On: How to Find Hidden Cameras in Your Airbnb

[jkoudys]

Interesting -- I'll look into that for NYC. I'm CTO at a startup based in Toronto, but we have a tiny space in Manhattan so it's pretty easy for me to schedule some business there and have my family tag along.

[mrguyorama → jkoudys]

>business there and have my family tag along

So you think you should be able to violate the spirit of the law? Why shouldn't you pay that tax as a tourist?

[jkoudys → mrguyorama]

Because I'd be there on business? You seem weirdly upset that I'd want to see my family after work.

[ghaff → jkoudys]

I've certainly never heard of hotel taxes only being for tourists in NYC. NYC is worse than most with all the taxes and fees they add. The worst was that for a number of years they had some Javits convention center enhancement fee. This was during a period when it wasn't even clear if the project was going ahead--though it eventually did.