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Swim, supper and intimate steaming: how much would you pay for a night in Gwyneth Paltrow’s guesthouse?

If you have been paying attention, you will know that we are currently living through a golden age of short-term property rental. Where Airbnb once primarily existed as a method of gutting the soul from a local community, now it has gleefully entered the world of the one-night novelty stay.

In 2021, for example, Airbnb offered one lucky customer a night in an annexe of A year later, it listed an impressive replica of the house from as a rentable location. But these just gave you the impression of living the celebrity life. Airbnb has been very careful about not putting people in the proximity of actual celebrities.

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