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Hookers turning Airbnb apartments into brothels


               
2014 Apr 15, 2:24am   6,782 views  27 comments

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http://nypost.com/2014/04/14/hookers-using-airbnb-to-use-apartments-for-sex-sessions/

Hookers are using the controversial Airbnb home-sharing Web site to turn prime Manhattan apartments into temporary brothels, The Post has learned.

One escort service is even saving a bundle by renting Airbnb apartments instead of hotel rooms for clients' quickies, says a 21-year-old call girl who works for the illicit business.

“It's more discreet and much cheaper than The Waldorf,” said the sex worker, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

“Hotels have doormen and cameras. They ask questions. Apartments are usually buzz-in.”

The prostitute, a buxom brunette who charges up to $500 an hour, said her escort service generally rents an Airbnb apartment in the Financial District or Midtown West for up to a week at a time — then cycles numerous hookers through the place for trysts around-the-clock.

The agency flies under the radar by having its workers secure the apartments through their own Airbnb profiles, then has them pay the rent with prepaid debit cards. The apartments usually cost between $200 and $400 a day.

“[They] probably save $200 to $300 a night by not getting a hotel,” the sex worker said. “It's really good for business.”

One apartment that got turned into an hourly love nest belongs to publicist Jessica Penzari, 29, who rented it out through Airbnb March 21 through 23.

“She told me that she was in the Army and needed a place to hang out before she got shipped out,” Penzari said of her Airbnb “guest.”

“She said she was being deployed that week. She was asking for places to go out with her friends.”

But when a hooker got slashed by a client in the West 43rd Street apartment over the price of his “massage,” Penzari got a call from cops.

When she returned, Penzari was shocked to find telltale remnants including baby wipes and “at least 10 condoms.”

Penzari said Airbnb put her up in the swanky InterContinental hotel in Times Square for two nights — with room-service meals — and also paid to change her door locks, clean her apartment and replace her pillows and other belongings.

Airbnb, which operates in 192 countries, has been plagued by incidents of “guests” using its site for sexual escapades, including an orgy in Chelsea last month that was promoted online as an “XXX FREAK FEST.”

Late last year, a Washington, DC, woman reported that two men who rented her apartment over Airbnb used it for “male-on-male nude massage.”

Airbnb is also under investigation by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for potential violations of a city law that bans apartment sublets for less than a month, as well as evasion of the nearly 15 percent hotel tax.

Airbnb said it was cooperating with the NYPD over the alleged prostitution.

“The entire hospitality industry deals with issues like this, and we have zero tolerance for this activity,” it said.

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1   Vicente   @   2014 Apr 15, 2:44am  

Gross!

I can only conceive running Airbnb if I were a student. You know, a studio apartment with a futon and some lawn chairs and no property of worth. Otherwise forget it.

Plus zzyzzx, you shouldn't take your "dates" there, as there are probably hidden cameras. Unless you're into that.

2   Strategist   @   2014 Apr 15, 2:53am  

Damn good idea.
American entrepreneurship alive and well.

3   New Renter   @   2014 Apr 15, 3:24am  

Well it sounds like there is a clear demand!

So why not set up a shadow mirror site which specifically caters to this market? The site can charge a bit more but provides sheets, condoms, cleaning services security and whatever else is needed to keep everyone happy.

4   zzyzzx   @   2014 Apr 15, 3:47am  

Obligatory Risky Business movie reference. Now if they only had Airbnb back then, they could have trashed somebody else's place.

5   Rin   @   2014 Apr 15, 4:11am  

Folks, in America, there's only one way for this to fly under the radar.

Yes, native American tribes can host Airbnb rentals on their reservations. But no, they can't start a legal brothel. The idea is not to attract the state a/o federal legislatures but having places for *tourists* to stay, doesn't violate any federal statute.

And then, no state/local PD can interfere in the business unless a non-Native American commits a real crime (assault/battery, murder, etc) on the premises. And then, it's up to the tribe to inform the PD for assistance.

Local PD are not allowed to barge onto reservations and setup sting operations.

6   mmmarvel   @   2014 Apr 15, 5:48am  

Rin says

Yes, native American tribes can host Airbnb rentals on their reservations. But
no, they can't start a legal brothel.

Probably just me, but I can't say I've ever been really attracted to native American women.

7   Ceffer   @   2014 Apr 15, 5:51am  

They'd be great for setting up mini meth labs, just like in Breaking Bad with the psuedo insect tents, you can even leave all the labware after you make the millions worth in product and leave.

8   Rin   @   2014 Apr 15, 6:16am  

mmmarvel says

Rin says

Yes, native American tribes can host Airbnb rentals on their reservations. But

no, they can't start a legal brothel.

Probably just me, but I can't say I've ever been really attracted to native American women.

That's not the picture. It's that the Native Americans host tourists, who're touring the casinos and tribal grounds.

Now, what those tourists do, when they're not enriching themselves, culturally, is no one's business.

9   turtledove   @   2014 Apr 15, 6:26am  

$500 an hour! A clear example of where it's cheaper to buy than rent... Unless you get divorced, perhaps. $500/hour, four hours a week, over 40 years comes to.... $4,160,000. Still cheaper to marry, but you might not get four hours a week beyond the first few years.

10   Ceffer   @   2014 Apr 15, 6:30am  

A man finds his wife packing. He asks "Where are you going?"

Wife says, "I'm moving to Las Vegas to become a hooker, I hear they get $500 per sex act."

Man starts packing. Woman says, "Where do you think you're going?"

Man says, "I'm going with you. You need somebody to support you. You'll never make it on $1000 a year."

