The Idiot has recently stayed in Airbnb lodgings in Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, Egypt, Tunisia, France, England and the US. The San Francisco company, an online marketplace that enables clients to rent out their properties or spare rooms, has no shortage of fans and detractors.
Fans like the variety, the price, the comfort and the income but detractors claim the short-term rental option has taken properties off the long-term rental market (making rentals more expensive), destroyed the neighborhood sense of community (too many strangers) and impacted business for hotels (who cares?).
Now, in transitional and trendy LA neighborhoods, apartments are being built exclusively as Airbnb rentals. Check out the sleek Scrandianvian, three-bedroom, two-bath apartment-built-as-an-Airbnb that The Idiot rented two steps from the Occidental College campus in transitional/trendy Highland Park this week.
The price per person for six people: $50 a night.
The rooftop at The Idiot’s Airbnb in Los Angeles this week.
The sleek and practical Scandinavian look of The Idiot’s Airbnb in Los Angeles this week.
The trendy Highland Park hood near The Idiot’s Airbnb in LA this week.
The practical dining room table in The Idiot’s Airbnb in trendy Highland Park.
One of two full bathrooms at The Idiot’s Airbnb in Los Angeles this week.
One of three double-bedded bedrooms at The Idiot’s Airbnb in Los Angeles this week.
The trendy Highland Park hood near The Idiot’s Airbnb in LA this week.
Wall art at The Idiot’s Airbnb in LA this week.
Wall art at The Idiot’s Airbnb in LA this week.
Occidental College is steps away from The Idiot’s Airbnb in trendy Highland Park in Los Angeles.
A new building with Airbnb-designated apartments going up on York Avenue near Occidental College.
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