Airbnb Lesson 2: What Kind Of Place Are You Listing?

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From its humble beginning of an Airbed rental in San Francisco back in 2007 to make ends meet, Airbnb has transformed itself to 3,000,000+ listings over 191 countries in 10 years.   
http://digidamo.blogspot.tw/2014/05/airbnb-was-air-bed-and-breakfast.html

And in all those listings, the variation of accommodation offered is staggering.  Do you know that the choices of rentals vary from the common shared room to a cave, a castle and even an entire island in Airbnb?

Here are the types of accommodation that you can list in Airbnb.  The first list are your typical accommodations.
·         Apartment
·         Bungalow
·         Cabin
·         Condominium
·         Guesthouse
·         House
·         In-law
·         Guest Suite
·         Townhouse
·         Vacation Home



These accommodations on the next lists are more similar to a traditional hotel.  They even included cultural hotels native to each country in the parenthesis.  

I would love to try a Ryokan.  I read before that prices for Ryokan in Kyoto costs more than your typical hotel because of the cultural immersion.  But if it comes with an Onsen in a snowy mountain, then we have a deal.
·         Bed & Breakfast
·         Boutique Hotel
·         Nature Lodge
·         Hostel
·         Timeshare
·         Serviced Apartment
·         Casa Particular
·         Pousada
·         Minsu (Taiwan)
·         Ryokan (Japan)
·         Pension (Korea)
·         Heritage Hotel (India)

And the more than usual types but would likely get your attention especially if you’re the more adventurous traveler.
There’s a castle in the list!
·         Boat
·         Castle
·         Cave
·         Chalet
·         Dorm
·         Earth House
·         Hut
·         Igloo
·         Island
·         Lighthouse
·         Loft
·         Plane
·         Camper/RV
·         Tent
·         Tipi
·         Train
·         Treehouse
·         Villa
·         Yurt
·         Other

If you’re wondering what a Yurt is, according to Wikipedia it’s a portable round tent covered with skins or felt and is the traditional dwelling place of nomads from the steppes of Central Asia.  Think of Genghis Khan from Mongolia existing his dwelling from a plains several hundred feet above sea level.

Maybe you have a piece of land somewhere in the province near a river or falls with crystal clear water?  Time to put up some tents or a yurt in that place and list it on Airbnb.
Image Credit:  Damien Knowles, Clipart-finder, Nihongodaisuki, Clipartof

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