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A 6-ton potato is one of Idaho's hottest Airbnb locations. Would you sleep in this? [View all]
Note: I do not have any financial interest in this hotel. I'm posting this article since Idaho is the Potato State.Tons of tourists are dreaming of staying in a giant Idaho potato.
The coronavirus pandemic forced people to cancel travel plans and stay at home for months in 2020. Some people took that time to fantasize about future vacations they could take and discovered Boise’s famous Big Idaho Potato Hotel.
Now tourists can’t wait to stay in the 28-foot-long Russet Burbank potato.
“After months of spending time indoors this year, Airbnb has identified a new trend of ‘wish list wanderlust’ as Americans are daydreaming about traveling regularly and reporting feeling optimistic as a result,” Airbnb said in a news release.
Airbnb looked at which listings tourists were adding to their wish lists the most in every state. In typical Idaho nature, the “most wish listed” stay is the 6-ton potato model that was repurposed into a one-bedroom mini hotel.
Read more here: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/business/article248458510.html
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