11   Rin   @   2014 Apr 15, 6:36am  

turtledove says

$500 an hour! A clear example of where it's cheaper to buy than rent... Unless you get divorced, perhaps. $500/hour, four hours a week

In Canada, where escorting is legal, it's more like $180-$220/hr. Thus, if you're not always needing it, it can be quite economical vs a divorce.

If I recall correctly, after that "dubious" rape charge against Kobe Bryant was dropped, for a bundle of cash, he'd bought his wife, Vanessa, a $4M diamond ring, so that she wouldn't divorce him.

12   Dan8267   @   2014 Apr 15, 6:51am  

zzyzzx says

The prostitute, a buxom brunette who charges up to $500 an hour

I'm in the wrong business. To think I've wasted my youth on a STEM education and career when I could be making this kind of money.

13   Rin   @   2014 Apr 15, 6:52am  

Dan8267 says

I'm in the wrong business. To think I've wasted my youth on a STEM education and career when I could be making this kind of money.

Why do you think I'd left for finance?

14   turtledove   @   2014 Apr 15, 7:00am  

Dan8267 says

zzyzzx says

The prostitute, a buxom brunette who charges up to $500 an hour

I'm in the wrong business. To think I've wasted my youth on a STEM education and career when I could be making this kind of money.

http://www.lZVnve5wG0A

15   Heraclitusstudent   @   2014 Apr 15, 8:13am  

Rin says

Dan8267 says

I'm in the wrong business. To think I've wasted my youth on a STEM education and career when I could be making this kind of money.

Why do you think I'd left for finance?

Prostitution!

16   Heraclitusstudent   @   2014 Apr 15, 8:16am  

turtledove says

A clear example of where it's cheaper to buy than rent... Unless you get divorced, perhaps. $500/hour, four hours a week, over 40 years comes to.... $4,160,000. Still cheaper to marry, but you might not get four hours a week beyond the first few years.

Airbnb let's you rent your wife too?

17   Strategist   @   2014 Apr 15, 8:19am  

turtledove says

$500 an hour! A clear example of where it's cheaper to buy than rent... Unless you get divorced, perhaps. $500/hour, four hours a week, over 40 years comes to.... $4,160,000. Still cheaper to marry, but you might not get four hours a week beyond the first few years.

What do they do for $500 per hour that a wife or girlfriend could not do?
Might be worth it after the first few years.

18   Tenpoundbass   @   2014 Apr 15, 8:22am  

I love it when tech fails because people just can't handle a good thing.

19   New Renter   @   2014 Apr 15, 8:48am  

Strategist says

turtledove says

$500 an hour! A clear example of where it's cheaper to buy than rent... Unless you get divorced, perhaps. $500/hour, four hours a week, over 40 years comes to.... $4,160,000. Still cheaper to marry, but you might not get four hours a week beyond the first few years.

What do they do for $500 per hour that a wife or girlfriend could not do?

Might be worth it after the first few years.

Wrong question!

Its not "could do" but "would do".

20   Strategist   @   2014 Apr 15, 8:54am  

New Renter says

Strategist says

turtledove says

$500 an hour! A clear example of where it's cheaper to buy than rent... Unless you get divorced, perhaps. $500/hour, four hours a week, over 40 years comes to.... $4,160,000. Still cheaper to marry, but you might not get four hours a week beyond the first few years.

What do they do for $500 per hour that a wife or girlfriend could not do?

Might be worth it after the first few years.

Wrong question!

Its not "could do" but "would do".

Aha. Now i know.

21   Vicente   @   2014 Apr 15, 9:28am  

Airbnb worth $10 billion? That's Hilton territory, for something that didn't exist a decade ago. I guess we see now where some of their money comes from....

22   John Bailo   @   2014 Apr 15, 10:18am  

With AirBnb, I rented a townhouse in Vancouver, BC for a couple of days when I went there to see a Canucks game. Not only was it reasonably priced, but had more space than hotel room and situated right in the center of a trendy urban neighborhood.

The couple that managed it (I don't think they owned it per se) were accommodating, but completely non-intrusive. I would easily use AirBnB again.

23   Ceffer   @   2014 Apr 15, 10:23am  

APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostikovitch says

I think it would be bigger than Marriott and Hilton's combined a year or two.

Maybe Realtors chained to the wall in wedding dresses, with lube guns at the ready.

24   New Renter   @   2014 Apr 15, 2:03pm  

APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostikovitch says

How about this as a new angle on sex tourism: bedbreakfastandpets.com. You rent a place with an animal wearing a garter belt, all doped up on sedatives and sick fucks pay $1000 a night to seduce a goat or a monkey or something and leave the spew and shit all over the walls for the proprietors to clean up for the next client?

I think it would be bigger than Marriott and Hilton's combined a year or two.

I think we both know of at least one PatNetter candidate for the VIP club.

25   anonymous   2014 Apr 15, 2:14pm  

New Renter says

APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostikovitch says

How about this as a new angle on sex tourism: bedbreakfastandpets.com. You rent a place with an animal wearing a garter belt, all doped up on sedatives and sick fucks pay $1000 a night to seduce a goat or a monkey or something and leave the spew and shit all over the walls for the proprietors to clean up for the next client?

I think it would be bigger than Marriott and Hilton's combined a year or two.

I think we both know of at least one PatNetter candidate for the VIP club.

Big Poobah, el Padrino himself,,,,mr killela

26   curious2   @   2014 Apr 15, 2:28pm  

zzyzzx says

Hookers turning Airbnb apartments into brothels

Finally, a dot-com with a business model that people can actually understand.

27   lostand confused   @   2014 Apr 15, 9:36pm  

They ave turned marriage and having children into a giant brothel with the gubmnt as armed pimps collecting money . They certainly don't like the competition.

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