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From:David Suarez <br />To:eComments, PBA <br />Subject:Short Term Rental Regulations - Comments <br />Date:Monday, September 26, 2022 3:36:29 PM <br />Attachments:Short-Term-Rental_Comments_David_Suarez.pdf <br />Attached (and below) are comments I would like to share in person at <br />today's Planning and Building Meeting. <br />COMMENTS FROM DAVID SUAREZ – RESIDENT OF MORRISON PARK. <br /> <br />My wife Martha and I purchased our home in Morrison Park in 2018. We <br />did so because we loved the architecture in Santa Ana. The home we <br />purchased already had a guest suite which we planned on using that space <br />to host our out-of-town relatives, and to use it as a short-term rental. The <br />income we make from it, pays for our property taxes and a small <br />mortgage. We’re retired now and would not be able to properly maintain <br />our 70-year-old home without it. <br /> <br />In 2019 we started hosting travelers. Mostly from across the US, as well <br />as Canada, Europe, and Australia. Over 80% of our guests are visiting <br />Disney or a conference at the Anaheim Convention Center. There are <br />only four Santa Ana hotels within a 3-mile radius of our home. <br />These are the: <br />Golden West Lodge 3.6 Stars <br />Red Roof Inn 3.5 Stars <br />Santa Ana Travel Inn 3.6 Stars <br />Civic Center Inn & Suites 3.0 Stars <br />As a group, the guests of these hotels rate their stay as a 3 and half out of <br />5 stars. <br /> <br />Since 2019 we’ve hosted about 400 different stays. Over 95% of the <br />guests staying with us, rate us at 5 out of 5 stars on AirBnB. The <br />remaining 4% rate us at 4 stars. No one rates us below 4 stars. <br /> <br />Why is that important? Two reasons: <br /> <br />1. To average 5 stars, you must have a beautiful home and offer great <br />service. As an owner-occupied home, we take great pride in having a <br />beautiful, well-maintained home. We were recently awarded the Most <br />Beautiful Yard Award in Morrison Park. This type of care helps us achieve <br />and maintain a 5-star rating. 5-star reviews are critical to all short-term <br />rental hosts. <br />2. 5-star experiences equate to economic benefits to the community. <br />Based on our personal recommendations, our guests try local eateries and <br />grocery stores. We feel our guests would not be staying in Santa Ana, <br />were it not for short-term rental hosts like us in Santa Ana hosting 5-star <br />experiences. They likely would’ve stayed in Anaheim or at one of the