Quirky and Beautiful Places on Airbnb<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Airbnb\u2019s unique\nmodel of allowing anyone to host their homes on the platform allows for some genuinely\nwacky and quirky places to be rented. Here we will look at some of the wackiest\nand somehow beautifully weird locations that can be booked for a vacation on Airbnb.\nKeep in mind that this list was created in February of 2020, so there might\nhelp me some even more creative homes that one can rent when you read this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. You can\nrent an authentic Igloo made of snow for just $121\/night! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Igloos are the traditional houses for any\npeople living in the coldest regions of the world. The igloo is usually made up\nof ice blocks and can keep its insides more than 15 degrees warmer than the\noutside. You can rent an authentic igloo like the ones used by Eskimos. The\nigloo has 2 warm thermal sleeping bags and a fire pit to keep warm, along with\nLED lights. It is even possible to see the northern lights if you\u2019re fortunate.\nThe owner also has an apartment with heating available at all times of the day\nin case the guests feels like they cannot adjust to the cold of the igloo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Airbnb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. An actual\nhut made of mud, with no electric lighting, heating, or indoor plumbing: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re not feeling up to the task of\nliving in a fully furnished city home, and are tired of living in the 21st<\/sup>\ncentury, then you can always book this hut made of mud! This mud hut was hand-built\nby the hosts and their friends and family and is in the backyard of the hosts\u2019\nhome. The hosts promise to provide the guest with home-brewed beer. The hut\ndoes not have any electric wiring whatsoever, with the only light coming in\nfrom the skylight built into the roof of the home. The hut is heated using a\nfireplace, for which the hosts are happy to provide the firewood. The guests\ncan roam the gardens and pick berries, forgetting about their civilized life altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Airbnb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Live life\nin the 800 AD in a Tipi and get 4 tickets to the Music Festival in Ponderosa: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A tipi is the traditional housing of the\nnative American people, which consists of a triangular wooden frame with cloth\nand leather stretched over it. If you\u2019ve been fascinated with the native\nAmerican history and culture, then you will love this particular listing. It\npromises to provide the renter with a private six-person tipi, which would be\npitched on the banks of the Kettle River. However, the main draw of this\nlisting comes not from living in the 800 AD, but in the fact that the tipis are\nin the middle of the freshest new independent music festivals in Ponderosa,\nBritish Columbia. The package also includes a private camping ground, parking,\nand picnic table. It also includes four passes for the festival. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Airbnb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. <\/strong>Private Island can be yours for just\n$695\/night: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Have you ever read\nthe news about a celebrity buying yet another private island for their personal\nnews and felt really bad that you couldn\u2019t do the same? This listing might\ncheer you up in that case! The Bird Island is listed on Airbnb for just $695 a\nnight for one person, with $100 extra for every other guest. The listing is the\nentire bird Island, along with its neighbouring uninhabited islands for your\nown personal use. There is no one else except the guests on the island, not\neven the staff. The guests must cook and clean themselves, but when the prize\nis a private island with no other human for tens of miles around, it is definitely\nworth it!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Airbnb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. <\/strong>You can rent an 1870s windmill in Amsterdam: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Amsterdam is known\nfor its singular beauty, its hospitable people, and the peace and calm of its\ncountryside. One of the best ways to experience this serene countryside is by\nstaying in a building that was built in the 1870s for use by a miller. The\nwindmill eventually stopped being used for milling and lay unused until the\ncurrent owner bought it and turned it into a comfortable house for 6 people.\nThe windmill features its original architecture with 3 beds, Wi-Fi, a balcony,\nand a garden. Guests can even rent bicycles and go on a biking tour of the\nnearby countryside and enjoy the picturesque locale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Airbnb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. <\/strong>Argghh Matey, yer could book a pirate\u2019s ship on\nArrrrBnB:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n We have seen private\nislands and igloos for rent. We will go on to see chalets and mansions worth\nhundreds of thousand dollars with top-notch luxury. However, probably the most\nunique and weird property that one can book on Airbnb is an authentic pirate\nship that currently sits on the Mississippi River. The ship has 3 bedrooms and\ncan house 6 people comfortably. The ship has modern plumbing and kitchen spaces\nand can host up to 15 people for the purposes of a party. The ship even comes\nwith a TV, a fireplace to stay warm, and even high-speed Wi-Fi! The only thing\nthat the ship doesn\u2019t do is sail, as it has been permanently grounded and\nsupported to ensure that guests don’t have to have sea legs to enjoy their\nstay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Airbnb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Airbnb is usually the go-to for people looking to vacation away from the structure of a staffed hotel or without being bothered by other individuals. These options are usually always cheaper than their equivalent hotel rooms. However, the locations mentioned in this section are not your run of the mill Airbnbs with a host catering to your needs. These locations are the most expensive places that can be rented on Airbnb as of the time of writing. These are villas, estates, and even entire islands for rent by groups of multiple people!