Spend the night inside a giant potato

Posted on 26 April 2019

After six years of travelling in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Idaho Potato Commission, a giant prop potato has been converted into an Airbnb. The oversized spud, called the Big Idaho Potato Hotel, is located on a 162-hectare farm just outside of Boise, Idaho.

The official state vegetable of Idaho is the potato. The state is famous for their consistently high-quality potatoes. These are attributed to a combination of the rich volcanic soil, water from melting snow from the mountains, clean air, sunny days, and cool nights. Turning the giant potato into an Airbnb was a natural fit for the state.

 

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The potato has been equipped with air conditioning, a bathroom, fireplace, bedroom, and lounge area. The room is big enough for two people.

It was revamped by Kirstie Wolfe, a tiny house developer, who was on the road with the potato for two years as an ambassador for the commission.

‘I had the perfect lot, and some day I was going to get that potato and turn it into something cool,’ Wolfe told the Idaho Statesman.

 

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The Potato Hotel measures 8.5m long, just under 4m wide and stands 3.5m tall, and weighs an impressive six tonnes. A night in this fascinating hotel will set visitors back $247 (R3,555), all booking fees and taxes included.


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