Speaker 1: Do you prefer to stay in hotels or airbnbs when
Speaker 1: you travel in Italy? If you prefer short term rentals,
Speaker 1: there are some changes you need to be aware of.
Speaker 1: I'm Katie founder Revuntal Italy. We help people find their
Speaker 1: own version of Italy through our podcast, app, services and
Speaker 1: tours and this is our weekly travel update on June
Speaker 1: the ninth, twenty twenty six. So here's what's happening. There
Speaker 1: is real tension between tourism and housing in Italy and
Speaker 1: it's playing out differently city by city. Florence, Venice, Bozano, Bologna,
Speaker 1: Milan and Rome are all at various stages of introducing
Speaker 1: restrictions on short term rentals like Airbnb and vbo, under
Speaker 1: pressure from local citizens who are concerned that the influx
Speaker 1: of short term accommodation is fundamentally changing their way of life. Now,
Speaker 1: Florence is furthest along. It banned neuturist lets in its
Speaker 1: UNESCO protected Historic center back in May twenty twenty five,
Speaker 1: and this means that they will not allow any more
Speaker 1: properties to be used for short term rentals. This week,
Speaker 1: the city council voted to expect and that band to
Speaker 1: more residential neighborhoods from June the twentieth, with the block
Speaker 1: on new authorizations running until at least twenty twenty eight.
Speaker 1: Venice has also had a two track system since October
Speaker 1: twenty twenty four, with some properties capped at one hundred
Speaker 1: and twenty rental days per year, and Rome is still
Speaker 1: working through proposed measures, but regulations are reportedly in the works.
Speaker 1: There is no nationwide policy right now, but city by
Speaker 1: city the picture is changing fast and the legal situation
Speaker 1: for individual short term rental properties is not always visible
Speaker 1: to you when you are booking. The Italian national government
Speaker 1: is pushing back hard on these local moves, calling the
Speaker 1: restrictions penalizing and excessive, but the cities are ultimately in control.
Speaker 1: So here's my take. I prefer hotels when I'm on vacation.
Speaker 1: I want to be looked after. I do not want
Speaker 1: to be chasing down key codes, following a list of
Speaker 1: house rules, or separating recycling at eight pm, or even
Speaker 1: figuring out where the fuse box is. A hotel will
Speaker 1: take care of all of that for you, and someone
Speaker 1: makes the bed. There's a front desk if something goes wrong,
Speaker 1: and breakfast is usually downstairs and quite delicious for me,
Speaker 1: that is the point of being on vacation. That being said,
Speaker 1: if we are on a longer tube or need space
Speaker 1: to spread out together as a family, Everbnb style accommodation
Speaker 1: has been a godsend. Unfortunately, I think the days of
Speaker 1: true bargains in that short term rental space are long gone,
Speaker 1: and I really wish they would make more apartment style
Speaker 1: hotel accommodations in Italy. But beyond personal preference, the practical
Speaker 1: reality is that short term rental regulations in many Italian
Speaker 1: cities are in a state of flux. A property that
Speaker 1: is legally listed today maybe operating under a permit that
Speaker 1: is under challenge, or in a neighborhood where new rules
Speaker 1: are coming in. So what does that mean for you
Speaker 1: the traveler? Well, if you do prefer a rental, make
Speaker 1: sure you do some due diligence. Check the property has
Speaker 1: a valid registration code, which is now required across Italy.
Speaker 1: Check the reviews are recent, and if you're booking in Florence,
Speaker 1: a historic center or in Venice, look at what restrictions
Speaker 1: may apply to that specific property. For most travelers, especially
Speaker 1: in major cities, a well chosen hotel will give you
Speaker 1: more reliability and a lot less admin and Italy has
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