Airbnb is a great source for finding unique places to stay on a budget. Penny Hoarder recently found these Airbnb listings for under $100. But what if even $100 is beyond your budget? Well, Airbnb offers plenty of places to crash for less than $50 a night—and the lower price tag usually means the uniqueness factor actually increases. Read on for the most unique places to stay on a budget in every state and you’ll see what I mean…
1. Alabama
Where: Roberts Retreat, Town Creek
$25 per night
This place looks like Lincoln Logs come to life. And you can play with the owner’s chainsaw.
2. Alaska
Where: Glacier House Tree House, Fairbanks
$30/night
A treehouse with no heating. In Alaska. Good luck.
3. Arizona
Where: Cozy “Ghost Town” Miner Cabin, Tombstone
$49/night
This is a “1900s authentic ghost town miner cabin.” You even have access to an old-timey jail.
4. Arkansas
Where: Private Primitive Camping, Eureka Springs
$15/night
This one comes with an air mattress and hammock set up, but you can also have the owner set up your tent/campsite for you before you arrive. Looks gorgeous. And you can be naked—”No one will see you or judge you.”
5. California
Where: Sleep tight in the ENO Hammock!, Bakersfield
$18/night
It’s a hammock hung outside the couple’s home. You can also sleep with their cat.
6. Colorado
Where: Spend a night in John Denver’s tipi tent, Hesperus
$35/night
If you’re a fan of John Denver, stay in his tipi that he used for 10 days. The views look gorgeous, and “you can hear him singing ‘Rocky Mountain High.'”
7. Connecticut
Where: Single room in quiet setting, Coventry
$50/night
It’s an old farmhouse. You enter through a converted silo!
8. Delaware
Where: Typical House, Lewes
$41/night
You have access to a pool AND hot tub. That’s unique, right?
9. Florida
Where: PINK Cracker House, Dunnellon
$25/night
Stay in a pink house. We’re not quite sure what the “cracker” refers to.
10. Georgia
Where: Auto Shop Office in former school, Chickamauga
$18/night
Stay in an old desegregated school that’s been converted into an auto shop. “Lots of garage smells. Bathroom is across the cold and cluttered garage.”
11. Hawaii
Where: Single Hammock in a Shared Coed Outdoor Dormitory, Pepeekio
$25/night
Not only do you sleep in a hammock, you’re living with other cool people. And there are no walls, so you experience this thing called fresh air.
Honorable Mention: This Bali hut looks pretty cool, and Hawaii is very unique, so this was a tough decision.
12. Idaho
Where: “Junipers Rest” Tent Cabin, Lava Hot Springs
$50/night
It says it’s a cabin. But really, it’s a tent that’s built like a cabin.
13. Illinois
Where: Hanukkah House, Morris
$18/night
Someone put up their gingerbread house for rent on Airbnb. “Not for diabetic tenants, height restriction of under 3 inches tall.”
For real though: Sleep on an air mattress inside a 1927 castle. “There is no moat to cross at this castle!”
14. Indiana
Where: Cocoon: Your Nest Add On, Evansville
$41/night
Feel like a beautiful butterfly when you emerge after sleeping in this cocoon. It hangs from a beam and can carry 350 pounds.
15. Iowa
Where: 1896 Gabriel Mansion, Des Moines
$50/night
Stay at one of the oldest buildings in the state’s capitol. The owner is an opera singer.
16. Kansas
Where: The Light Center Barn, Baldwin City
$42/night
This one is part of a larger organization, but you still can stay inside a barn.
17. Kentucky
Where: Extreme Eno camping from 100 feet!, Crofton
$40/night
You can bring up to 10 people and sleep from a hammock 100 feet above ground. It looks like a water tower. “Highest altitude in the entire county.”
18. Louisiana
Where: Charming Ditch, Lake Charles
$12/night
They put a mattress in the middle of the ditch. They even have books there for a library. Best. Listing. Ever.
19. Maine
Where: Haunting Mansion on Hill, Maine, Guilford
$40/night
Stay in this mansion, part of the National Historic Registry, but you should know: “Wild parties and other exuberant displays are frowned upon, unless the owners are invited.” They sound like fun!
20. Maryland
Where: Camp DC Metro in ’73 Scotty Trailer, Lake Shore
$34/night
You can use their trailer within 50 miles of their location—and its name is Henrietta.
21. Massachusetts
Where: The Milkroom Country Retreat, Ashfield
$46/night
It’s a nice little retreat, with a milkroom and a cozy little cabin for you to stay in.
22. Michigan
Where: Colorful Tipi on Organic Farm, Columbiaville
$35/night
It’s a tipi! And it’s colorful. Just be careful with the fire. Yes, a fire pit inside a tipi.
23. Minnesota
Where: Wooded Town home, lower level with screened porch, Excelsior
$50/night
Yes, it’s a home, but it’s located in the middle of nowhere. Sounds like an awesome retreat to me.
24. Mississippi
Where: Unique Geodestic Dome on Bayou, Ocean Springs
$42/night
You get one private room inside this “dome-home.” Pretty neat.
25. Missouri
Where: Worlds only Flying Bed, Kansas City
$39/night
The bed is hung from chains, and it looks like it’s flying like Aladdin’s carpet. Bonus: “You can hike down to the river and bathe in nature.”
Where: FAMOUS Home of Hammping, Park Hills
$39/night
You know those cocoons in Avatar? You are sleeping like that, but in a tent strung between two trees.
