[OSM-talk] Tagging Love Hotels ("Brazilian Motels")

[Arlindo Pereira]

Here is the propose page:

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Love_Hotel

Cheers,

2009/7/29 Aun Johnsen (via Webmail) <skippern at gimnechiske.org>

> On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:17:59 +0200, Ulf Lamping
> <ulf.lamping at googlemail.com>
> wrote:
> > Joseph Scanlan schrieb:
> >> On Wed, 29 Jul 2009, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
> >>
> >>> Well, I would tag them completely differently. It is a different kind
> >>> of object, it is not a Motel where you just pay according to a
> >>> different fee system / business modell.
> >>
> >> Around here I would not use a separate tag.  No-Tell Motels must show a
> >> little discretion.  Hourly rate is a pretty clear hint as to what people
>
> >> are doing there (not sleeping) but it still looks like a motel on the
> >> outside.
> >>
> >> Places that are more open could very well have businesses that deserve a
>
> >> special tag.  For example, I wouldn't tag any business in Clark County
> >> as a brothel, the brothels look like other businesses and the
> >> prostitutes will go somewhere else when the location draws too much
> >> attention from law enforcement.  In other Nevada counties, were
> >> prostitution is legal, a brothel tag makes sense.  These are clearly
> >> labeled, well established businesses.
> >>
> >> Just my point of view from a rather atypical city in the US desert south
>
> >> west.
> >>
> >
> > You seem to think about an "inofficial brothel", as prostitution is
> > illegal in some parts of nevada.
> >
> > IIRC the brazilian "love hotels" are often used by "regular couples" (so
> > probably no "business" involved). Because the couple still lives at
> > their parents, not married, or whatever. IIRC, this kind of "motel" is
> > also known in japan.
> >
> >
> > Yes, I guess it makes sense to tag them special, as a normal traveller
> > probably wouldn't want to stay there.
> >
> > As we already have amenity=brothel, why not use amenity=love_hotel for
> > this?
> >
> I think in most cases they can be tagged as normal motels, most of them
> also offer day-rates or even week-rates in addition to hour-rates, most of
> them have a few or more "Adult" tv-channels, but so do many hotels. The
> only difference is that some of them have a 18year limit for guests (no
> minores under 18 can stay). The kind of rates a motel (or hotel for that
> matter) should be possible to tag, I do not think the entertainment package
> is of interest to the map, age limits might be tagged as some sort of
> restriction. I also know that there are "normal" hotels that have some
> restrictions, such as no infants, unmarried couples cannot share room, no
> alcoholic beverage, etc.
>
> IMO, a  brazilian love hotel should be tagged motel, with additional tags
> if needed.
>
> Me and my wife use such love hotels at times to get a night from the kids,
> so there are several usages.
>
> When travelling in Brazil, usually Pousada is a good and cheap place to
> stay, taking the role of motels in Europe, though most pousadas don't
> accept visitors after a certain hour (without prior
> notification/reservation) while the motels accepts visitors at any hour.
> --
> Brgds
> Aun Johnsen
> via Webmail
>
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