I was referring to the ... asymmetry in those rules. It is clear that when they screen for "esthetic appeal" and "professional status", those have different weights for different genders. That's the creepy kind of private sex/fetish club, not the cool kind.
Duh? If the "professional status" metric was applied equally to both genders, then the club would be 90% men, which is the gender ratio you want for a different kind of sex club.
Seriously? I mean the implication is that men are screened for wealth and women for attractiveness. The relative weights between wealth and attractiveness differ along gender lines. As in: rich men buy their way in to a club where they can sleep with, or at least look at, attractive women. As in: there is a hooker/john power dynamic at play here.
I don't mean to be insulting, I honestly thought I was being subtle in a fun, snide and understandable way but apparently I was not.
Actually, there is plenty of reason they shouldn't have to abide by the same regulations.
We have the rules we have for hotels because they're typically large buildings with many rooms (often smaller than even the minimum dwelling size for private apartments) and that density presents significant safety hazards to many people should anything happen, not just you. You being in a 100sf room on the 11th floor makes it very hard to not have you die if there's a fire, especially when there's hundreds of you to evacuate.
There's no reason that someone say...renting out a detached single story house should need anything more than a working smoke/CO detector.
Exactly. The concern about lack of safety is paranoia at best. If the door locks, the smoke alarm is on, and power outlets not hanging from the wall, appliances in working order etc, then there's not much else to worry about.
For my recent Airbnb stay I couldn't fault it. Was more than I expected and great value.
I'm tired of over-priced hotels with boring rooms and mandatory daily room service. I want the option of not having my bed made and towels replaced every day. Stay out of my room until I check out!
Most have "Do Not Disturb" / "Do Not Service" signs you can hang from the door to indicate that you're not interested in your room service being performed; often makes housekeeping's life that much easier.
They're not really comparable, rail offers far higher passenger capacities and multiple stops are much more practical.
While you can make a multiple stage detachable gondola, every detach point/stage is adding significantly more points of failure and complexity. There is a reason you don't see more than ~3-4 stages and that's it.
They are also very maintenance intensive and not all that reliable.
