Makati

[QUOTE=Pekkakoo;3066729]I have talked to SMDC marketers and sellers and they told me...[/QUOTE]Agree. If you can't trust SMDC marketers and sellers with your investment decisions, who can you trust? AR.

[QUOTE=AsianRain;3066735]Agree. If you can't trust SMDC marketers and sellers with your investment decisions, who can you trust? AR.[/QUOTE]This is more in response to Econotech.

Rockwell Makati has long enforced a minimum 6-month lease requirement under its condo bylaws, which is why you rarely see Rockwell units on Airbnb.

Compare that with Megaworld developments like Eastwood, or many SMDC properties, where short-term rentals are common and openly advertised online.

BS.

[QUOTE=Pekkakoo;3066729]AirBNB forbidden in Philippines? I don't think so. I have talked to SMDC marketers and sellers and they told me AirBNB is fine also for foreigners buying a condo in Manila. Also there are many ads in social media that are marketing condo projects and mention the possiblity to earn through AirBNB. If short time rental wasn't allowed this wouldn't be the case.[/QUOTE]In the case of AirBnB, you have 2 barriers in your way to heaven, better make sure you can fend them if they are in place or make sure they don't exist:

!. the property management may not allow ST rentals, so you're basically illegal there in the first place, and it happens a lot.

2, the owner won't allow other than the initially registered quests on premises.

You're not in a hotel, "you're in somebody's house" like he motto on their website says, so chose wisely.

Anyways it doesn't make sense to me why people want to stay in AirBnB for a ST, and complicate their lives, unless they want to cook delicious gourmet meals for the hookers they bring in from the street.

While I do stay in AirBnBs a lot, usually I stay longer than a week, I make sure is cheaper than a hotel, I read the reviews, about cleanliness, and I make sure is not somebody's spare room with a private entrance, or a guesthouse in the yard, where you'll be monitored by the owner.

Also for those that are not from around here, I'll let you in on a little secret: filipinos are not known to be the cleanest people in the SEA area, so you may end up in a filthy place, it may happen in a hotel setting too, but more likely in somebody's home.

[QUOTE=OldAndUgly;3066766]In the case of AirBnB, you have 2 barriers in your way to heaven, better make sure you can fend them if they are in place or make sure they don't exist:

!. the property management may not allow ST rentals, so you're basically illegal there in the first place, and it happens a lot.

2, the owner won't allow other than the initially registered quests on premises.

You're not in a hotel, "you're in somebody's house" like he motto on their website says, so chose wisely.

Anyways it doesn't make sense to me why people want to stay in AirBnB for a ST, and complicate their lives, unless they want to cook delicious gourmet meals for the hookers they bring in from the street.

While I do stay in AirBnBs a lot, usually I stay longer than a week, I make sure is cheaper than a hotel, I read the reviews, about cleanliness, and I make sure is not somebody's spare room with a private entrance, or a guesthouse in the yard, where you'll be monitored by the owner.

Also for those that are not from around here, I'll let you in on a little secret: filipinos are not known to be the cleanest people in the SEA area, so you may end up in a filthy place, it may happen in a hotel setting too, but more likely in somebody's home.[/QUOTE]Agree with the report here.

Definitely you need to put in sometime in filtering out the units for renting. Read reviews. Talk to unit hosts and discuss things.

My limited experience. The AirBnbs are cheaper and a good option for even short stays.

For almost half the price of any mid range hotel in action area in Makati. You can find a clean, well done, spacious condo unit. On Airbnb.

Only drawbacks being. No room service and and no bath tub (in most of them).

Allowing unregistered guests or short term visitors. As I said in my earlier report. Never had an issue. No prior registration required. Again may depend on some hosts. Fussy or they are also looking to filter out mongers like us.

As far as Filipinas cleanliness goes. In my very limited BC of around 30 maybe. I haven't come across any unhygienic or unclean one. I don't do FLs. So may be that is one reason.

Only FL is did once in despo mode. Was a flop. Clean though but had blood on that day and I had to shunt her out.

Otherwise. All of them are decently dressed. All prefer a long wash before and after the play.

Rider. My experience is all of Pina Love birds. No FL. No bar fines (but my regular bird. Can call GF for now. Is a bar girl at AC. Found on Pina. Sometimes I get roughed up by her for some cleanliness. Hahahaha.

Regards.

