Hobbiton Airbnb: Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Set Available to Stay

One of the best issues about Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies is that if you happen to journey to New Zealand, you’ll be able to truly go to lots of its real-life places. But what if you happen to might go a step additional? What if you happen to might dwell there?

At 4 p.m. EST on December 13, “The One-and-Only Hobbiton” positioned in Matamata, Waikato, New Zealand is going live on Airbnb. And the host isn’t kidding after they write “one and only.” It’s the precise, privately owned vacationer location followers can go to and the place Peter Jackson and his solid filmed not simply the unique Lord of the Rings movies, however The Hobbit movies as properly. It’s the tenth anniversary of the first installment in that collection, An Unexpected Journey, and that’s the inspiration for this unimaginable alternative.

That’s the excellent news. The dangerous information is Hobbiton isn’t completely changing into an Airbnb website. It will probably be open for precisely three two-night stays for a most of 4 company at a time. But, if you happen to do occur to lock in a kind of dates (March 2-4, March 9-11, and March 16-18, 2023 are the dates in query) the expertise will solely value about $6 per night time, plus taxes, charges, and your personal journey to and from. After that, you can still visit anytime, simply stay awake there.

“For more than two decades, we’ve welcomed millions of passionate fans to the Hobbiton movie set, but never before has anyone had the opportunity to spend a night in Middle-earth,” host Russell Alexander stated in a press launch. “I am delighted to share the beauty of my family’s farm and pleased to be hosting this iconic location on Airbnb for fans from around the world.”

With that have, not solely do you get full, unique entry to all of Hobbiton, you get the next, by way of the press launch:

• Cozy in a single day lodging curated by the trilogies’ Creative Director Brian Massey, together with a writing nook, match for Bilbo Baggins at The Millhouse.
• Private entry to a private Hobbit Hole, arrange for enjoyable moments of Preciousss downtime and afternoon tea.
• An night banquet in The Green Dragon Inn with a feast that includes beef and ale stew, complete roast chickens, freshly baked bread, and loads of ale, plus Second Breakfast and Elevenses served each day.
• A behind-the-scenes non-public tour of Hobbiton Movie Set.

For extra data, the hyperlink to ebook, and lots of, many extra pictures, head over to Airbnb.

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