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Why are Airbnbs so Comfy?

Or, is it possible to "Airbnb-ify" your own home?

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Addison Del Mastro
Jul 03, 2021
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My wife and I stayed in an Airbnb rental, which she picked, for the first time in July 2020, at the height of the pandemic restrictions. It was a cottage up in the hills outside Natural Bridge, Virginia, in the Shenandoah Valley. We brought our own dinners (pre-cooked with our sous vide machine, and rewarmed with it as well), and were looking for a chan…

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