Just Got $2,900 In Free Airbnb Credits…Here’s Where We Will Go
Over the last couple of months, my cofounder and I have been creating a ton of written content to drive traffic to our new product, Whttl. We blog about startups, tech, and occasionally, life as a founder.
Some of the most successful posts have been about driving for Lyft while we are bootstrapping, and renting my apartment on airbnb to make a profit.
When it’s relevant, I include my airbnb referral link in posts, which gives users $25 in free credits for signing up. I, too, get some credits out of the deal, anywhere between $25-$100.
After a couple months, I was pleasantly surprised to check my account and see that I had a whopping $2,900 in credits. (Not all of them have finalized yet, but I expect them to over the course of the next year or so.) We are pretty heads down right now with building Whttl, but when the dust settles in a few months, it’s time for a trip.

Perhaps after we hit some milestones, it makes sense for Tim & I to treat our early team to a vacation later down the road. So, I began daydreaming. Where should we go? Here’s a list of five spots that I thought were just terribly cool and had to share. My constraints were:
- Sleep at least 5–6
- Be flippin’ awesome
- Let’s spend the $2,900 in credits, and not much more
Without further ado, here are the top spots:


Sleeps 6 for $1250 / week
Nestled in the rice fields and above a peaceful river with gorgeous valley views, this new stylish & spacious villa offers true harmony and peace yet is situated 5 mins drive from Ubud centre, the spiritual and cultural heartland of Bali.


Sleeps 7 for $1819 / week
Enjoy a private in-house massage while taking in the spectacular views of everyday rural life on the river. Sip a mango daiquiris by the pool, before dinner in your villa prepared by the chefs of Red Bridge Restaurant & Cooking School.


Sleeps 5 for $2900 / week
This gorgeous and very charming house is located in the heart of Palermo Soho. It is only two blocks from the popular Plaza Serrano and close to some of the city’s best restaurants, art galleries and designer boutique stores.


Sleeps 8 for $3850 / week
This split level 4 bedroom luxury villa captures openness with every room featuring floor to ceiling sliding glass doors affording guests panoramic views of the majestic and well maintained gardens, natural tropical rainforest behind the villa and stunning views across the gulf of Thailand.


Sleeps 10 for $3,732 / week
Located within a large 1 hectare gated compound with 10ft walls, it is just 5 minutes by walking path down to a secluded cove with pristine swimming beach or 10 minutes drive to the famous White Beach.
Where would you go if you had freebies on Airbnb? Tell me on Twitter.
Greg Muender is the founder of Whttl, described as the “Kayak.com for startups.” Use it to find the startups that have launched in your ZIP code and then #winatlife. Drop Greg a line via greg<at>whttl/dot/com. For further reading, check out the Official Whttl Blog.
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