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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Rent, Don't Buy: Curbed LA has found a room...
× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Friday, December 30, 2011, by Sarah Firshein
Friday, September 2, 2011
Rent, Don't Buy: West Coast Weekend Rentals for Hurricane-Shy East Coasters
× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Thursday, August 25, 2011, by Rob Bear
With Hurricane Irene bearing down on the Eastern Seaboard, right coast residents might be best served by jumping ship to the West Coast for a few days to avoid the high seas, higher winds, and general storm-related frustrations. These five weekend rentals offer up a place in the sun and some, like this waterfront cottage near Point Reyes, Calif., have views of more placid waters. For rent for $250 per night, the one-bedroom wood structure probably wouldn't fare well during a hurricane. Good thing Irene is 3,000 miles away. San Francisco airport on the other hand is located just 60 miles south.
? Down the coast in Big Sur, this three-bedroom escape has more space and even better water views, set against dramatic lush hillsides. Pricey at $700 per night and not terribly accessible—it's a 3.5 hour drive south of SFO—this house is at least luxurious enough to justify the inconvenience.
? Still further south, in the relatively unknown oceanfront town of Cayucos, Calif., this offbeat beach house has a quirky look that might not to everyone, but at least there are plenty of distractions to take minds off the weather back home. For the $248 per night rental fee, this two-bed, two-bath spread provides a billiards table, easy access to the beach, and a hot tub.
? Those looking for a more traditional feel in a more familiar destination would be matched well to this Santa Barbara, Calif. townhouse. No water views here, but two bedrooms for $250 per night in such a coveted township isn't such a bad deal. Especially considering the modern fixtures and just a little funkiness with that pottery stove on the balcony.
? For some real California flavor, we'd be hard pressed to find a better spot than this one-bedroom rental in the Hollywood Hills. Renting for just $100 per night, the guest house has direct views of the famous Hollywood Sign and a distant look at the Griffith Park Observatory. Needless to say—this is LA—a car rental is a necessary add on.
· Bleu Bay Beach Cottage [AirBnb]
· Tolkien's Rest [AirBnb]
· Cayucos Beach House [AirBnb]
· Modern Townhome Near Everything [AirBnb]
· Guest House @ the Hollywood Sign [AirBnb]
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Rent, Don't Buy: Spring Break Getaways That Renters Won't Regret
× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Thursday, March 10, 2011, by Rob Bear
While the masses are clamoring for another Rum Punch, packing themselves into cramped hotel rooms, and grinding to last year's techno hits, there are relaxing rentals to be had in some of the most popular spring break destinations. Take this Spanish Colonial villa in the Mexican vacation hub of Acapulco. The five-bedroom house has quite the celebrity history. Until 2005 it was owned by pop star Julio Iglesias and during Acapulco's jet-set heyday it hosted icons like Steve McQueen, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and Errol Flynn. Today, it's one of a handful of private homes on the grounds of the exclusive Villa Vera Hotel Spa & Racquet Club. While that means easy access to a host of amenities, it also means a bit more privacy and security, as the resort serves a maximum of 100 guests at a time. What does it cost? $1,261 per night in high season.
? Amid the lush vegetation and all-inclusive resorts—like Sandals and the scandalous Hedonism II—of Montego Bay, Jamaica lies the Round Hill Hotel, a quaint collection of cottages arranged on the site of a former plantation. Among those cottages are some larger villas with private pools, a breakfast chef, and a housekeeper, like this three-bedroom number that rents for $2,530 per night. The resort is all about measured escapism: you won't find a TV in the house, but there's one available for rent at the front desk.
? If access to amenities is a priority, there's always The Ocean Club, a high-end resort that shares Bahamanian Paradise Island with the famous mega-resort Atlantis. That means access to the water parks and casino gaming of Atlantis without the riotous crowds. Oh yeah, James Bond won a car from a witless baddie here in 2006's Casino Royale. You might need to win a few hands of Baccarat yourself to afford the 13,500-square-foot villa with infinity pool and deep-water dock—this one is "price upon request."
? For the truly xenophobic spring breaker there's always Florida, and its rental offers there don't disappoint. Coming it at $12K per night, this Miami Beach mansion on "Millionaire's Row" would break all but the most generous vacation budget. The elaborate interior is protected from intruders by a wall around the property and 10 closed-circuit TV monitors. Good thing, too—someone could be having a party on the other side of the 16,000-square-foot spread and you'd never know.
