you book a private room, you'll have a bedroom to yourself, but will share some spaces with others. With a private room, you'll be able to wake up to greet your new friends in the kitchen and have the freedom to bid them adieu at bedtime.
One should not infer from either of those descriptions that the room is private while they are not occupying it.
Any I mean 'occupy' in the sense that:
1) If you are IN the room, it is occupied, and therefore I respect your privacy within the room.
2) If you are OUTSIDE the room, you have left it unoccupied, and you don't retain that privacy while you are elsewhere.
Thus, my definition of a "Private Room" is one that, while OCCUPIED, will have access restricted to only the guest.
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Now, to all those the CONTINUOUSLY imply that I am not a proper host ( @David126, @Robin4), that I am unfit for hosting, and I need to find something better to do with my life... Pardon my french, but I DON'T GIVE A HOOT what you think about me or my personality or my capability for being a proper Host. No one asked for your opinion on those matters, and your high-horse attitudes that 'your way or the highway' are inappropriate and uncalled for.
If you want to 'see through someone else's eyes', why don't you guys go buy a house, then spend $50,000 dollars out of pocket (which was your entire life savings) renovating it to make it habitable and a comfortable space, and then sit back and watch as random strangers destroy it without any regards, recompense, nor accountability since Airbnb always sides with the guests. THEN tell me that my daily inspections are uncalled for. I'm NOT violating anyone's privacy by entering an unoccupied room, and I'm ensuring that the space remains in top-shape so they and future guests can continue to enjoy it.
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