Travel Site Books Londoners in South Brooklyn Homes

For those with a yen to travel like a local, but who find listings on Airbnb less than desirable, one UK-based company may better suit your taste.

OneFineStay books vacations at a curated selection of unoccupied apartments in London and New York with amenities like luxury toiletries, fine bed linens and phone/concierge services thrown in for good measure. In fact, Brits with a taste for Brooklyn can holiday at a handful of tony townhouses in Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill.

Of the 1,000 homes currently listed on OneFineStay, 150 are in New York and 7 were found in South Brooklyn neighborhoods.

Prices begin at $309/night for a two-bedroom duplex in Cobble Hill with "classically shaped dark wood furniture and a smattering of eclectic global finds" and extend to $659/night for a four-bedroom, ultra-modern Boerum Hill abode built from the ground up by two architects with light flooding every Scandinavian surface.

Reservations can be made online with a credit card just like at a hotel, but with the added luxury of personal restaurant recommendations, private outdoor patios and no awkward tipping.

No travel plans right now? The site it still worth a peek, if only for nearby real estate voyeurism.

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