A couple who rented out their home on Airbnb while they went on holiday returned to find it being used as a brothel.

Police found three prostitutes at the house in Amsterdam and ordered it to be closed because it was operating as an unlicensed bordello.

They had checked it out after seeing the address listed in multiple ads on sex and prostitution websites.

Police found three prostitutes at the house in Amsterdam (pictured) and ordered it to be closed because it was operating as an unlicensed bordello

The couple now say their house no longer feels like home knowing that men had sex with prostitutes in almost every room

They ordered the operators to close the unlicensed brothel and gave them a few days to vacate the property.

Police said their powers are limited because the prostitutes were not illegal immigrants and were not the victims of human trafficking or forced prostitution.

Prostitution is legal in the Netherlands, but sex workers and brothels are strictly regulated.

The disgusted couple had hired a specialist rental agency to let out their property on Airbnb.

They believe that either someone at the agency or a cleaner let the prostitutes into their home.

The couple now say their house no longer feels like home knowing that men had sex with prostitutes in almost every room.

Police checked the house out after seeing the address listed in multiple ads on sex and prostitution websites

They have been sleeping on an air bed because they cannot bear the thought of what had happened in their own bed.

They said: 'The mattress, the carpet, the couch - we don't dare to sit on them.'

The couple added: 'There were white spots on the couch, too, and we did not really know what it could be. Unfortunately, the police then informed us about what the stains were.'

The couple are demanding compensation from Airbnb and the US company has promised that it will hold an investigation into the incident.