Not wanting to hijack the short term @ Mural thread, I found the following site to share as a result of that thread.
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Air BnB
http://www.airbnb.com/
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This site is where a few of the “other” locations in the Mural link appeared.
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They are an online listing site for ALL sorts of unique B and Bs located all over the world. Everything from a couch in a Seattle apartment to a real castle!
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I pass this along if for no other reason that a person could spend hours browsing their listings to actually using the site to plan a very unique getaway vacation.
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There appear to be some amazing values out there.
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According to their “about us” section on their web page, AirBnB is a small start-up located in San Francisco with a staff of 14.
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