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You know the moment when you put something you really want in your online shopping cart even if you're not going to buy it right now? You can do the same thing with Airbnb destinations that you hope to visit someday. It's a chance to 'window shop' for your vacation. Airbnb just announced the top 10 wishlisted stays for this summer, and nearly all of them mention a tree or a forest in the description. Looks like it's time to head into the woods.
The most wishlisted stay is a glass treehouse in Banner Elk, North Carolina. This elevated, round one-bedroom home gives beautiful tree-level vistas with a black iron spiral staircase between the two levels. Decorated in cream and white with stone walls in some areas, the space looks romantic and luxe. Outside, a firepit and hot tub are steps away from a natural waterfall.
Coming in second is a space billed as an ‘architectural wonder in the woods’ in Rhinebeck, New York. This two-story structure has a bit of a Dr. Seuss appeal with a leaning exterior wall and funky shaped windows. And although there are no actual bedrooms, the open floor plan home sleeps three. The towel storage rack in itself is a marvel! Not surprisingly, this is part of a project designed by an architect, Steven Holl.
The third place falls to a ‘unique Earthhouse retreat w/spring-fed creek,’ in Springfield, Missouri, which is a home built into a hillside. But this is no Hobbit house; it’s very modern and its large windows let you forget it’s actually nestled into the earth.
The other seven most wished-for stays include an adobe dome in Terlingua, Texas; a treeloft in Perryville, Missouri; a treehouse in Hardwick, Vermont; a treehouse in China Grove, North Carolina (sensing a theme here?); an off-grid ‘earthship’ in El Prado, New Mexico; an A-frame in the woods of Rockbridge, Ohio; and a historic lookout-turned-treehouse in Fernwood, Idaho.
Not one of these is in a city setting. It goes to show that when we go on vacation, we just want to relax in nature’s calming presence.
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