For adventures on of the biggest expenses for travel is hotel prices, I recently discovered a solution! the story goes like this. with Valentine's day around the corner, I wanted to do something special for that wonderful woman in my life, I was struggling with the planning part when by chance my friends at work who were traveling nurses had told me about Airbnb.
Airbnb is a form of online booking for people homes and properties that act like hotels, sorta how Uber replaced taxi driving. I was skeptical at first. Staying in another person's home seemed sketchy to me but with Valentine's Day coming up, I took a chance and decided to give it a try.
For Valentine's Day I surprised my gal with a trip to Bellingham, for years she has been talking about moving to Bellingham and going to school up there.
I went to the website, typed in the location I wanted and started to play around with the filters. I discovered that it was very similar to a hotel, I could choose how may guest I brought and my price range. I also discovered that you could rent a room or the "entire place".
The "entire place" option seemed like the safest choice, given my gals anxiety and my lack of confidence in the use of this new resource.
I was presented with a decently large selection of Airbnb's in the area for under $50. I was able to book one walking distance to town.
On the day of the trip, I received directions to the cozy apartment near town and instructions for gaining access to the building. We packed our bags and set off. After 2 hours of driving, we arrived at the apartment. We followed the directions given to us and found the keys right where to message said that they were hidden.
Once we gained access to the apartment we were pleasantly greater by a mini reception guest with a picture frame with instructions, house rules, wifi password, and lender phone chargers! These people even left us a guest book to sign in too!
Next, we ventured inside, we were pleasantly surprised with comfy couches and a tv with chrome cast (perfect for us Netflix people), blankets, and space heaters.
The kitchen was super nice. It had a cozy tea timetable that was perfect for her and I. I was so appreciative of the simplicity and elegance of that kitchen. They even left some snacks for us!
The bedroom was large enough for a queen size bed and plenty of walking space, there was his and hers closets and a storage space for luggage.
They gave us access to their laundry room and provided detergent!
What really impressed me was the bathroom, so often when you look at houses and hotel room they don't show the bathroom, this one was stellar!
For 2 nights in Bellingham on Valentine's Day, I paid $100. Needless to say, I will be using this service again!
The home we stayed at:
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/21009335
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https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/21009335
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