· Villa Acapulco 99 [Unusual Villa]
· Round Hill 3-Bedroom [Wimco]
· Ocean Club Villa [Unusual Villa]
· Millionaire's Row - 8 Bedroom [Luxury Rentals Miami Beach]
Friday, May 6, 2011
Rent, Don't Buy: Five Staggeringly Expensive Summer Getaways for Fat Cats
× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Thursday, April 28, 2011, by Rob Bear Photos: Sandpiper Rentals
For a truly extravagant summer vacation, there's no better venue than a palatial pad in one of America's tried and true summer resorts. But these days, despite the recession, prices for these premier vacation homes are climbing higher and higher (just ask the folks over at Curbed Hamptons). So for all you moguls and captains of industry, we've found some of the best, and most expensive, summer haunts in five of America's classic summer destinations. Let's start on the preppy Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard, where this low-slung five bedroom nestles into the scrub brush on the outskirts of Edgartown (above). With views over Slough Cove and Great Pond to the Atlantic, stone patio, and swimming pool, this 4,800-square-foot cottage is asking $180K per month in high season.
— In Bridgehampton, N.Y., this newly-constructed shingle-style spread has been attracting plenty of attention. First, the landlocked estate went on sale for close to $60M, then, last summer, the owner—Hamptons luxury homebuilder Joe Farrell—started asking $500K for two weeks in July. Well it turns out that scheme worked, because it rented for full price—$35,714 per day. Want to see some of the outrageous amenities at work? Watch Farrell's niece and nephew lead the tour, courtesy of MTV's Teen Cribs. Anyway, this entertaining monstrosity popped back up on the rental market this year, same $250K-per-week price tag.
? For a little less high-profile chicanery, head north to the blue blood bastion of Mount Desert Island, Maine. In the village of Northeast Harbor, this hillside charmer sleeps up to twelve and rents for the relative bargain price of $58K per month. Plus, there are waterviews, a small private beach, and a yacht mooring for that perfect Maine lifestyle. The only downside is the remote location, some five hours by car from Boston.
? Across the continent, in Malibu, Calif., former Million Dollar Listing star Chad Rogers has the listing for this six bedroom beachfront estate in the Malibu Colony. No wonder he was always talking up that Colony exclusivity: this place is asking a whopping $110K per month. But ol' Mr. Rogers is going to have to search high and low for a renter who can get along with the schizo decor.
? Back on the Atlantic coast, this Nantucket spread with six bedrooms (including two master suites) is aiming for those easily wowed by design name-drops. The listing lets potential renters know they'll be sleeping beside Brunschwig & Fils wallpapers, lounging on solid teak pool furniture from McGuire's Portico Collection, and goes so far as to mention the "custom-made wood and honeycomb blinds by Great Windows." This sort of detail is usually more appropriate for a sales pitch, but when you're forking over $165K a month, it's nice to know where that cash is going.
· Summer Rental Roundupse [Curbed Hamptons]
· 17 Forever Wild Way [Sotheby's]
· 612 Halsey Lane [Corcoran]
· The Sandcastle coverage [Curbed Hamptons]
· Teen Cribs (Season 2, Episode 1) [MTV]
· Seaward [Knowles & Co.]
· Malibu Colony [Chad Rogers]
· Lily Pond [Time & Place]
Friday, April 29, 2011
Rent, Don't Buy: Dungeon Apartment in "Cowboy Cassidy's" Basement Can Be Yours
× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Wednesday, April 20, 2011, by Sarah Firshein
As a general rule of thumb, folks who rent apartments on Craigslist try to avoid ending up in the landlord's dungeon. Yet the Los Angeles Times home blog encourages renters to reconsider, offering a story about the totally normal-sounding, affable George Ehling, an octogenarian who has been renting out the basement apartment—"bigger than a studio and smaller than a one bedroom"—in his Hollywood Hills home for five years. The subterranean space is clad with rocks that Ehling dug up in the backyard and affixed to the concrete walls; it's renting for $1,350 a month. One word of advice, though: in his earlier days, Ehling used to wrestle under the nickname "Cowboy Cassidy."
