On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:17:59 +0200, Ulf Lamping <ulf.lamp...@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 _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
