How to Avoid the Pandemic Partiers
Summary
This article discusses how short-term rentals have become party venues, especially during the pandemic. It provides strategies and tools to prevent parties, like using noise monitoring devices and screening guests. Hosts should implement these strategies to avoid disruptive guests and potential property damage.
Key Insights
- •1/20 stays result in a noise event that could disturb neighbors.
- •1/200 stays result in a full-blown party.
Action Items
- ✓Implement screening questions to understand the purpose of a guest's stay.Effort: lowImpact: medium
- ✓Use a noise monitoring service like NoiseAware to monitor noise levels at your property.Effort: lowImpact: medium
- ✓Ban one-night stays to reduce party risk.Effort: lowImpact: medium
Tools & Resources
- →Autohost: Autohost and Guardhog are mentioned as tools to catch bad actors.
- →Ring: Ring doorbell mentioned for monitoring guest activity.
- →NoiseAware: NoiseAware is a noise protection service for vacation rentals.
Common Mistakes
- ⚠Failing to implement strategies to prevent parties can lead to property damage, neighbor complaints, and potential legal issues.
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