Airbnb set to destroy housing market in The Lord Of The Rings' and The Hobbits' Shire, too
Airbnb is offering three groups the opportunity to stay at the New Zealand Hobbiton set
Having messed up the housing market in cities across the world, Airbnb is now aiming to make it impossible for all but the wealthiest hobbits to own their own place in the Shire, too. The first sign of the company’s expansion plans comes through a new listing that allows interested—and hopefully short—travelers to book a stay in one of the New Zealand hobbit hole sets used in filming The Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit.
The Airbnb listing, hosted by site owner Russel Alexander, promises the first opportunity to date “to stay at the original Hobbiton Movie Set” featured in the two trilogies. Waikato, New Zealand’s Shire features “44 permanently constructed Hobbit Holes” and one of them, The Millhouse, will be set up to accommodate visitors next spring.
The Millhouse includes two bedrooms, an indoor fireplace, backyard, and “homey decor curated by the trilogies’ Creative Director Brian Massey.” It also comes with a TV and wi-fi, just like Frodo used to catch up on his stories and argue with other hobbits on hobbit Twitter late into the night.