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Yes, a Brooklyn Igloo Was Listed on AirBNB for $200 a Night during Winter Storm Jonas
Yes, a Brooklyn Igloo Was Listed on AirBNB for $200 a Night during Winter Storm Jonas
Jan 17, 2024 3:31 PM

One Brooklyn entrepreneur built a shrine to Winter Storm Jonas and wanted to charge for rent, but AirBNB quickly shut it down.

Pictured here is the $200-per-night igloo that was put up for rent on AirBNB in Brooklyn.

(AirBNB/Patrick A. Horton)

The temporary rental website quickly moved to take down the listing for an igloo that was built by local resident Patrick M. Horton, who posted the Jonas-powered structure for the fee of $200 a night. AirBNB said the reason for the closure was Mashable reported.

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Horton tweeted that at least three people reached out to him with interest in booking the igloo for the night before the listing was removed. It was listed as a "," according to UPI.com.

"Dripping with ingenuity and alt-lifestyle aura lays this snowpocalypse's most desirable getaway," UPI.com said the deleted post read. "Built completely by hand all natural. Come experience this chic dome-style bungalow with Bae."

Horton told DNAinfo that since there is a section on AirBNB for igloo rentals. But in the end, AirBNB couldn't keep the listing up because it wasn't built with all of their requirements.

"Got shut down by @Airbnb for not meeting occupancy standards," he tweeted. "Though they were nice enough to tell us that it looked very well constructed."

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