Need an Airbnb for the USC-Clemson game? You could pay more than $7K for a queen bed
Football fans who want to stay together in the Columbia area for the USC-Clemson game Saturday could pay almost $8,000 for a room in the outskirts of the city if they don’t book their Airbnb fast.
Only about 20 houses and rooms remain for groups of four or more to rent on the website for that night, ranging vastly in style and price.
But one of the cheapest options still available may also be the best, so long as fans doesn’t mind having ducks as neighbors. A half-hour away from Williams-Brice Stadium near Lake Murray, up to nine guests can spend the night after the game in a refurbished passenger bus — complete with a blowup cave, nearby fishing pond and pool — for just $30 a person.
The inflatable cave alone looks worth the price. Fans can celebrate their win or mourn their loss inside the cave’s mini bar, then play a round of pool or darts to keep the games going all night.
A fire pit and paddle boards are also available for guests to use in the Chapin spot, though at least two friends might have to share a bed after the fun is over. The sleeping options include two pull-out couches and four blow-up beds. Photos for the listing show mallard ducks appear to compete for pond access.
Some Airbnb hosts choose to make up for cheap sticker prices on their rentals by racking up the cleaning charges or service fees. Not this host, who has earned two “great” reviews so far for his passenger bus. He’ll only charge football fans an extra $7 in cleaning and service fees.
On the other end of the rental spectrum for the night of the big game is a private room on the market now for $5,635. Including the thousands of dollars in additional fees and taxes that the host plans to charge potential guests, the room’s total price shoots to $7,755.
Though the description of the place said the listing is for six people, it appears they would all have to squeeze into the single queen bed included and share a bathroom with others in the house.
Most of the eight reviews former guests have given the Arcadia Lakes room are positive and describe the place as “comfortable” and “cool.” It’s unclear whether they, too, paid thousands of dollars to sleep there or whether the host might have offered them a more reasonable rate if they stayed over on a less eventful night. When asked whether the cost of the room was listed mistakenly or was typical of his usual rate, the host did not immediately respond.
Other extraordinary listings still available for the night include a “tudor/medieval style” pool house that sleeps four — complete with access to a salt water pool — for $120, a six-person “glamping” tent located 11 minutes from the stadium for $435 and former airplane hanger turned loft around the corner from Williams-Brice that’ll set a group back by $1,651.
This story was originally published November 24, 2021 at 11:48 AM.
