October 7, 2011

Airbnb – fabulous apartments from $53 a night – in pictures

Airbnb, which won best website in the Guardian and Observer Travel Awards 2011, features rooms and apartments to rent in private properties in 16,000 cities worldwide. Here's a selection of some of the newest – and most affordable – around the globe

Travel airbnb: airbnb New York loft piano — New York loft apartment This stylish, light-filled one-bedroom loft apartment is just north of Gramercy, facing Park Avenue South, and is close to Madison Avenue, the Flatiron district and Gramercy Park. An oasis of calm in the heart of the city, it sleeps two and costs $250 a night Photograph: Navid Baraty

Travel airbnb: airbnb Barcelona — Barcelona loft (interior) This cosy apartment is perfect for two-four people, with one big space sub-divided into bedroom, kitchen, dining room and living room. There are balconies and plenty of natural light, and it costs $81 a night Photograph: other

Travel airbnb: airbnb barcelona ext — Barcelona loft (exterior) The apartment is on a second floor right on semi-pedestrianised Carrer Ferran, in Barcelona's old city Photograph: PR

Travel airbnb: airbnb Berlin — Berlin apartment Located in the Bergmann disctrict, near the city centre, this sunny, charming apartment has high ceilings and wooden floors. It sleeps two and costs $53 a night Photograph: PR

Travel airbnb: airbnb Cape Town — Cape Town loft apartment With panoramic views of the Atlantic and Robben Island, this one-bedroom apartment sleeps four, and has a private balcony looking out towards the national park of Signal Hill. It costs $101 a night Photograph: PR

Travel airbnb: airbnb Malabar — Sydney suburbs apartment, Australia (interior) Five minutes' walk from the beach, this one-bedroom apartment, in the south-eastern Sydney suburb of Malabar, has a spacious living area with well-equipped kitchen, in a quiet location Photograph: PR

Travel airbnb: airbnb Malabar ext — Malabar apartment, Australia (exterior) This apartment has its own balcony and beautiful bay and ocean views, and costs $78 a night Photograph: PR

Travel airbnb: airbnb Paris int — Old Bakery, Paris (interior) In the heart of the Marais district of Paris, this one-bedroom apartment used to be a bakery within a private hotel Photograph: PR

Travel airbnb: airbnb Paris ext — Old Bakery, Paris (exterior) It is close to the Musée Beaubourg and Notre-Dame, sleeps two and costs $108 a night Photograph: PR

Travel airbnb: airbnb london docklands inside — London penthouse (interior) A beautiful two-bedroom apartment in a modern block, this has a wrap-around roof terrace with amazing views of London Photograph: PR

Travel airbnb: airbnb london docklands roof — London penthouse (exterior) All the rooms have direct access to the outside terrace. The apartment is in zone 1, a few minutes' walk from Limehouse station, Docklands Light Railway, and costs $235 a night Photograph: PR

Travel airbnb: airbnb Rio studio — Copacabana studio loft (main room) This brand new studio apartment is two blocks from the beach, and within walking distance of Ipanema Photograph: PR

Travel airbnb: airbnb Rio bathroom — Copacabana studio loft (bathroom) It costs $90 a night – although there's a minimum stay of seven nights during the carnival Photograph: PR

Travel airbnb: airbnb San Francisco int — Private room in a penthouse, San Francisco (interior) Your hosts here are a retired anthropologist and her poodle, Scarlet – rent a double room in her spacious apartment, which sits on top of a restored 1870 Victorian house with breathtaking views of downtown San Francisco and the bay Photograph: PR

Travel airbnb: airbnb San Francisco ext — Private room in a penthouse, San Francisco (exterior) The double bedroom, with queen-sized bed, costs $85 a night Photograph: PR

Travel airbnb: airbnb buenos aires bedroom — Buenos Aires loft (bedroom) This stylish, two-storey loft apartment sleeps four to six Photograph: PR

Travel airbnb: airbnb buenos aires dining — Buenos Aires loft (living room) It is in a great location, close to the Congress Building, and costs $60 a night Photograph: PR

Travel airbnb: airbnb Venice — Venetian palace apartment (interior) Fifteen minutes' walk from St Mark's Square, this one-bedroom apartment is in the attic of an old Venetian palace Photograph: Luca Della Valle

Travel airbnb: airbnb venice 2 — Venetian palace apartment (exterior) It sleeps four and costs $149 a night Photograph: PR

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