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Barbie’s Airbnb Malibu Dreamhouse

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Based in Los Angeles, Vicki Arkoff is Editor at Large…

As Airbnb stunts go, this one takes the pink cake. One lucky renter got a once-in-a-lifetime chance to book the official Barbie Malibu Dreamhouse for a one-time, two-night stay October 27 – 29, 2019…for just $120. By contrast, the plastic Barbie Malibu House Doll Playset costs $100 at Target.

The multi-million-dollar home is no dollhouse. It’s a luxurious three-story, two-bedroom, two-bath house high up in the Malibu hills, with panoramic ocean views, private pool, hot tub, theater, and closet containing a life-size Barbie (or Ken, we don’t judge) wardrobe. And, of course, there’s parking onsite for your pink convertible “Dream ‘Vette.” Car not included.

But the rental does come with a complete glam squad: a home-cooked meal by private chef Gina Clarke-Helm, a makeover with hairstylists Jen Atkin of Mane Addicts Creator Collective, a fencing lesson with Ibtihaj Muhammad, and a visit to Memorial Space Center with aerospace engineer Jill Meyers.

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Based in Los Angeles, Vicki Arkoff is Editor at Large for Pursuitist and a founding editor for Holiday Goddess, the online destination for chic women travelers from the editors of Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Grazia, Conde Nast Traveler, and BBC. Her travel and lifestyle reports can also be been seen in Atlas Obscura, The Awesomer, DaySpa, The Chicago Tribune, CNN Travel, JustLuxe, Lonely Planet, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, Toronto Star, WellSpa 360, WestJet Magazine, Where Traveler, Where Guestbook, Yahoo News, and dozens more. She's co-author of the bestselling Holiday Goddess books (HarperCollins and iTunes) including 'The Holiday Goddess Guide to Paris, London, New York, Rome,' a travel Top 10 staple. As editor, Vicki's other books include 'Sinatra' (DK), 'Inside Mad' (Time-Life) and 'Virgin Los Angeles' (Virgin Books). She is one of the Usual Gang of Idiots for MAD Magazine, an entertainment reporter (Daily Variety, Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Magazine, CREEM), and authorized biographer for pop culture icons from the Beach Boys to Beastie Boys, Paul McCartney to MC Hammer.