· Dungeon apartment for rent in the Hollywood Hills [L.A. at Home]
Friday, April 22, 2011
Rent, Don't Buy: Off-Beat Hotels Make Tempting Cases For Temporary Insanity
× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Tuesday, April 12, 2011, by Rob Bear
Way back in September, we took a peek at a Costa Rican hotel that stuck a retired 727 airliner in the treetops as a VIP suite. Well it turns out Costa Rica isn't the only country home to some wacky vacation getaways. From Connecticut to Belgium, we've found five more hotels and hostels with exotic accommodations sure to make bedding down part of the fun. While they might not share in the superhero cachet of Taiwan's Eden hotel, these picks also don't rent out by the hour, making them a far less scandalous alternative. In fact, should some scandal erupt, the Mirrorcube at Sweden's Treehotel (above) would make the perfect place to hide from the world. Supported by a single tree trunk, the 173-square-foot cabin is fronted on all sides with mirrored glass. Concerned for the safety of local wildlife, the Swedish architecture firm Tham & Videgård Arkitekter had the glass panels lined with an infrared film visible only to avian eyes.
? If that 727 down in Costa Rica wasn't quite big enough to satisfy gimmick-minded guests, this repurposed Boeing 747 jumbo jet on the tarmac of Stockholm's Arlanda airport should do the trick. Known as JumboStay, the hostel offers a range of accommodations, from four person shared dormitory rooms in "coach" to the honeymoon suite nestled in the upstairs cockpit. Prices are reasonable too, but, given the location amidst a steady stream of still-functional (read: loud) aircraft, that's none too surprising. Also a honeymoon suite with double beds? Disappointing indeed.
? In the bucolic Connecticut township of Litchfield Hills, something delightfully strange is afoot. The hotelier behind Winvian commissioned 15 different architects to design the 18 guest cottages on the property. Most of these have some traditional New England feel, but one architect went off his or her rocker, choosing to stick a former Coast Guard helicopter inside a barn and convert it for nightly use. The interior of the whirly bird contains a seating area, television, stainless steel bar and a restored cockpit for imaginary flights of fancy. Thankfully, the mattress isn't crammed inside the 'copter but rests in an alcove opposite a jacuzzi tub. This might be a novelty but the price sure isn't, starting at $950 per night.
? Across the Atlantic, the Brits have a strange way of enjoying the seaside. The Martello Tower, one of several such towers built to defend against a potential invasion by Napoleon, is now managed by the Landmark Trust as a shared boarding house. While we're all for preservation and enjoy the unique advantages of historic accommodations, we would have a hard time selling renters on the narrow gun-port windows when such beautiful coastal vistas are just on the other side. Thankfully, there's a roof from which to enjoy the views in good weather, but there are more worries to be had, like the lack of floor-to-ceiling walls making for very public private spaces.
? Ever wanted to live like you were about to invade Troy? Well now you can at Belgium's La Balade des Gnomes where the proprietors have constructed a full-scale—if none-too-historically accurate—replica of the Trojan Horse, replete with slap-dash wooden construction and wheels. There's space for two inside, and thankfully a few windows, which we're guessing were not on the original. If so, those Trojans had it coming. French speakers should check out the Tim Burton-esque website for a few more fanciful rooms.
· Oh You Were Looking For Loft-style? I'm Sorry, This is Lost-style. [Curbed National]
· World's Craziest Batman Room is in an Hourly Rate Erotic Motel [Curbed National]
· The Mirror Cube [Treehotel]
· Tree hotel [Tham & Videgård Arkitekter]
· JumboStay [official site]
· Winvian [official site]
· Martello Tower [Landmark Trust UK]
· Trojan Horse [La Balade des Gnomes]
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Rent, Don't Buy: It's Bathtime, Kids! How About a Roman-Style One?
× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Wednesday, January 19, 2011, by Sarah
Clearly the folks living in or near zip code 90210 do things a little differently than the rest of us. Some might even have servants, suggest our cousins over at Curbed LA, who dug up photos of this Roman-inspired bath on Craigslist. Craigslist? What! Yes, that's right, the home attached to the watery, windowless wonder above is renting for $50K a month. Most likely to people who don't need guarantors.
· Your Servant Can Feed You Grapes in This Beverly Hills Bath [Curbed LA]
Monday, February 7, 2011
Craigslist Chronicles: Charts Don't Lie: a Craigslist Seller's Annotated User's Guide
× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Friday, January 14, 2011, by Sarah
Illustration: Lunchbreath via Core77
On top of the Core77 home page today: editors' picks of the best "stuff" (in general) from last year, including a bookshelf that looks like a hamster wheel, the cover of the first issue of Interiors magazine, and a wire-loop chair. Plus, there's pretty much the coolest Craigslist-themed illustration of all time (above). Consult it the next time that "authentic midcentury chair" begs to be sold.
· The Best of Core77: Our Favorites from 2010 [Core77]
Friday, January 14, 2011
Earn $117K, Live Here, Don't Worry, Be Happy: Today HuffPo reveals some pretty shocking...
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