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Quirky Camper
Hotels
Location:
Northern, Central and Southern California
Description:
Airstream travel
trailers, those iconic silver bullets, hit the road
in the 1930s and quickly became design icons,
cropping up in movies and fashion shoots as well as
stylish front yards along the way. Now hotels and
motels around the world are adding Airstreams as a
hip alternative to cookie-cutter rooms, as
stand-alone hotels, as add-ons to existing inns,
even as part of campgrounds. Style aside, features
like multiple beds and fully-equipped kitchens can
also make Airstreams a cheaper option. A few
examples include:
California
Auto Camps:
This may be the
latest in a crop of quirky camper hotels around the
West that have all the romance of the open road
with none of the heavy towing. In the heart of town
where reasonably priced rooms are rare, these five
renovated trailers are enough to make an Airstream
convert out of anyone. Each comes with two beach
cruisers for touring the coast like a local.
Petaluma
Metro
Hotel:
Two Bambi
Airstreams sit in the plastic flamingo-filled
garden of the French-themed Metro Hotel, about 15
minutes from Sonoma wineries. The aluminum interior
has all the amenities of a typical room with
morning coffee and pastries, room and maid service,
and flat-screens with surround sound.
Joshua
Tree Trailer
Palace:
The Hicksville
Trailer Palace at Joshua Tree, CA, has eight
kitschy trailers, including one with a 1970's theme
and electric fireplace. There's also an archery
range, pool, and mini golf course opening soon.
Landers High Desert
Outpost: Kate's
Lazy Desert's six vintage trailers, restored by The
B-52s' "Love Shack" video backdrop artists, are
from another world, one where you live in a lava
lamp. Six uniquely-themed vintage trailers serve as
your desert home-away-from-home with bright pops of
color and whimsical themes. For example, the Bue
Stripe Airstream or "Tinkerbell" is 32' has one
full bed, a bathroom and small kitchenette. The
Orange Stipe Airstream "Planet Air" 30' has one
full bed, a bathroom and small kitchenette. They
are all air conditioned and each airstream
accommodates 2 adults only. You'll also have a
hammock, a little BBQ grill, coffee maker, and
basic cooking utensils. Experience incredible
views, starry nights, and the magical experience of
the desert!
Even
more California Airstream
campsites:
Click here for 7 more places to stay
along the California Coast in an Airstream Trailer.
This must be catching on!
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