Airbnb is making bold moves as it announced it is now issuing a ban on house parties through its global network, as well as limiting the number of guests allowed to stay at any given property.
People usually go to Airbnb to find a place to sleep while visiting a new city. But some tourists have a somewhat different idea altogether.
That was apparently the case when a group of tourists decided to turn their rented one-bedroom Airbnb pad in Canonbury, London, UK into a full-fledged nightclub. Full-fledged in the sense that it had a a DJ, bouncer and a professional sound system set up. And yes, they even charged tickets to enter the flat and managed to draw a 200+ crowd that spilled into the street.
âIt sounded like fabric was upstairs,â one neighbor said. “It was just the constant bass thud. We saw one guy carrying in DJ equipment.â
Unfortunately, the pad was located in a residential area, and as such the event frustrated the neighbors trying to get some rest for the night.
âIt was like a football crowd,â said another neighbor who was at home at the time with his pregnant wife. âIt was the worst night ever. I could hear the music louder than if I was playing it in my own living room.â
The owner of the flat was out of the country at the time. Upon hearing the news, he felt “terrible and couldnât do anything.â
The local town council members first attempted to put the party to the stop but weren’t able to do so. Eventually, the police arrived at 3AM though they decided to wait for backup due to the size of the crowd.
Police started clearing out the party after 4:30AM, with the party ultimately ending shortly after 6AM
H/T: Techno Moves
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No we are not making this up: Airbnb seriously thinks they can pair travelers up with Berliners for the ultimate clubbing experience inside Berghain/Panorama Bar.
The San Francisco tech giant is rolling out a new service soon which will focus on on allowing Berliners to offer “experiences” to those visiting the city as tourists. Nathan Blecharczyk, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Airbnb, stated Friday that Berliners on Airbnb will be able to welcome visitors to the city as well as curious locals on paid experiences, beginning this coming May. These experiences will supposedly include going out for drinks and clubbing.
The app’s offerings are expanding, added Blecharczyk, “We’re really repositioning Airbnb as a platform for the entire trip.” According to his speech to entrepreneurs and tech workers at the Factory hub in the German City, soon Airbnb will aim to offer flights and other travel services through its app. The experiences idea isn’t new for Airbnb, with the company offering the service in 13 other cities throughout the world. The plan is to expand this to a total of 51 cities by the end of 2017, exponentially growing the list of experiences provided from the current number of 700 available through the app.
The billionaire explained how currently travelers can use the company’s experiences feature to go foraging for mushrooms, hiking, marathon training in Nairobi, or cycling in San Francisco. “Our most popular one [city] so far is Havana, Cuba,” he added. “You go to Havana and it’s really hard to get plugged into the local scene or know how to find things and experience the culture. It’s really a bi-directional thing. Itâs not just a way to make money. It’s a way to meet people.”
It’s unclear how exactly Airbnb seems to intend to guarantee guests entry into Berghain, a feat considering the club’s door policy and the reason it exists in the first place is to prevent this type of situation from occurring. While a Berghain experience seems a little questionable, it’s entirely possible for Airbnb experiences to offer a more realistic clubbing experience in the city, with plenty of other options to choose from on any given weekend night.
After all, it happens to almost everyone to get turned away from Berghain at least once, and it hardly ever means that the party stops there!
H/T: Business Insider
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