Try these 10 wacky and wonderful Airbnb homes
HIGH LIFE: The ocean view from the lofty terrace of the Malibu flat (10) 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…
1 BE THE KING OF A CUMBRIAN CASTLE
Bed-and-breakfast in ‘Britain’s favourite castle’ – a ten-bedroom 19th Century Cumbrian folly near Kirkby Stephen. A three-night stay for two during May will cost £649. UK: airbnb.co.uk/rooms/13253
2 JOIN 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
3 A 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
4 HAVE 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
5 GET AWAY FROM IT 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
6 AN ISLAND 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
7 ENJOY A VERY AUTHENTIC BERTH IN 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
8 A TREE-MENDOUS ADVENTURE IN 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
9 AMSTERDAM 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
10 PERFECT 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