Tamarindo Beach in Costa Rica Makes the Top 10 Airbnb Wish List

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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company, today unveiled the most popular Wish-Listed locations and properties around the globe. Airbnb Wish Lists is a feature that lets travelers save and share their favorite Airbnb listings, whether a cabin in Cornwall or a villa in Bali. Each of the almost two million listings in 190 countries around the world on Airbnb is unique and staying in one offers a glimpse into a new neighborhood and lifestyle.

Airbnb analyzed the Wish Lists that have been saved by millions of guests since the feature was launched in 2012 and has revealed the 10 most popular locations, types of listings, and the most wish-listed properties in the world. Wish Lists are aspirational and indicate where a traveler would go if they had all the time and money they could want.

Forget skiing, when people want to get away nothing is better than, sun, sun, and more sun. Airbnb discovered that the destinations with the highest percent of listings on Wish Lists are almost exclusively known for their warm weather. Whether Belize City, Belize, Okinawa Islands in Japan, or the Turks and Caicos, when people want an escape they escape to the beach.

Top 10 Highest Percentage of Homes Wish Listed in Destinations Globally**

1) Belize City, Belize
2) Okinawa, Japan
3) Savannah, Georgia
4) Turks and Caicos
5) Mendocino, California
6) Kyoto, Japan
7) San Juan, Puerto Rico
8) Margaret River, Australia
9) Jervis Bay, Australia
10) Tamarindo, Costa Rica

The Costa Rica Star found more than 300 rentals listed on Airbnb in Tamarindo Beach for the first week of February. The properties ranged from shared rooms to entire homes, and the prices start from about $20 to almost $1,000 per day.

From boutique hotels to beach bungalows and from ocean view condominium units to rooms in country homes, there is no shortage of Airbnb listings in Tamarindo Beach. One of the most impressive is Casa Blue, which at $899 per day is certainly a departure from the startup days of Airbnb, when typical listings included living room couches with the right to use a shower if you were lucky.

Casa Blue is a 1.5 acre villa that sits on a mountain, surrounded by tropical forest and overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It has five bedrooms and five bathrooms, an infinity pool with sun deck, and can accommodate 10 guests.

Costa Rica has previously made other Top Ten lists by Airbnb that focused on unique properties voted as the most interesting by users.

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