Try these 10 wacky and wonderful Airbnb homes
YOU pays your money, you takes your choice. And Airbnb certainly has an unrivalled choice of places and properties, from a nuclear bunker to a Pyrenean treehouse, converted jet and remodeled double-decker bus.
Here’s our top ten…
1BE THE KING OF A CUMBRIAN CASTLE
Bed-and-breakfast in ‘Britain’s favourite castle’ – a ten-bedroom 19 th Century Cumbrian folly near Kirk by Stephen. A three- night stay for two during May will cost £649. UK: airbnb.co.uk/rooms/13253
2JOIN THE JET SET – WITHOUT LEAVING THE GROUND
The Jet Star, in Redberth, Pembrokeshire, offers accommodation in a grounded private jet built in the 1970s. It contains most of the original features including a ‘lit-up bar area’. Two nights in May for two people costs £304. UK: airbnb.co.uk/rooms/13106990
3A BUSMAN’S HOLIDAY ON A DOUBLE- DECKER
A double decker bus in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, offers three-bedroom accommodation for up to six – with a fully equipped kitchen. Two nights in May for two adults and two children costs £247. UK: airbnb.co.uk/rooms/6579721
4HAVE A BLAST IN A LITHUANIAN BUNKER
A converted Soviet bomb shelter in Vilnius. Three nights in June for four adults sharing costs £371. ‘Amazing,’ say reviewers. LITHUANIA: airbnb.co.uk/ rooms/5840109
5GET AWAY FROM I T ALL ( EXCEPT THE NEIGHBOURS)
Three away-from-it-all, wood-clad apartments in Iceland look fabulous, but guests complain about the soundproofing. A two- night break in a two-bedroom apartment in October costs £385. ICELAND: airbnb.co.uk/ rooms/1083329
6AN I SLAND ALL TO YOURSELF
Cottage with room for four on a private isle in Norway’s Hvaler archipelago. Four nights for four people in June costs £1,021. NORWAY: airbnb.com/ rooms/2498966
7ENJOY A VERY AUTHENTIC BERTH I N VENICE
Accommodation in a 16th Century Venetian palazzo near St Mark’s Square with a canal view. One bedroom – accommodation for up to four. Two nights for four people in May costs £816. ITALY: airbnb.co.uk/ rooms/14026744
8A TREE- MENDOUS ADVENTURE I N FRANCE
A treehouse with all mod cons in the Midi-Pyrenees countryside set 40ft up an oak tree in a national park. Three nights for two adults and two children costs £743. FRANCE: airbnb.co.uk/ rooms/13388355
9AMSTERDAM WILL REALLY FLOAT YOUR BOAT
Stay near Amsterdam’s city centre on a 1920s wood-panelled houseboat with one bedroom accommodating two people. Two nights in May for two costs £222. HOLLAND: airbnb.co.uk/ rooms/12145656
10PERFECT FOR CALIFORNIA DREAMING
A one-bedroom Malibu ‘hideaway’ with ocean view – 15 minutes from Santa Monica and Venice Beach and near mountain hikes. Five nights for two in June costs £1,560. US: airbnb.co.uk/rooms/4351047