Airbnb owner lists tents in living room for London tourists – and charges £68 a night

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An Airbnb owner is charging London tourists £68 per night to remain in “romantic” tents inside their living room.

You can keep in the tents, positioned in Soho, for a worth of £68 per night, however the associated fee varies by date and there are reductions obtainable, which might see that worth drop to £38 – a cut price £1,140 for a month’s keep.

In distinction, the common lease in London was £2,501 a month in April 2023, in line with Rightmove.

Guests can also need to share their sleeping quarters with different guests – with three tents seen in the living room photographs.

Other facilities obtainable embody a kitchen, WiFi, a devoted workspace, air-con, washer and hairdryer. It additionally comes with a shared rest room.

“You won’t forget your time in this romantic, memorable place,” the Airbnb description reads.

Despite the considerably dire prospect of living in a tent indoors, many earlier visitors appear fairly impressed with the essential providing – with the property holding a median ranking of 4.45 stars. Though some seem to have had points with fellow tent neighbours.

“The apartment is very well located and easily accessible, [the host] is responsive and responds very quickly,” reads one evaluate.

“On the other hand, we had to use a different bathroom every day, including once it was not clean at all (dirt, cigarettes on the floor, clutter…).

“In addition, the toilets in the common areas are not clean, and the sink is not clean either.

“Finally, we suffered the noise for 2 nights of the people from the room next door who went back and forth all night without worrying about being discreet for us.

“For 1 or 2 nights we recommend because it’s pretty decent, but no more [sic].”

The host took the chance to answer this criticism, which got here with a three-star evaluate, explaining: “I am [apologising] for all.

“As the period of Christmas and New Year are the busiest time for us, some of our cleaners were on holiday. We will do well and improve our service [sic].”

Meanwhile, one other latest visitor had a extra nice expertise and gave the essential lodging 4 stars.

They wrote: “Not pretentious accommodation in a very central area, perfect for a short stay. Excellent communication with the host [sic].”

However, a earlier visitor did word the issues that may come up from renting a tent in a room stuffed with potential strangers.

Still giving their tent a three-star ranking, they wrote: “Excellent location rooms/shower /tents small and noisy.

“I slept in tent in living room [and] suddenly other guests all came to eat [sic].”

Meanwhile, on-line, individuals have shared different ideas.

“Heading over to London next week for a few client meetings and new projects and was looking for accommodation on Airbnb, when this caught my eye,” wrote one particular person.

“I mean, props to them, they even put some ‘office space’ in there if you need to do a quick client call – all while sitting next to a snoring stranger who’s probably had one too many pints the night before!”

Someone else added: “Looking for a reasonable place to stay in London on Airbnb, I spotted this absolute bargain: a TENT in someone’s living room for £65 a night! Added extras: a shared TOILET and SINK. And they say that London is expensive…”

Another particular person appeared misplaced for phrases, merely saying: “Wtf.”