The ‘Home Alone’ house in Winnetka, Ill. Will be available to rent via Airbnb for one night later this month. The $25 stay will also include snacks, fish traps, movie screenings, and other resort trips.
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The ‘Home Alone’ house in Winnetka, Ill. Will be available to rent via Airbnb for one night later this month. The $25 stay will also include snacks, fish traps, movie screenings, and other resort trips.
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Calling all fans of the Christmas classic: The iconic house from the 1990 movie Home alone will be available to rent on Airbnb for a single night this holiday season.
Up to four lucky prank makers will be able to stay at the McCallister family home the night of December 12 for just $25, The rental company has announced on Wednesday. Tenants can request reservations in suburbs of Chicago starting December 7 at 1 p.m. CT.
That’s thanks to his brother Buzz, aka actor Devin Ratray, who’s celebrating the holiday — even though he and his family (everyone except the pet dog, this time) will be out of town. on their annual vacation trip.
“You may not remember me being particularly amused,” ‘Buzz’ said in a statement. “But I’ve grown up, and I’m happy to be sharing a home – even a pizza – with you this holiday season. Just try not to let my tarantula, Axl, take up my time. .”
It’s not clear who owns the house or exactly how it got to Airbnb. The family that owned the property at the time of filming sold it to its current owner in 2012 for $1.5 million, according to Chicago Tribune.
While the house is certainly the main attraction, it’s not the only advertised perk of an overnight stay (no Kevin though, sorry).
Ratray told Everyone that anything fans can remember from the first movie will be available – lack of buckets of paint in the face. He said he hopes it will snow like in the movie and is excited about giving fans the chance to experience the house for themselves.
“You’ve seen the movie so many times, you’ve seen the Christmas tree in the front room, you’ve seen the stairs, the people are running up and down, you’ve seen the kitchen where Buzz lovingly puts all the pizza cheese on. Now you have to go through it,” he said, adding that the mess was cleared up a long time ago.
Airbnb says it will greet its guests with a “cozy holiday setting” that includes twinkling lights and a Christmas tree, as well as a meet and greet with an actual tarantula set, one LEGO sets to take home and “all the ’90s favorites their hearts crave,” from Chicago pizza to a microwave-cooked cheese and mac candlelight dinner.
It also promises booby traps (“but don’t worry – you’ll be setting them, not jumping aside!”) and “surprising splashes of water after shaving and ample opportunities to scream in mirror.”
“This holiday season, we’re playing by my little brother’s rules, so feel free to eat junk food, watch junk on TV, borrow my dad’s shaver and choose your own adventures. friends with a legendary battle plan as a guide,” Buzz wrote in the property listing. “Just stay out of my room, okay?”
Visitors will end their rookie night with a screening of the latest installment of the franchise, Home Sweet Home Alone. NS new movie, now out on Disney+, is about a couple trying to steal an heirloom from a resourceful boy whose family left him behind on a vacation trip to Japan.
And, like the best gifts, this one also gives: Airbnb says it will make a one-time donation to Chicago’s La Rabida Children’s Hospital, although the amount is not specified.
The listing describes the two-bedroom, 1.5-bath home tucked away on a picturesque street in the Chicago suburb of Winnetka, and calls the neighborhood a friendly place “despite the occasional encounters.” past encounters with crooks and folklore about Old Man Marley.”
Airbnb adds that guests are responsible for their own travel to and from Chicago, and that those wishing to reserve homes must adhere to local COVID-19 guidelines and the company’s safety practices. .
It also tracks local infection rates and missions as the omicron variant spreads, and says it will offer guests a $1,000 travel credit if their last stay must be cancelled. .
Here’s to hoping these lucky tenants will finally be able to safely – and stay – home alone.
This story originally appeared on NS Morning version live blogs.