[QUOTE=OldAndUgly;3066766]

Anyways it doesn't make sense to me why people want to stay in AirBnB for a ST, and complicate their lives, unless they want to cook delicious gourmet meals for the hookers they bring in from the street.

While I do stay in AirBnBs a lot, I read the reviews, about cleanliness, and I make sure is not somebody's spare room with a private entrance, or a guesthouse in the yard, where you'll be monitored by the owner.

.[/QUOTE]Those of us who travel light, enjoying having access to a laundry.

Balconies are more common and can be put to multiple uses.

Air BnBs in the same towers but owned by different people can be anything from poverty pack investment specials to luxurious part time homes for owners who are currently out of town. Choose wisely as there is typically only a price difference of a few dollars between the two.

G.

[QUOTE=Ram06;3066784]Agree with the report here.

Definitely you need to put in sometime in filtering out the units for renting. Read reviews. Talk to unit hosts and discuss things.

My limited experience. The AirBnbs are cheaper and a good option for even short stays.

For almost half the price of any mid range hotel in action area in Makati. You can find a clean, well done, spacious condo unit. On Airbnb.

Only drawbacks being. No room service and and no bath tub (in most of them).

Allowing unregistered guests or short term visitors. As I said in my earlier report. Never had an issue. No prior registration required. Again may depend on some hosts. Fussy or they are also looking to filter out mongers like us.

As far as Filipinas cleanliness goes. In my very limited BC of around 30 maybe. I haven't come across any unhygienic or unclean one. I don't do FLs. So may be that is one reason.

Only FL is did once in despo mode. Was a flop. Clean though but had blood on that day and I had to shunt her out.

Otherwise. All of them are decently dressed. All prefer a long wash before and after the play.

Rider. My experience is all of Pina Love birds. No FL. No bar fines (but my regular bird. Can call GF for now. Is a bar girl at AC. Found on Pina. Sometimes I get roughed up by her for some cleanliness. Hahahaha.

Regards.[/QUOTE]I was talking about house cleanliness, not personal hygiene, sorry for the confusion.

[QUOTE=Goferring;3066785]Those of us who travel light, enjoying having access to a laundry.

Balconies are more common and can be put to multiple uses.

Air BnBs in the same towers but owned by different people can be anything from poverty pack investment specials to luxurious part time homes for owners who are currently out of town. Choose wisely as there is typically only a price difference of a few dollars between the two.

G.[/QUOTE]Trust me, it doesn't get any lighter than me when it comes to traveling. I've been living from my backpack for the past 4 years. While I do have stuff at my GFs house, it's irrelevant because 8 months a year I'm on the move, returning to the island once or twice a year. Currently we left "home" in mid March, and probably will return next year. I prefer the abbs also, mostly for the kitchen, because I'm getting sick of eating in restaurants the whole time, even if it's just a simple sandwich that I'm making.

Not all of them have a washing machine, and none I've seen so far have a dryer. If it's laundry time (about every 7-8 days) and there is a washer, and 2 more days left for the clothes to dry, we'll do it otherwise laundry services for $5, and you get them back dry and folded. Of course we always have panties hang to dry in the bathroom, regardless of abb or hotel.

I'm saying that it makes no sense to seek abbs if you're in PH in vacation, once a year for a week, also in some small towns there aren't any, or it may be more expensive than hotels.

The small ones in high rises, with minimalistic design and furniture, specially designed for abbs tend to be clean, but most of the other ones are always dirtier than a regular hotel.

[QUOTE=OldAndUgly;3066813]I was talking about house cleanliness, not personal hygiene, sorry for the confusion.[/QUOTE]Sorry brother, I misunderstood to be individual hygiene.

Yeah, do agree. The household in background in many of the pics I get to see is pretty bad.

Maybe poverty also is a major causative factor to that.

To me AirBNB is usually worth it even for shorter stays. The climate makes me sweat a lot (at least 1 t-shirt a day sometimes 2) so I love a washing machine that is in some units. And as I usually travel to other islands I am traveling very light. Flying with Airasia or CebuPac paying for luggage means 1000s of pesos. And even it is not about the cost it is a lot of trouble looking for a laundry shop and walking there and back every other day. Waste of time also. And as I prefer to have breakfast when I wake up maybe at 10-12 am when hotel breakfasts are already finished it is nice to have a big fridge and buy some groceries like bread and cheese for breakfast, fruit, drinks, eggs etc.

