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4) Be flexible with your destinations

Tell Airbnb you’re flexible and see where it takes you.
Tell Airbnb you’re flexible and see where it takes you. Screenshot: Airbnb

Flexible Destinations is an official Airbnb feature that is useful if you’re after a more out-of-the-ordinary vacation experience—think yurts, treehouses and the like. It’s worth trying if the type of place is more important to you than the geographical location.

When you’re searching for somewhere to stay, pick I’m flexible as the destination, then fill out the dates and the number of guests as normal. Airbnb will start with places closer to your location, but you can search further afield if you want to.

Along the top of the results screen, you’ll see categories including Barns, Tiny homes, National parks and even Caves. Even in the more obscure categories, there are usually plenty of options to explore.