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Re:DIY B&B by larrys on Friday July 13, 2012 @06:02PM (#4242214)
"the apartment owner of having their stuff owned"

By the way there is also the chance of the renter having their things owned.

If I stay at a hotel there is at least some control over who can enter my room and presumably key card logs, as well as videos showing access (and a safe in the room). While this does not provide absolute security obviously, I feel more safe leaving my laptop in a hotel room then in someone's apartment where anyone (old friend or perhaps the super) could have a key and something could disappear.

Re:DIY B&B by tptacek on Friday July 13, 2012 @06:04PM (#4242224)
I feel like I've been pretty careful about selecting places to rent on Abnb, and this is the one practical concern I really do have.