<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. The most\nexpensive property to be rented on Airbnb costs over $157,000 each night!: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes, that\u2019s right. A single night in this\nplace can cost you as much as the yearly salary of a Silicon Valley engineer. However,\nyou do get full value for your money. The property is an entire island that has\nspace for 52 guests, who are waited for hand on foot by a staff of 100 people.\nThe island is called Nukutepipi and belongs to the co-founder of Cirque du\nSoleil who transformed the island into the perfect getaway for a billionaire.\nThe island has everything, from a theatre to complimentary jet skis, to a team\nof gourmet chefs and a team of butlers to bring it to you. The island can only\nbe booked for 7 days at a time, costing around 1.1 million dollars in total. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Airbnb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. River\nLodge in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa allows you to live in luxury\nand watch leopards for just $65,115 per night: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Sabi Sands Game Reserve in South\nAfrica is the most famous game reserve in all of South Africa. The reserve\nboasts of the largest density of game population, with the Big 5, The Lion, The\nLeopard, The Cheetah, The Elephants, and The Cape Buffalo being represented\nstrongly. If one wants to live the life of a billionaire while going to view\nthese magnificent creatures, and one has around 400,000 dollars to throw around\nfor a vacation, the River Lodge is the place to go. It can house up to 36\nguests in 18 bedrooms, each with their own bathroom attached. The bedrooms all\nhave king-sized beds and a private balcony that overlooks unique aspects of The\nSavannah. The rooms also come equipped with rain-showers, minibars, and a walk-in\ncloset with dual vanities. The master bedroom also features a private pool and\na hot tub. Along with all these amenities, the lodge also features 2 fully\ntrained gourmet chefs to prepare all your meals for you, as well as providing a\npicnic basket to take along with yourself for safaris and other outings. All\nthis and more can be yours for as little as $65,115 a night! The lodge has a 4-day\nminimum stay requirement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Airbnb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. Amilla\nVilla Estate located on the Baa Atoll in the Maldives is available for up to\n$59,000\/night: <\/strong>Do you fancy a luxurious beach\nescape from your city life? Do you want to sit a mocktail from a coconut while\nsitting in the lap of opulence? Look no further than the Amilla Villa Estate on\nthe Baa Atoll in the Maldives. This villa estate only has six bedrooms and can\nhost a maximum of twelve guests. There is a staff of 20 associated with the\nvilla, including a chef, a butler, and even a lifeguard in case you desire to\nuse his services. The villa features a fully stocked gourmet kitchen, with a\nseparate breakfast bar, a terrace to sunbath, two pools, indoor and outdoor,\nand outdoor balconies for all the bedrooms. The Villa also comes with its own\nprivate beachfront, where no-one other than the villa residents is allowed to\ngo. There is even a private theatre so you can sit down and enjoy a movie with\nyour friends and family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Airbnb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. The Stein\nResidence Ski Lodges in Park City, Utah are rented for $50,000\/night:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n People pay a hefty amount of money to take\nski vacations, but if one goes to this particular Stein Residence Ski Lodge,\nyou can expect the absolute last word in opulent luxury. The lodge sits right\non top of the ski route, which flows around the entire chain of properties,\nmaking them ski in \u2013 ski outhouses. The lodge features an outdoor infinity\npool, indoor warm pool, both indoor and outdoor hot tubs, outdoor spa and\nmassage parlor, gourmet kitchens, 5 bedrooms, a Gym, and private access to the\nski run. You also get a staff of 15 people waiting on your every need,\nincluding a gourmet chef, housekeepers, and a butler. All this will cost you,\nthough! A single night in a Stein Residence lodge can cost as much as 50,000\ndollars, with tax separate! Most of these lodges require a minimum period of 5\ndays to be booked, as the staff and equipment need to be prepared, so a\nvacation at this luxurious mansion might set you as much as 300,000 dollars\nback. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Stein Erikson)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11. The\nKinloch Estate in the Acacia Bay New Zealand rents for $34,565 for one night!: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n After watching Lord of the Rings, one\ncannot be faulted for wanting to visit the breathtaking vistas of New Zealand.\nThe best way to experience these vistas is directly from living in the\nlandscape itself, which is exactly what the Kinloch Estate offers to its\nguests. The estate features 20 bedrooms, with a capacity of housing 56 guests.