If you've ever used Airbnb, there's a good chance you may have rented a room, apartment or house so you could have a nice place to crash while you go wine tasting for a couple days, visit a city you've never been to or sleep in the creepy rafters of a major television and movie studio. Okay, maybe just the first two...
Nonetheless, the popular rental site recently held a contest where those interested can submit convincing arguments on why they should be able to sleep in the Warner Bros' rafters above the studio where Conan is taped. Unfortunately, the contest is closed but if Airbnb decides to partner with other locations around town, here's what we suggest.
1. The Samuel Oschin Planetarium at Griffith Observatory. LA's light pollution may force you to leave town to the see the stars but not when you look up at the planetarium. We only ask for balcony access, so we could watch a few real stars and get some semi-fresh air, and a helluva view of the city.
2. A spot in the front of the line at Sqirl. You might not get a complimentary breakfast or welcome fruit basket if Sqirl were on Airbnb, but being at the front of the line for weekend brunch here beats the heck out of VIP entrance to any night club in town.
3. Walt's apartment at Disneyland. Disneyland is a magical place. It's especially magical when you can stay in the secret apartment above the Main Street Firehouse where Walt himself witnessed the one-year-and-one-day project that was the original Disneyland. Plus, you can wake up early and get a jump start on all the best rides.
4. On-site bathroom at Coachella. Coachella isn't in LA. But come April, it might as well be. The idea of renting out your own restroom and shower when things start to get a little bohemian is something we'd pay good money for.
5. The Getty Villa pool. It was kind of hard to decide whether we wanted to rent out the Getty Villa or the Getty Center. After realizing we may not be able to afford either one, we opted for a few hours in the pool. So, we could do laps, of course.
6. The mezzanine at Angel City Brewery. Fill up your growler, invite your friends and party down. Generally, they don't let you use the slide but it's worth asking. Oh, and there's also cornhole.
7. Pleasure Chest. This one sort of speaks for itself. The only thing: while we're all for going green, in this circumstance, please don't recycle anything you use. Please.
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