Airbnb to offer 200 new luxury suites at Rockefeller Plaza, New York.

Rockefeller Plaza is one of New York's most
iconic buildings. Photo: Shutterstock

Airbnb guests will soon be able to book luxury suites in the heart of New York's iconic Rockefeller Centre.

The home-share titan is taking over 10 floors of 75 Rockefeller Plaza, with plans to convert them into 200 overnight apartment-style suites in a new partnership with RXR Realty, one of New York City's largest real estate developers. The deal will create a "new category of urban lodging" in New York, the companies said in a joint statement.

The new Rockefeller suites will be individually curated and custom-designed, boasting views of St. Patrick's Cathedral, the Empire State Building, and, seasonally, the Rockefeller Center ice skating rink and Christmas tree. The idea is to combine "all the comforts of home" while providing guests a "curated, authentic NYC experience and sense of community typically reserved for locals," Airbnb said.

By Olivia Carville.

Full story at Traveller.