These $99-a-night Harvard-designed tiny homes in New York are the future of weekend getaways
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A tiny house startup that launched out of the Harvard Innovation Lab is bringing 160-square-foot hotels to New York. If you've wondered what it's like to "live small," it's time to scratch the itch.
Getaway already operates three tiny houses in the Greater Boston Area, and later this month, it will open the doors to three new homes located just two hours outside Manhattan. City-dwellers will be able to get away for a weekend without the hassle.
Built and designed by student architects, the micro-hotels encourage guests to disconnect from the daily grind without sacrificing the creature comforts of home. Each solar-powered tiny house comes equipped with snacks, board games, and a Casper mattress. Still, they're small enough you'll want to get outside and go for a hike.
Each house costs $99 to rent for a night.
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Harvard graduate students Jon Staff and Pete Davis started the company in 2015 as a way to change up the routine of going on vacation. They knew some trips are more trouble then they're worth. You spend a lot of money, travel far, and leave stressed.
Getaway offers an alternative. The company started with three tiny houses located two hours outside Boston, and has been booked 90% of the time ever since, Davis tells Tech Insider over the phone. Even he can't get a reservation.
The company hasn't released any photos of the New York sites yet, but the cofounders say they're similar in construction and style to the Boston-based homes.
The rugged exterior and woodland backdrop make guests feel like they're roughing it.
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But inside, the accommodations are more than comfortable. Because guests don't have to store four seasons of clothing and lots of kitchen gadgets like full-time residents, the architects could take more design risks. Not all beds are lofted, for example, and some homes feature a work surface that stretches from one end of the house to the other.
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You can pre-book the New York-based tiny houses on Getaway's website.
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