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The weirdest places you can stay around the world – including giant mushroom villas and cow-shaped lodge


HOLIDAYMAKERS can now search for the most unusual properties on Airbnb using the holiday rental site’s new label.

The OMG! category features 500 quirky homes including a guitar-shaped house in South Korea and a yacht marooned on a desert island.

Airbnb has a new OMG! category with quirky properties

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Airbnb has a new OMG! category with quirky propertiesCredit: AIRBNB

Here are the top properties you can find and even book to stay in.

The Cow Shed, UK

Imagine a shepherd’s hut, only shaped like a cow and that’s what you get at this glamping spot in Suffolk.

The holiday home features one double bed plus a small single bed above.

Staying true to theme, The Cow Shed is on a countryside farm and guests can stuck into the farmyard action with animal feeding sessions at breakfast.

More unusual than the property itself, guests are even invited to “clean out the stables in the morning”, according to Airbnb.

One night costs from £100.

The Cow Shed is on a countryside farm and guests can join animal feeding sessions

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The Cow Shed is on a countryside farm and guests can join animal feeding sessionsCredit: AIRBNB
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Rondavous Land Yacht, US

Don’t worry if you suffer from sea-sickness as this stationery yacht in Texas is permanently docked on a desert island.

It costs from £82 per night and sleeps plenty with one double bed, a sofa bed, a toddler bed and even a mattress for the floor.

There’s also a large fire pit, charcoal grill, and 90 acres of private land to explore – plus it’s in a great spot for stargazing with clear views of the night sky,

The most unique thing about Rondavous Land Yacht, though, is that it’s on a “clothing optional” campsite, so you can moon under the moon.

This stationery yacht in Texas is permanently docked on a desert island

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This stationery yacht in Texas is permanently docked on a desert islandCredit: AIRBNB

Leafy Greens, Thailand

Owners of this eco-friendly mushroom hut in Chiang-Mai want all their guests to “live in harmony with nature”.

Named Leafy Greens, the two-storey clay house, shaped like a toadstool, has two floor mattresses and a single bed.

It’s completely surrounded by wildlife, including crickets, frogs, lizards, butterflies, and bugs, although the property does state that they “do not offer refunds if those creatures comes into the house”.

The house costs £10 per night.

The two-storey clay house is shaped like a toadstool

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The two-storey clay house is shaped like a toadstoolCredit: AIRBNB

Emotional Healing, South Korea

The Emotional Healing cottage in the Gyeonggi Province of South Korea is completely rock and roll.

It’s shaped like a giant guitar and even has a workshop on the first floor that offers guests ukulele lessons.

The house sleeps two in one double bed and features a large terrace on the third floor.

The house is shaped like a giant guitar and even offers guests ukulele lessons

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The house is shaped like a giant guitar and even offers guests ukulele lessonsCredit: AIRBNB

Dome Villa Eclipse, Indonesia

Travellers can swim in an infinity pool shaped like a three leaf clover, overlooking the ocean, at this villa in Indonesia.

Perched on top of a cliff, the dome property itself it’s quirky too, inspired by surrealist artist Wolfgang Widmoser, who studied under Salvador Dali.

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The Eclipse Dome Villa sleeps three in one double and a single bed and has a garden with a day bed for soaking up volcano views.

One night in the dome costs £93.

The Eclipse Dome Villa sleeps three in one double and a single bed

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The Eclipse Dome Villa sleeps three in one double and a single bedCredit: AIRBNB





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