\nThese guests all get to stay in private villas, most of which have one or two\nbedrooms. Each villa has its own set of amenities from private terraces, to\nfully stocked minibars, to even an Alfresco Rain Shower, if one desires to\nexperience nature while lying immersed in a tub of hot water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Airbnb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12. The\nHidden Palace in Bali, Indonesia, can be yours for just $32,250 a night!: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bali has long since been known as a paradise\nfor anyone who loves nature and being in the outdoors. For the nature\nenthusiasts who desire extreme luxury while going out to look elephants and\nrhinos, there is The Hidden Palace. The Palace has two outdoor infinity pools,\nfully equipped chef\u2019s kitchen, dishwasher, ice maker, cable television, integrated\nsound system, Wi-Fi, air-conditioned bedrooms, security camera – bar\/living\narea, 2 Infinity swimming pools \u2013 unheated, Alfresco dining with seating for 10,\noutdoor living area, sauna bed, sun loungers, mountain bikes. There are a minimum\nnumber of walls to allow seamless access from the outside to the inside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Airbnb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 13. Contemporary\nCaribbean Villa on the beach at the Caicos Islands costs $31,050 for a single\nnight: <\/strong>The ocean laps the pristine white sands of\nthe Grace Bay, just steps away from this massive and well-appointed villa\nsituated at the Caicos Islands. This villa features a large infinity pool\nsurrounded by 3 large buildings, with a combined total of 10 bedrooms. These\nbedrooms can house up to 20 guests, with all of them getting private balconies\nwith unique vistas of the Atlantic Ocean. The villa can be host to a small\nprivate wedding or birthday party, with an event manager available to plan any\nand all events. They even provide a professional sommelier if the guests desire\nto have a tequila or wine tasting. Not all of the features of the villa can be\nmentioned in this short article, but all of them will set you back nearly\n31,050 dollars for each night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Airbnb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 14. La\nChartreuse de Cos d’Estournel is a castle in Saint-Est\u00e8phe, France and costs\n$29,690 per night to rent: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A full staff, vintage wine collection, and\nauthentic French architecture transform the Cos d\u2019Estournel vineyard into a\nfairytale. Roam the stately mansion with antique furnishings and chandeliers,\nwalk the formal gardens with decorative fountains and tasting nooks, and\nobserve every aspect of the historic vineyard. A full spa, library, and pools\nadd diversions, and charming Bordeaux is your playground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Airbnb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now that we\nunderstand the weird and opulent side of Airbnb, we can take a look at the\nbusiness side of the operation. Here we will mention the various statistics and\nfacts about the company that you may not have known about the multi-billion dollar\ncompany. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 15. Airbnb\nhas been valued at 38 billion dollars according to the most recent reports: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Airbnb is one of the most successful\nstart-ups in the world, with only Uber and Xiaomi being valued higher than it.\nAs of 2018, Airbnb purchased the last minute hotel booking website,\nhoteltonight.com, the release of documents that the deal caused revealed that Airbnb\nwas valued at nearly 35 billion dollars. This was 10 billion dollars more than\ntheir earlier valuation of 25 billion dollars when they managed to raise 1.5\nbillion dollars in a private funding round, the biggest of the time. However, Airbnb\nsurpassed all expectations when in 2019, they paid out dividends to their\nshareholders, revealing in the process that their company has been valued at an\nastounding 38 billion dollars, marking it as the third most profitable in the\nworld, far ahead of their hotel counterparts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Vox)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 16. There are\nmore than 7 million listings available across the globe: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To understand the rapid spread of Airbnb\nin today\u2019s world, the best statistic to keep in mind is the total number of\nlisting across the world. Airbnb has steadily increased the number of hosts\nthat host properties on its platform, which went from just the founder\u2019s old\nair mattresses to much more than 7 million listings across the world. There are\nover 3 million people who list their properties on Airbnb. Except for homes and\nrooms for rent on Airbnb, there are even 40,000 experiences listed on the\nplatform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Airbnb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 17. Airbnb\nhas been adopted by hosts in over one hundred thousand cities: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The 7 million listings on Airbnb are spread\nout over 100,000 cities, in over 220 countries, across the world, with a\nmajority of these listings being in the United States of America and the United\nKingdom. The most commonly listed kind of property on Airbnb are one-bedroom\napartments, with the second most typical property being spare bedrooms in\nstandalone houses. Airbnb\u2019s most recent addition to the platform is\n\u2018Experiences,\u2019 which entail hosts leading the guests through a specific\nactivity or experience, like pottery or even samurai sword arts. These\nexperiences can be found in over 1,000 cities across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Airbnb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 18. Airbnb\nwas one of the first American companies to do business in Cuba after the Obama administration\nlifted business restrictions: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cuba has been under a commercial,\neconomic, and financial embargo by the United States of America since 1958.