I thought that daily Airbnb is technically illegal and requires a hotel license even for a single room. But it turns out that this is not the case! From posts in another topic:

 

 

Imagine it.people,can do what they want with their own property 

1 minute ago, Robert Paulson said:

Imagine it.people,can do what they want with their own property 

 

Yeah, I was misled by a bunch of clowns who kept saying that daily Airbnb is illegal and requires a hotel license even for a single room

22 minutes ago, JoseThailand said:

 

Yeah, I was misled by a bunch of clowns who kept saying that daily Airbnb is illegal and requires a hotel license even for a single room

You gotta watch those clowns.

They pop up on all my threads telling me I can’t do anything, despite other people already doing it?

 

They usually post early.

Trick is to let it run a bit and give the posters with actual life experiences and factual information.

 

it is a great forum this, just got to sift through the chaff.

2 hours ago, Robert Paulson said:

Imagine it.people,can do what they want with their own property 

 

So where does this crap come from, that for short term rentals you need a hotel license?

7 minutes ago, JoseThailand said:

 

So where does this crap come from, that for short term rentals you need a hotel license?

It comes from a lot of complaints from places where people renting out their condos and other guests or owners in the same building get disturbed. Therefore it was much talk about it, but as I know it never really became law.

2 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

 

Yeah, I was misled by a bunch of clowns who kept saying that daily Airbnb is illegal and requires a hotel license even for a single room

 

You are the clown

 

https://pattaya-property.net/what-are-the-rules-regarding-short-term-rentals-in-thailand/#:~:text=While on the face of,property has a hotel license.

9 minutes ago, Celsius said:

 

You are the clown

 

https://pattaya-property.net/what-are-the-rules-regarding-short-term-rentals-in-thailand/#:~:text=While on the face of,property has a hotel license.

Comes from a farang real estate agent in Pattaya.

i couldn’t think of a more reliable source.

7 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Comes from a farang real estate agent in Pattaya.

i couldn’t think of a more reliable source.

 

Like other clowns Farangs who replied to you on another thread.

Edited June 5, 20242 yr by Celsius

Clowns being clowns

It appears some very creative interpretation of the laws happing in these threads.

Airbnb "IS' still illegal for short term stays, unless you have the appropriate license. That license is either a hotel license (if the building has more than 8 rooms), or a hostel/guesthouse license for smaller buildings , or a homestay license for rooms in your house.

The building gets, and needs, a license, not the landlord or the individual rooms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 5, 20242 yr by Peterw42

10 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

 

Yeah, I was misled by a bunch of clowns who kept saying that daily Airbnb is illegal and requires a hotel license even for a single room

The amount of people who keep saying Airbnb is illegal in Thailand, 

for detached house, you can rent out as short as you like as a 'homestay' there is provision for it no problem

 

for a room in a condo it's illegal - they consider it multi-room building and needs hotel license which you won't get from having a few rooms in a condo 

28 minutes ago, digbeth said:

for detached house, you can rent out as short as you like as a 'homestay' there is provision for it no problem

 

for a room in a condo it's illegal - they consider it multi-room building and needs hotel license which you won't get from having a few rooms in a condo 

 

What about a hostel with bunk beds in a detached house?

2 minutes ago, JoseThailand said:

 

What about a hostel with bunk beds in a detached house?

 

I think certain areas will have their own  interpretation on how many rooms in a house requires a hotel licence

1 minute ago, digbeth said:

I think certain areas will have their own  interpretation on how many rooms in a house requires a hotel licence

 

What if it's a single room with a few bunk beds?

19 minutes ago, JoseThailand said:

 

What about a hostel with bunk beds in a detached house?

That would usually fall under a homestay license

I will come to visit you in jail

1 hour ago, digbeth said:

for detached house, you can rent out as short as you like as a 'homestay' there is provision for it no problem

 

for a room in a condo it's illegal - they consider it multi-room building and needs hotel license which you won't get from having a few rooms in a condo 

If the condo block has a hotel license the you as a owner are allowed to do STR, 

If it was illegal or them were the rules then Airbnb are capable on their platform of blocking any bookings that would be illegal, I think in certain areas of London you can only rent 90 days max, certain cities in Australia the max is 180 days and as far as I know Airbnb can block the calendar then nobody can book, 

1 minute ago, ChipButty said:

If the condo block has a hotel license the you as a owner are allowed to do STR, 

 

that's a generous interpretation, in a mixed used condo there might be part of the building that's operating as a hotel, with separate entrance, check in desk and separate facilities like pool and lounge area, the condo residents can't access the hotel's lounge or pool and vice versa... the hotel there applied for their own license, just being in the same attached building does not grant you the right to that same license 

 

if it's a timeshare condo type of set up where you could pool your room into the hotel and guest got check in through the hotel's reception, use the hotel's maid for housekeeping then yes, you are part of the hotel 

1 minute ago, digbeth said:

 

that's a generous interpretation, in a mixed used condo there might be part of the building that's operating as a hotel, with separate entrance, check in desk and separate facilities like pool and lounge area, the condo residents can't access the hotel's lounge or pool and vice versa... the hotel there applied for their own license, just being in the same attached building does not grant you the right to that same license 

 

if it's a timeshare condo type of set up where you could pool your room into the hotel and guest got check in through the hotel's reception, use the hotel's maid for housekeeping then yes, you are part of the hotel 

If it's a Condo/Hotel, sorted then?

Just to confirm what I already mentioned about Airbnb be able to block the days available, due to local laws,

 

This is in LA,

 

My listings have capped the 120 night limit in LA while waiting for an extended stay permit

There are Airnub rules , government regulations and social constraints to be complied with.  Meeting one does not clear the others 

On 6/5/2024 at 8:20 PM, Robert Paulson said:

Imagine it.people,can do what they want with their own property 

 

Fair play

 

It's when this lot has noisy, clueless tourists stumbling thru common areas 24/7