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Almost all Airbnb customers will be allowed to cancel their reservations for free due to coronavirus AirBnB changes cancellation policy to allow customers to pull out free of charge Anyone who made reservation on or before March 14 can cancel without penalty New policy also means hosts can cancel without charge if its before check-in Coronavirus … Read more
Airbnb is searching for the world’s wildest home ideas – and has launched a $1million fund to make them a reality. Design enthusiasts from around the world are being asked to submit proposals for unconventional and unusual liveable spaces – and 10 of these will receive Unique Airbnb Fund financing. An expert judging panel – … Read more
A converted shipping container in a Highlands beauty spot is being advertised on Airbnb as a £195-a-night ‘bespoke bothy’ (a small mountain refuge). But the 10ft by 10ft steel box has been branded an ‘eyesore’ on social media and also compared to a ‘prison cell’. The accommodation features a wooden couch, which also serves as … Read more
Security team guarding Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stay in a £1,100-a-week Airbnb house near the couple’s eight-bedroom Canadian mansion The detectives’ bolthole on Vancouver Island has sea views and is near a beach The arrangement will intensify the debate over cost of the couple protection Scotland Yard officers and Canadian Mounties have been providing … Read more
Airbnb is offering discounts on ‘creepy’ bugs that ‘listen out for parties’ and send text alerts to hosts’ phones when guests get too rowdy. Under the ‘party prevention’ section of its website, the home rental service says it wants to offer discounts on listening devices until April to ‘protect your space, maintain the privacy of … Read more
Tourist tax: Councils want Airbnb and hotels to charge their guests an extra £5 a night to put toward local services Rishi Sunak is under pressure to find ways of raising cash in next month’s Budget The Local Government Association claims a majority of the public back the idea Move to enforce hotel tax likely … Read more
It may look like a house in a galaxy far, far away. But this incredible Star Wars-themed Airbnb is right here on planet earth. The amazing rental is located in Davenport, Florida, just 15 minutes from Walt Disney World, and each of its nine bedrooms resembles a location from the film franchise. The Millennium Falcon-themed … Read more
Holidaymakers can feel like they are the king of the castle in this quirky Airbnb – because it is, after all, an actual castle. Longs Park Castle in West Ashton, Wiltshire, boasts a Rapunzel-style tower, an observatory and a clockhouse. And with a one-night stay costing from £211, and the property sleeping up to 16 … Read more
Stranger Things fans can stay at an 80s-themed Airbnb basement rental that has been inspired by the Netflix show The Upside Den, in St Louis, is an 80s-themed rental that recreates several of the sets used in the show It features a replica of the alphabet wall covered in Christmas lights that features in season … Read more
For the first time, Belvoir Castle – the stunning Windsor Castle double in Netflix drama The Crown – is making one of its sumptuous suites available to book on Airbnb. To celebrate the turn of the decade, the castle, which normally has 14 bedrooms for hire, will open the doors of its King’s Suite, seen in … Read more