Wine lovers take note! Staying at a winery just got easier…
Last month Airbnb added 50 new categories to help travelers find unique alternatives for traditional hotels – including staying a vineyard. With a few clicks you can sort through 120,000 vineyard stays around the world. Talk about expanding your palate!
It’s perfect timing given wine tourism is finally starting to make a come back. According to The Drinks Business, the company stated that vineyard stays, along with other ‘unique’ listings such as treehouses and historical homes, grew by 120% in 2021 compared with 2019, as the world slowly began to emerge from the covid-19 pandemic.
If you’re planning a wine vacation, make sure to check out the MANY wine travel guides we have on the site. It appears that Airbnb currently has 1,000 vineyard stays in the United States. (At the time of this posting.) Several of the recommended US wineries listed in the regional guides offer Airbnb listings.
In case Airbnb isn’t your thing, we’ve shared our top picks for winery hotels in the United States too.
Elaine Schoch is an award-winning travel writer, wine judge, American Wine Specialist and certified by the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET II). At Carpe Travel she shares wine travel destination guides for ALL WINE LOVERS – from novices to experienced pros – to help them plan their wine adventures, arming them with insider tips, must-visit spots, and things to see and do beyond the vines.