26. Montana
Where: 1986 Volkswagon Vanagon
Missoula, MT
$30/night
This van is big enough to sleep five people. And “the seat folds out into a full sized bed.”
Honorable Mention: Bridgertipi, Bozeman
$30/night
Again, I’m a sucker for a tipi.
27. Nebraska
Where: Delightful Dundee Blanket Fort Room, Omaha
$50/night
Relive your childhood and stay in a room with a blanket fort. (The two skeleton pillows scare me a little, though.)
28. Nevada
Where: Container Cabin, Black Rock Desert
$48/night
Ever wondered what it’s like to stay inside a shipping container? Yeah, me neither.
29. New Hampshire
Where: Rabbit Haus at Bardo Farm, Croydon
$17/night.
1) You sleep in a barn. 2) There’s a hammock. 3) There are rabbits everywhere!
Honorable Mention: Tiny home style trailer, Chatham
$35/night
It’s an ambulance body on a trailer.
30. New Jersey
Where: Charming Pre-Revolutionary War House, Barnegat Township
$44/night
Sure, it’s a normal house. But it was built in 1767.
31. New Mexico
Where: Schoolbus, Madrid
$35/night
First, you’re in the middle of nowhere. Second, you’ll stay inside a 1946 school bus. And the views don’t hurt.
32. New York
Where: Pool float!, Poughkeepsie
$39/night.
“If you like this posting we will get along swimmingly.” Great! (Side note: you don’t have to sleep in the pool float. It’s more of a pit stop, but still.)
33. North Carolina
Where: Sleep in a Barn!!, Albemarle
$25/night
You have access to their indoor plumbing. But your bed is literally on the barn floor, with a rocking chair and doormat and everything.
Honorable Mentions: One man from Wilmington, NC, has two unique listings. One is “Tarzan’s Roost,” a tree house without a roof. The other is an RV set in a truck bed.
34. North Dakota
Where: Camper to lay your head in nature, Cummings
$29/night
Not your ordinary camper. It used to be a horse trailer. And yes, the poop has been scooped.
35. Ohio
Where: Bottle Kiln, Zanesville
$45/night
It’s a B&B, but there’s an outdoor pottery kiln that looks like a bottle.
36. Oklahoma
Where: Scenic one room Schoolhouse, Geary
$55/night
Whoops, it’s not under $50. But still, it’s a one-room school house with a chalkboard.
37. Oregon
Where: Tipi Phoenix, Medford
$43/night
Yes, another tipi, but one that looks like a lotus flower or an oversized pumpkin with a circus top.
38. Pennsylvania
Where: Oil tank cabin, Sugar Grove
$25/night
There’s a fire pit outside, but the real fire is inside. Stay in an old repurposed oil tank that’s been turned into a cabin. Oh, and, “If you bring illegal drugs you will be scalped. No questions asked.”
39. Rhode Island
Where: Backyard Glamping, South Kingstown
$18/night
Update your camping style by staying in this backyard retreat.
40. South Carolina
Where: Earthy, memorable, modern camping experience…, Charleston
$40/night
I still have no idea how you get to the suspended tent, but that looks like quite the adventure. Just make sure you don’t have the fire pit underneath the tent.
41. South Dakota
Where: The Shipping Container Cabin on Two Track Trail, Dewey
$35/night
This tent-like cabin is made from an old shipping container. As for cell service, You cannot “Hear Me Now!”
42. Tennessee
Where: Male Nudist B&B, Memphis
$30/night
The description alone makes this one unique. “There is a hot tub/jacuzzi in the private backyard, but no clothing allowed in the hot tub.” The owner offers further assurance: “The temperature in my home is warm … so why not?”
43. Texas
Where: Tin Valley Retro Rentals “Cozy Cactus”, Terlingua
$35/night
This one’s a retro RV with cacti painted on the side. The inside looks great, and the views of the desert are spectacular.
Honorable Mention: This tiny house with a wrap-around porch.
44. Utah
Where: Tent plus Bed, Oljato-Monument Valley
$45/night
You get a tent. And a bed. Along with a tour of the local sacred sites. “You can totally ignore the hosts if you want to.”
Honorable Mention: This yurt looks pretty cool.
45. Vermont
Where: Spend a night in a Vermont barn!, Goshen
$50/night
There’s a basketball hoop and ping pong table on the second level. So you know where I’ll be…
Honorable Mention: You can paddle your own canoe and pick plums near this yurt.
46. Virginia
Where: Suspended Tree House Tent, Tent Hammock, Tree Tent, Nokesville
$35/night
Here’s another suspended tent, so high above the ground, a small child can walk under it. It’s also near a lake.
Honorable Mention: This vintage RV has “The Juice Box” written on the side of it.
47. Washington
Where: Florence is a vintage 69 bus, Maple Falls
$49/night
It comes with a wood stove inside. And its name is Florence.
Honorable Mention: This would have been the best in Washington, but the bus is not named Florence.
48. West Virginia
Where: Brewstel – Brew Shop & Hostel, Elkins
$25/night
Yeah, it’s a hostel. But there’s a bar downstairs. And it’s cheaper if you bring more than six people. So, perfect for parties!
49. Wisconsin
Where: Little Round Cabin on the Pine, Richland Center
$49/night
This yurt-like cabin sits along the Pine River, where you can canoe or kayak for days.
50. Wyoming
Where: Road Warriors Welcome at the Tower, Devils Tower
$50/night
Stay in the same style of tipi as General Custer did. Not his exact tipi, but it’s still pretty cool. You’re also close to Devils Tower National Monument.
