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#airbnb

Colonial architecture sits alongside cutting-edge design, traditional markets share blocks with high-end boutiques, and quiet temples carve out a peaceful space among the urban chaos. The city's hotel scene has all the big names you'd expect - the Peninsula, Shangri-La and Mondrian all take up space throughout the smartest neighbourhoods - but for a truly authentic experience, look to the city's Airbnb offering.

The frontman of the Black Eyed Peas spent the early 2000s driving his pop-rap group into the cultural zeitgeist and plowing some of those earnings into budding tech startups in the Bay Area. He joined one of Twitter's early funding rounds, and he put money into Tesla before Elon Musk became CEO, the musician told SFGATE in a wide-ranging interview at San Francisco's Dreamforce conference on Wednesday.

The beauty of an Airbnb is that, more often than not, it comes with a strong sense of place. Hotels can be successful at capturing the vibe of a city, but there's nothing quite like cosplaying a day in the life of a local, wandering around hidden gems, and exploring family-owned cafés. Plus, if you're not into understated spots, Airbnb also offers the opportunity to try out something one-of-a-kind, like a houseboat in Oregon or a converted grain silo in Missouri.

They compared this to staying at a detention centre. The rules reportedly included no cooking, no washing, and only turning the heating on in the winter for 90 minutes in the morning and two hours in the evening. There were also a number of additional fees such as £50 for call outs, £20 per day for parking and a £200 fee for a lost key or for smoking outside.

From its best Airbnbs, visitors can tap into that lifestyle and soak up South Florida's essence for as long as their trip allows. Whether tucked away in historic neighborhoods, perched on serene canals, or situated steps from the vibrant pulse of Las Olas, these stays are all about escape. With artful interiors, design-forward amenities, and resort-style outdoor spaces, they are designed to delight, recharge, and connect you with the rhythm of coastal luxury.

I'm pretty much a pro when it comes to staying in tight spaces. From a tiny-home hotel to a repurposed wine barrel, I've booked small, unique accommodations around the world. But I'd never stayed in an Airstream trailer before my trip to Vienna, Austria, in October 2023. Seeking an affordable, atypical accommodation, I booked two nights in Hotel Daniel's luxury camper through Airbnb for $300.

"Hopefully it looks smaller on the outside than it feels on the inside," I thought as I walked up to the front door of my home for the next two nights. In 2021, I took a trip to Miami and stayed in a 250-square-foot tiny home I found on Airbnb for about $100 a night. It was my first time staying in one, and I figured I'd find the space uncomfortably small for more than a couple of nights.

Every year, a sprinkling of countryside escapes decorates my calendar like pixie dust and-like so many Londoners -trips like these fill my soul, clear my mind, and leave me returning to 'real' life with a lambs-spring in my step. City life is fun, but it's fast and full-on. Retreating somewhere that promises blissful quiet and a clear night's sky, a watercolor sunrise, and best-of-British landscapes feels medicinal.

One of Airbnb's most underappreciated competitive advantages is how it has quietly become a home for long-term travelers. In 2024, stays of 28 nights or more made up 18% of gross nights booked, according to company filings. That's not a small niche -- it's nearly one in five stays. This trend aligns with broader shifts in how people work and live.

It's a widely held belief that the presence of plants and animals can have healing effects on the human psyche. Ask the Japanese, who engage the senses by means of forest bathing, or the Dutch, who hug cows as a form of therapy. Such is the draw of a bucolic farm stay, where you can wake up to sights of flower fields and horse herds without the responsibility of actually having to look after them.

As the housing crisis and wealth inequality emerge as top issues for voters in New York City, mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani has called for higher taxes on the rich to pay for services and famously suggested that billionaires should not exist. Mamdani's viral campaign handily defeated Andrew Cuomo, New York's former governor, in a Democratic primary earlier this year. As expected, billionaires and billionaire-owned companies such as Airbnb and DoorDash are now spending big to defeat Mamdani and influence the race.

Bristol thrives with culture - from its rich history and famous architecture to its foodie hubs, shopping spots and cider-sipping boltholes. Go for a long weekend of brunching and lunching, a romantic getaway, or brave it solo with our ultimate travel guide. Here we round up our favourite places to stay, including a Georgian apartment on the renowned Royal York Crescent and a lodge for two in ancient woodland.

"You need to be as close to the people doing the work as possible." "It's a concentric circle of like 40 or 50 people, and I treat them all as my directs." "I skip level, I co-hire them, and I make decisions on whether or not they're working out and leave the company." "Hire, fire, promote, and manage. I co-do it with my executives. It's a lot of work, but it's necessary."

Airbnb is now making hotels a cornerstone of its growth strategy, confirming that embracing hotels is no longer taboo for Silicon Valley's home-sharing unicorn.

Every year, my family takes a 14-hour road trip from our home base in Utah to a house in Netarts Bay, Oregon. Though it's just an Airbnb rental, it's become our home away from home. I stumbled upon it four years ago and loved that it faced the bay, had a beautiful wrap-around porch, and was the perfect size for our growing family.

"When Brian or the founder, whoever it is, is beating you up on something, say, 'Well, let me tell you why it looks like that or why we are doing that."

Airbnb has apologised to a woman after an apartment host falsely claimed she had caused thousands of pounds' worth of damage and used images she says were digitally manipulated to back up his allegations.

Cambridge offers a variety of Airbnb accommodations that provide a local experience, featuring restored Victorian townhouses and artsy riverside studios to suit all occasions.

Kọ Café, co-owned by Isreal Adeyanju, is a West African coffee shop in New Jersey, offering coffee, tea, sandwiches, and Nigerian meat pies.

Some of the most unique and charming stays across the US are Airbnbs inside of real lighthouses, each with its own blend of history, character, and sweeping views.

"Airbnb continues to make money from stolen Palestinian land and contributes to the housing crisis worldwide. We do not wish to promote or profit from this. Free Palestine. Eat the Rich."