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Smith, Kathy
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Goodwin, Heather
FW: SLO Rentals with Air BNB
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From: Amy [acthendricks@verizon.net]
Sent: Sunday, November 10,2013 5:34 PM
To: Max, Jan
Cc: Smith, Kathy; Christianson, Carlyn; Carpenter, Dan; Ashbaugh, John
Subject: SLO Rentals with Air BNB
197 Mission Road
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Emai I : acthendricks@verizon.net
Novembel 10,2013
'l'o: CI'I'Y Ol' SAN LUIS OBISPOSLO CII'Y COUNCIL
Mayor Jan Marx jmarx@slocit)r.org
Vice Mayor Kathy Smith ksmith@slocity.org
Clouncil Members:
Carlyn Cl hristianson cchristi@slocity. org
Dan Carpenter dcarpent@slocity.org
John Ashbaurgh, jashbaug@slocity.org
Dear Council Members,
My wife and I are beginning the search for a home on the west coast as ollr son moved to Los Angeles
following his college gradtration a little over a year ago and rve r.vill be taking early rctirement in the next few
.y-ears. As our son is likely to move around on the west coast, we are pretty open to the location where we'll be
based. We have past experiences in places which Ièlt cluite appealing to us. such as Santa Barbara, the San
Juan Islands of 'Washington, and Bend, Oregon.
On a trip to visit our son a fèw weeks ago, we dicl some research and ciecicled to spend a fèw days along the
central coasl. We were staying at a hotel along the coast in Pismo Beach and planned shorl visits to Cambria,
Paso Robles. SLO and others. Atter an initial positive stop in SLO fbr sorne sightseeing we thought there was
a lot of potential, but of coul'se not knowing anyone who lived there. and staying outside town, it was hard to
gauge what it was really like fiom an insiders' perspective. The fblks at the hotel, while fliendly, were more
well-versed on othel towns, typical tourist attractions, and restaurants along the coast.
llaving utilized AirllnB throughout otn travels, and having had nothing but positive experiences getting to
know other towns from the inside, we made a quick reservation with a proprietclr who was very willing to
accommodate us on short notice. From the proprietor"s position and ours we were able to review tlavelers' and
homeowners' reviews of each other so, as always, we felt very comfbrtable with the arrangement,
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The stay could not have been better,..we walked to places all over town with the proprietor''s recommended
routes, were given great recommendations of places to eat (instead o1'going back to the coast), were advised o1'
nice places to hike, and ideas of things to do, By staying closer to town we were able to feel comfortable and
really get a feel for what it was like. l.t was also nice to come back to a nice home each clay and share stories
versus going back to a hotel and not really having personal attention. After a few days we knew we fbund the
perl'ect place 1-or our west coast home, and the proprietor aclually took the step to give us the narne o1'a real
estate agent who we contacted and are now receiving listings to review,
We do understand that in SLO there is some concern over ventures like AirBnB, but we want to assure you that
as travelers who stay in everything fiorn villa resorls, to chain hotels, to shorl term room/home rentals, we lind
unique value in the short term arangements, And the peacefil, home setting and personal experience brought
us one other thing...the decision to make Sl,O our future homc,
II'you wourld like to contact us about our experience or lbr a point of view, please do not hesitate to oontact us at
the addresses listed above.
Sincelely,
Arny and Torn Hendricks
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