Article 5SMNR The Home Alone house is on Airbnb. Sounds like a trap | Stuart Heritage

The Home Alone house is on Airbnb. Sounds like a trap | Stuart Heritage

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Stuart Heritage
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Just how lucky will the guests who get to stay at the McCallister house later this month be? I foresee trouble

In the interests of public service, I need to make you aware of a trap. Yesterday, a property became available on Airbnb. It is a large home in the Chicago area, available for one night only and it is suspiciously cheap. Look, it's the Home Alone house.

Apparently, for $18 (13.50), you and three friends can stay overnight in the iconic McCallister residence. You will be greeted by the actor who played Buzz McCallister. There will be pizza and other 90s junk food. There will be a mirror for you to scream into. There may well be a tarantula. It all seems too good to be true, doesn't it? This is why I am convinced that whoever ends up staying there will be robbed.

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