This unique Scottish bolthole gives residents the chance to live their book selling dreams. But there's already a two year wait list.
The village of Wigtown is known as Scotland’s National Book Town, and one of its charming bookshops - The Open Book - rents out its upstairs flat on Airbnb, giving literary-lovers the chance to experience the joys of having their very own shop by the sea.
Airbnb says it is ”the first ever bookshop residency experience” and is so popular it has a two year waiting list of guests coming from around the globe. The shop, set up by The Wigtown Festival Company, aims ”to celebrate books, independent bookshops and welcome people from around the world”
Since welcoming its first visitors in August 2014, the nonprofit Open Book Airbnb has become a sensation with guests saying they’re delighted by the unusual experience of minding their own bookshop. “There’s no better feeling than somebody buying a book that you put on display,” one recent occupant from Texas told the BBC.
The Airbnb page describes the property this way:
“Nestled in the pristine surroundings of Galloway, The Open Book is a charming bookshop and apartment, situated on the main street of Wigtown. A holiday home with a difference, it presents a unique opportunity for visitors to run a real bookshop at the heart of the town’s vibrant community. Booked through Airbnb, paying guests live in the self-catering apartment upstairs and run the bookshop below it for the duration of their stay."
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