Airbnb's most popular rental: a tiny cabin in the California woods

Kitty Mrache's 'geodesic dome loft' has appeared on the site for seven years and is so busy her own children have to wait in line

It started life as DIY kit assembled in a spare patch of land for a newly homeless friend. Now this tiny wooden cabin sheltering in the oaks and redwoods of Aptos, California, is the most popular rental on Airbnb.

Other properties on the home-sharing website are more glamorous, and others are more likely to be tagged by Airbnb's "wish list" button.