Unusual Airbnb in Crete Offers a Bed Under the Stars

The queen-sized furniture nether the stars. Credit: Airbnb/Summer Bed nether the Stars

An outdoor “Summer Bed nether the Stars” is disposable for rent to star-gazing travelers connected Airbnb successful Crete. Gabriella Damianaki is the pistillate down this antithetic accommodation, which is located successful Paleokastro, Heraklion.

The “room,” which is really successful a courtyard, is surrounded by the 4 walls of an aged house.

The spacious—and airy—accommodations are conscionable 100 meters (300 feet) distant from the oversea and 13 km (eight miles) distant from Heraklion, the superior and main municipality of Crete.

Credit: Airbnb/Summer Bed nether the Stars

The rental includes 1 queen-sized bed, a azygous bed, a toilet, a shower, 2 fireplaces, and a surviving room—but nary ceiling.

She says that erstwhile she came for the archetypal clip to sojourn Crete, she instantly fell successful emotion with the Mediterranean lifestyle. “I was impressed by people’s hospitality, the bluish sea, and the mountains precocious to 2500 meters, with snowfall until June. And by the delicious food.”

She decided to determination to Crete and renovate the family-owned guesthouse that her begetter built successful the precocious 1970s. “I had nary thought of however adventurous this communicative would become. Since then, I person been enjoying each day, starting with a cupful of java and watching the sunrise astatine the beach,” the proprietor says.

What bash guests of nether the stars Airbnb say?

But what bash the guests say? Liya who stayed immoderate years backmost said that “sleeping extracurricular mightiness look to beryllium uncomfortable particularly if determination are mosquitoes…however, it was incredible! We slept truthful good and determination was nary occupation with mosquitoes oregon thing else.”

“You person to beryllium alert that you volition slumber extracurricular successful an aged taverna but the acquisition is unsocial and truly enjoyable! What champion than waking up with the prima and feeling the upwind during your sleep!” says Etienne.

Michelle, who besides stayed astatine the accommodation, said that “Gabriella is precise welcoming and friendly. Unfortunately, our furniture was not the 1 successful the representation since it had a small extortion implicit it and nary mosquito net… The determination is precise nice, straight astatine the formation with a beauteous sunrise presumption astatine the apical of the hill.”

Take a look astatine the spectacular—and unforgettable—accommodation successful the video below.

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