\nThis embargo completely envelopes all businesses and exports to Cuba, except\nfor food, medicine, and other humanitarian supplies. However, in 2015, the\nObama administration relaxed the embargo to allow some businesses to operate\noffices and services in Havana, Cuba. Airbnb took advantage of this relaxation\nto be one of the first American companies to work in the country. Airbnb stated\nthat they would \u201caggressively expand\u201d in Cuba, and soon were drawing nearly 60\nmillion dollars in revenue from Havana alone. The country welcomed the tremendous\nboom in business, as homeowners found a steady source of income owing to\nHavana\u2019s tourism economy. However, Airbnb saw a fall in revenue after the Trump\nadministration tightened these restrictions again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Fortune)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 19. Airbnb\ncan be as much as 50% cheaper than hotels in the same area of a city: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Airbnb is known as a cheaper alternative\nto hotels. However, the most surprising fact is that in some city Airbnbs can\nbe as much as 50% less expensive than hotel offering to house the same number\nof people. The average rates for Airbnbs are usually around 12% cheaper than\ntheir so-called professional counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Quartz)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 20. Hotel\nchains are adopting home shares, and Airbnb allows for booking hotel rooms: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Airbnb was long known to be the major\ncompetition for major hotel chains. The two industries, home-sharing and hotel,\nare fundamentally different as they tend to focus on different types of\ntravelers, with business travelers going for hotel chains and the vacationers\nopting to go for home-sharing. There have been many articles written about the\ndifferences between the two, and about how Airbnb was causing the hotel\nindustry to tank, or even how Airbnb will cause all hotels to shut down.\nHowever, instead of one industry killing another, they simply decided to\nco-exist. Most hotel companies are establishing home-sharing options on their\nonline platforms, and Airbnb has started to allow hotels to put their rooms on\ntheir platform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Quartz)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 21. Airbnb\npurchased the luxury travel booking agency Luxury Retreats for 200 million\ndollars: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n While Airbnb might be intent on\nmaintaining its image as a platform that allows people to rent out their houses\non the cheap and earn some revenue on the side. These houses are typically\nowned and managed by individuals looking to supplement their income. However, this\nimage took a big hit when Airbnb decided to purchase the luxury villa rental\nservice luxuryretreats.com. This platform excels in owning and operating\nlocation which caters to medium-sized groups (up to 50 \u2013 70 people) who want to\nlive in opulent luxury. These properties tend to rent for around 15,000 to\n20,000 dollars on average. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: TechCrunch)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 22. Airbnb\nhas hosted over 500 million guests across its lifetime: <\/strong>As more and more homes are put for rent on the Airbnb platform, the\nnumber of people who can vacation using the platform is rising. In the 11 years\nof its existence, Airbnb has allowed more than 500 million guests to find\nhouses to stay in for their vacation trips. The number has been rising\nsteadily, with most recent estimates suggesting that, on average, more than 2\nmillion people stay on Airbnb every night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Airbnb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 23. There are\nover 4,900 castles listed on Airbnb, and even 2,400 tree houses!:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Castles are essentially just homes for the\nroyalty, and of course, since they are homes, they can be listed on Airbnb. In\nfact, there are early 4,900 castles listed on Airbnb at the current moment. These\ncastles come in all sizes from small-sized housing just a couple of people to\nlarge-sized housing, nearly 45 \u2013 50 people in complete luxury. However, castles are not the only weird kinds\nof houses that are available on the platform. There are even tree houses! There\nare more than 2,400 treehouses available to rent on Airbnb. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Airbnb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 24. Each host\nwith Airbnb is covered with insurance worth 1 million dollars:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n When inviting strangers from the internet\nto live in their houses, it is natural to feel apprehension for the safety of\nthe host and house that the guest would be living in. However, to prevent any\nuntoward incident, Airbnb has something called a \u2018host guarantee.\u2019 This is a 1\nmillion dollar insurance policy that covers all house rentals in every country\naround the world, except Japan, which has very stringent rules about rental insurance.\nJapanese Airbnbs are covered by a different insurance policy, which still\ncovers them for 1 million dollars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: Airbnb)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 25. Airbnb\nhosted free apartments and houses in New York after Hurricane Sandy hit: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n While it might seem that Airbnb has been\nembroiled in plenty of controversies within the recent few years, it is\nvaluable to know that they still try to do some good in the communities that\nthey have houses in. After hurricane Sandy hit the coast of New York City, it\ndevasted a large amount of infrastructure, causing a large number of people to\nlose their homes and become homeless. However, Airbnb decided to offer all\ntheir properties in New York City for free, obviously with the consent of the\nowners of the said properties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (Source: CNN Business)<\/p>\n\n\n\nExpensive and Luxurious places\non Airbnb<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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