2024-02-09 09:08:45
Tents set up in the living room from a London apartment, the home of the famous ogre Shrek or a cabin perched in the middle of nature, in the United States. Accommodations rented on Airbnb are sometimes atypical. But this one is even more original. This is the Clarisas de Santa María de Jesús convent in Seville, Spain, erected in the 16th century. A community of nuns still lives within its walls.
Next to the sign indicating that the convent sells homemade treats, a blue plaque with the Airbnb symbol sits proudly. It was precisely a customer of the convent who buys sweets there who indicated to Javier, who specializes in the management of rental properties, that the sisters wanted to transform part of the convent into tourist properties. Javier and Luis renovated and adapted the convent into Airbnb accommodation. “We did not want to get involved in the direct management of the apartments because it is not our life, it gives us income to live on, but we do not want it to harm our vocation and that is why we commissioned the management», explains Sister María José to The country .
Accommodation far from the monastic cell
The convent guardian and her family lived in one of the 110 square meter rooms. She was responsible for interacting with the outside world and running errands for the nuns, cloistered in the convent. The caretaker left to live elsewhere and the sisters decided to rent the accommodation. The work lasted almost three years.
Anyone looking for a resemblance to a monastic cell will not find it, as stated The country. Travelers cannot book for just one night, the minimum required is two nights. The price is 180 euros for two nights in the largest three-bedroom accommodation, and 90 in the two-bedroom accommodation, excluding cleaning fees, which range between 30 and 55 euros. The listing on Airbnb guarantees “peace in the heart of Seville» and thus promises a most relaxing stay. A private patio offers plenty of light. The apartment has been equipped with a television, a dishwasher, and even a juicer. Everything has been thought of down to the smallest detail. A setting far from austere therefore.
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