Alternatives to Airbnb in New York?

[OldPodge]

Have stayed in some great Airbnb’s in the past and was about to book one in NYC for a weekend in January. Came across advice that it’s actually illegal? Anyone know more about this and able to suggest alternatives?

I think it’s illegal if the owners are off-site. So a house split into apartments with the owners in one is ok I think.

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There’s a helpful FB group called ‘NYC the place to be’

Thanks will check that out.

I’m staying in an AirB&B in NJ next week. Should be 30 mins by bus.

The city of NY (as have others like Berlin, Amsterdam and Barcelona) has indeed come down hard on Airbnb for various reasons.

Would suggest you stay in a hotel on Manhattan rather than having to commute in every day from one of the outlying boroughs or NJ.

It’s legal if you rent an entire house or if the host lives in but to be legal you technically have to have no locks on any of the bedroom doors... or you can go out to NJ. Seriously just get a serviced apartment or a hotel though, much easier.