Forget the 'Up' House, We'd Rather Rent Out These Iconic Movie Locations

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Airbnb just launched Icons, a new offering that includes pop culture experiences and stays.

Published on May 2, 2024 at 5:14 PM

Airbnb has revealed its next great novelty: Icons. The new offering from the vacation rental platform is leaning into the set-jetting trend hard. Airbnb has offered previous versions of this, like the Barbie Malibu Dreamhouse and Shrek's Swamp. The idea is to offer ultra-exclusive fan-driven experiences that customers can't get anywhere else. But instead of providing just one or two exclusive experiences, Airbnb's Icons started with a drop of 11 different unique stays and experiences.

The flashiest of the new stays, which are all detailed below, is definitely the Up house, which is an actual suspended home located in Abiquiu, New Mexico. The home is held up by a crane (though I don't know if it will stay suspended during your stay). The home is a true-to-animation recreation home featured in the movie, including the thousands of balloons floating above the home, but the balloons above the Airbnb thankfully don't pop. You can request to book the home until May 13. You can see more photos and learn how to book a stay on the Airbnb website.

"Icons take you inside worlds that only existed in your imagination—until now," said Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky. "As life becomes increasingly digital, we're focused on bringing more magic into the real world. With Icons, we've created the most extraordinary experiences on Earth."

Here are the additional 10 stays:

Courtesy of Airbnb

Pretty cool, right? I mean, the experience of living life like a reggaeton superstar on tour for a week sounds like a fantastic experience—and I know a legion of youngsters who would give up junk food for life to play Fortnite with Khaby Lame. What's even cooler is that these stays will either be free or priced at less than $100. The catch is that you'll have to be fast enough to book, as most are one-time or limited-time offers.

Considering this is an ongoing project at Airbnb—it will be a continuing curation of "extraordinary experiences hosted by the world's greatest names in music, film, TV, art, sports, and more"—the staff of Thrillist has a few suggestions for the next Icons stays:

Kelsey Allen:

A night in the basement from Ma
A sleepover with Cher in the house from Moonstruck
Camping under the rock formation from 127 Hours
A long weekend in Versailles with a tour from Sofia Coppola for Marie Antoinette

Izzy Baskette:

Snoozing in the den from We Bare Bears
Several days spent frolicking in the village from Midsommar

Joe Erbentraut:

An intense and vaguely erotic encounter in the hotel room from Challengers

Becca James:

A night in the basement from Barbarian
A night in the basement from The People Under the Stairs

Opheli Garcia Lawler:

A few days in the panic room from Panic Room
An intimate dinner in the chamber from Saw
A long weekend in the honeycomb from The Bee Movie
A river cruise on the houseboat from Anaconda
A sleepover with Cher in the house from The Witches of Eastwick
A spent adventuring the hidden pirate caverns from The Goonies
Al Pacino mumbling or yelling in the Miami mansion featured in Scarface

Maitane Romagosa:

A night in the basement from Parasite
A sleepover in the home from Grey Gardens
A weekend with Lauren Graham in Lorelai and Rory's house from Gilmore Girls
An exhilarating weekend inside John Malkovich's brain from Being John Malkovich, hosted by John Malkovich

Tae Yoon:

A sleepover with Cher in the house from Mermaids
A getaway in Bette Midler's apartment in Beaches
A weekend locked in Principal Ava's office from Abbott Elementary

Joleen Zubek:

A week spent wandering in the version of Portugal from Poor Things
Time to explore the entire castle from Labyrinth
Drinking wine at the vineyard house in The Parent Trap
A plush and relaxing weekend being waited on by Owen Wilson in one of the rooms at The Grand Budapest Hotel

Do you have an idea for Airbnb's Icon series? We'd love to hear it.

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Opheli Garcia Lawler is a Senior Staff Writer at Thrillist. She holds a bachelor's and master's degree in Journalism from NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. She's worked in digital media for eight years, and before working at Thrillist, she wrote for Mic, The Cut, The Fader, Vice, and other publications. Follow her on Twitter @opheligarcia and Instagram @opheligarcia.

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