Trending Airbnb’s for 2018
According to Airbnb, bookings for nature lodges, yurts, and ryokans (Japanese-style dwellings) are on the rise for 2018: “Travelers are increasingly drawn to homes that are rustic and unique, rather than simply comfortable.”
It’s long been said that millennials are choosing “experiences” over “stuff.” But it also looks like they are choosing very specific, unusual experiences over, well, your average experience. A weekend glamping in a yurt is much more Instagrammable, anyway.
Courtesy of Airbnb.1/6Forget all about your Twitter mentions with this off-the-grid house on the cusp of Joshua Tree National Park. It’s entirely powered by solar panels, and there’s no Wi-Fi or television, “so that one can truly experience being in a place of extreme natural beauty, and take note of the play of light and shadow, and other natural phenomena.”
Courtesy of Airbnb.2/6Wake up to monkeys rather than your alarm clock at this nature lodge in Tres Ríos, Costa Rica. With 3 acres of land, and surrounded by jungle and near the Pacific Ocean, it’s a retreat for those who want to feel a world away.
Courtesy of Airbnb.3/6This geodesic dome in Chile, surrounded by lemon and avocado trees, may be perched high up in a national park, but it’s still only just over an hour away from Santiago and Valparaíso.
Courtesy of Airbnb.4/6This ryokan in Beppu, Japan, an area famous for its hot springs, has a Japanese-style garden and its own onsen (or a bath fueled by geothermal water).
Courtesy of Airbnb.5/6Although this Yukon, Canada, yurt is available year-round, it’s during the winter, when you can get unobstructed views of the northern lights, that makes it look so spectacular.
