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| Live like a lord and lady: 'Downton Abbey' is listed on Airbnb | Live like a lord and lady: 'Downton Abbey' is listed on Airbnb |
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| Fans of the hit TV series Downton Abbey are to be given the opportunity to “live like the lord or lady of a stately home” and stay in the castle where the show was filmed. | Fans of the hit TV series Downton Abbey are to be given the opportunity to “live like the lord or lady of a stately home” and stay in the castle where the show was filmed. |
| To mark the release of the Downton Abbey film, the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon have posted their residence of Highclere Castle in Hampshire on the Airbnb booking website. | To mark the release of the Downton Abbey film, the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon have posted their residence of Highclere Castle in Hampshire on the Airbnb booking website. |
| The advert invites two guests to stay in one of the house’s 300 rooms on 26 November and be “treated like royalty”. | The advert invites two guests to stay in one of the house’s 300 rooms on 26 November and be “treated like royalty”. |
| For the price of £150, the couple will join the earl and countess for evening cocktails in the saloon followed by a traditional dinner in the state dining room, waited on by the castle’s own butler. | |
| After dinner, coffee will be served in the library before the guests retire to one of the principal bedrooms with an en-suite bathroom and views over 400 hectares (1,000 acres) of rolling parkland. | After dinner, coffee will be served in the library before the guests retire to one of the principal bedrooms with an en-suite bathroom and views over 400 hectares (1,000 acres) of rolling parkland. |
| “Throughout the stay, Lord and Lady Carnarvon will immerse the guests in the rich history and heritage of Highclere Castle with a private tour of the castle, the Highclere estate,” the advert says. | “Throughout the stay, Lord and Lady Carnarvon will immerse the guests in the rich history and heritage of Highclere Castle with a private tour of the castle, the Highclere estate,” the advert says. |
| While the room is listed as coming with a hairdryer and shampoo, it will not have wifi or a TV. | While the room is listed as coming with a hairdryer and shampoo, it will not have wifi or a TV. |
| Reservations open at noon on 1 October and applicants are expected to have a record of good reviews from their previous Airbnb bookings. | Reservations open at noon on 1 October and applicants are expected to have a record of good reviews from their previous Airbnb bookings. |
| Applicants need to show they are “passionate about Downton Abbey” in the message they include when requesting the reservation and the most creative submission will be chosen. | Applicants need to show they are “passionate about Downton Abbey” in the message they include when requesting the reservation and the most creative submission will be chosen. |
| “It’s an absolute privilege and pleasure to call Highclere Castle my home and I am delighted to be able to share it on Airbnb for a truly unique stay,” wrote Lady Carnarvon in the advert. | “It’s an absolute privilege and pleasure to call Highclere Castle my home and I am delighted to be able to share it on Airbnb for a truly unique stay,” wrote Lady Carnarvon in the advert. |
| “Highclere Castle has been in the Carnarvon family since 1679 and has an incredibly rich history. I am passionate about the stories and heritage of Highclere Castle, and I am looking forward to welcoming our future guests.” | “Highclere Castle has been in the Carnarvon family since 1679 and has an incredibly rich history. I am passionate about the stories and heritage of Highclere Castle, and I am looking forward to welcoming our future guests.” |
| Highclere was rebuilt in the 1840s in the Jacobethan style by the architect Charles Barry. Its grounds were designed by the landscape architect Capability Brown. | Highclere was rebuilt in the 1840s in the Jacobethan style by the architect Charles Barry. Its grounds were designed by the landscape architect Capability Brown. |
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