And 2000p a night buys you a studio with balcony and a lot of space. A hotel is a small room with a bed. And housekeeping is something I don't even want waking me up every morning. I can wash the towels myself also if there is a washing machine. Often there is also an iron if I want to iron shirts etc.
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For me the only upside in hotels might be the quest policy.

[QUOTE=OldAndUgly;3066813]I was talking about house cleanliness, not personal hygiene, sorry for the confusion.[/QUOTE]Cleaners are always good to have around.

[QUOTE=Pekkakoo;3066729]AirBNB forbidden in Philippines? I don't think so. I have talked to SMDC marketers and sellers and they told me AirBNB is fine also for foreigners buying a condo in Manila. Also there are many ads in social media that are marketing condo projects and mention the possiblity to earn through AirBNB. If short time rental wasn't allowed this wouldn't be the case.[/QUOTE]If you trust the fast talking salesmen, good for you.

I know a few who insist, condo. Automatic residency, and then you find out it is NOT so.

And again, Condo HOA have been tightening rules on casual tenants.

And for obvious reasons.

A few shootings and more in condos have been hidden away.

Rule no 125 in Philippines, STOP TRUSTING LOCALS you met on the road, especially the ones who are selling stuff.

And no, I didn't say trust me.

[QUOTE=EconoTech;3066900]And again, Condo HOA have been tightening rules on casual tenants.[/QUOTE]What broke the dam in my homebase of Thailand was the antics of the (non-Thai) Chinese. The mainlanders had bought entire floors of their condo development and set up a check-in desk next to the lobby Condo Reception to recieve groups of zero-dollar tour Chinese. Just like a hotel. Only after these incidents went viral did long-frustrated tenants take back their juristic (HOA) and drive out the short-term rentals. The problem still exists, but much diminished from the peak. It is now very common for juristic rules to have specific callouts forbidding short-term rental with penalties and fines to non-compliant owners.

[QUOTE]Rule no 125 in Philippines, STOP TRUSTING LOCALS you met on the road, especially the ones who are selling stuff.[/QUOTE]Rule Number 126: Anybody who addresses you as "pare" in the Philippines is NOT your friend. Enjoy, AR.

[QUOTE=AsianRain;3066931]What broke the dam in my homebase of Thailand was the antics of the (non-Thai) Chinese. The mainlanders had bought entire floors of their condo development and set up a check-in desk next to the lobby Condo Reception to recieve groups of zero-dollar tour Chinese. Just like a hotel. Only after these incidents went viral did long-frustrated tenants take back their juristic (HOA) and drive out the short-term rentals. The problem still exists, but much diminished from the peak. It is now very common for juristic rules to have specific callouts forbidding short-term rental with penalties and fines to non-compliant owners.

Rule Number 126: Anybody who addresses you as "pare" in the Philippines is NOT your friend. Enjoy, AR.[/QUOTE]Last year in Jomtien / Pattaya, I rented this incredible abb for 2 weeks I think, cheap and modern, but I was illegally there. The entry was based on automated face recognition, done in the management office, when I tried to do it, I was told to produce a minimum 6 months leasing contract, otherwise I'm trespassing. I called the host, Chinese nr. And I was told to wait for somebody to enter and to squeeze by. No time to fight it, so I just did the piggyback thing, it was ok, most of the time.

[QUOTE=Transporter;3066894]Cleaners are always good to have around.[/QUOTE]I looked at the first pic, and I was ready to reply: don't you know that the best cleaning is done with the clothes off? Then I saw the rest. Good cleaning job!

In my case, I never had the cleaning job gone all the way thru, because I couldn't resist to see the poor maid struggle, so I had to help by fucking her, cutting the job short.

[QUOTE=OldAndUgly;3066956]I looked at the first pic, and I was ready to reply: don't you know that the best cleaning is done with the clothes off? Then I saw the rest. Good cleaning job!In my case, I never had the cleaning job gone all the way thru, because I couldn't resist to see the poor maid struggle, so I had to help by fucking her, cutting the job short.[/QUOTE]Well you know the AC is running 24/7 so it is a bit cold to be entirely bare. Plus if you did notice the various changes of attire, that's because yes there were obvious breaks during the cleaning for other cleaning and emptying events (5'4" 37kg not much meat to keep her warm).