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Bengaluru Residents Protest Airbnb-Style Homestay-Cafe in HRBR Layout
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Moneycontrol•01-10-2026, 12:14
Bengaluru Residents Protest Airbnb-Style Homestay-Cafe in HRBR Layout
- •Residents of HRBR Layout in Bengaluru are opposing Blossomly House, a proposed homestay-cum-cafe, citing concerns over noise, pollution, parking, and increased commercial activity in their residential area.
- •The property, described as a commercial homestay-cum-cafeteria, has sparked protests from residents worried about the impact of Airbnb-style operations and a steady flow of visitors.
- •Concerns include potential health and nuisance issues from gatherings, increased noise disturbance, and environmental impact from a proposed commercial exhaust system causing smoke, odor, and air pollution.
- •Long-time residents fear the new establishment will exacerbate existing parking pressures on nearby roads, further reducing spaces available to locals.
- •Property owner Sachin Jain states the cafe is meant for Gen-Z, will be a no-smoking zone, and aims to give back to society, not inconvenience residents, planning to include a library.
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Residents are protesting against Blossomly House because they fear the Airbnb-style homestay-cum-cafe will bring noise, pollution, parking pressure, and unwanted commercial activity into a strictly residential neighbourhood.
Neighbours are worried about health and nuisance issues from smoking crowds, noise from visitors, smoke and odour from a proposed commercial exhaust system, and worsening parking congestion on local roads.
Residents have protested on the streets with banners and written to the Bengaluru North City Corporation (BNCC) to verify zoning permissions, land-use compliance, rajakaluve clearance, and alleged rajakaluve encroachment.
