{"id":28207,"date":"2016-10-02T12:59:07","date_gmt":"2016-10-02T05:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/we-arrived-at-our-airbnb-booking-in-singapore-only-to-find-it-was-illegal\/"},"modified":"2016-10-02T13:04:33","modified_gmt":"2016-10-02T06:04:33","slug":"we-arrived-at-our-airbnb-booking-in-singapore-only-to-find-it-was-illegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/we-arrived-at-our-airbnb-booking-in-singapore-only-to-find-it-was-illegal\/","title":{"rendered":"We arrived at our Airbnb booking in Singapore only to find it was illegal"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nNotices in the building said short lets were not allowed so we had to book a last-minute hotelEarlier this year we booked a two-night stay in Singapore through Airbnb. All communications with the owner were via the Airbnb website. However, on arrival large posters in the lift made it clear that Airbnb short lets were illegal in this building. We eventually agreed with the owner that we would sleep in the apartment free of charge (it was late and we had been travelling all day) and find alternative accommodation in the morning. Our payment of \u00a3255 was refunded by Airbnb, but that does not compensate for the fact that we spent more than planned on a last-minute hotel. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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