Enter ‘apartment rental Amsterdam’ (or any other city’s name) into an online
search engine and dozens of websites advertising rental mediators will pop
up. They include dubious firms flaunting pictures of dodgy rooms, to
professional agents offering beautiful designer apartments. Prices on the
websites vary from 60 to 250 euros a night. And they all encourage
homeowners to sign up and rent out their apartments in exchange for a 15
percent commission.
Some work involved
For ten years now, Christoph Blans has been renting out private apartments,
homes and house boats for short stays in Amsterdam. Working through City
Mundo, he takes care of presentation, reservation, payments and, if desired,
cleaning.
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