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title: "This VW-Themed Airbnb Lets You Sleep in a Vintage Beetle"
date: "2024-01-20"
modified: "2024-01-20"
authors:
  - name: "Kristin V. Shaw"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/this-vw-themed-airbnb-lets-you-sleep-in-a-vintage-beetle"
categories:
  - "Culture"
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Volkswagen"
---

# This VW-Themed Airbnb Lets You Sleep in a Vintage Beetle

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/19/691ba508-b127-49ba-9c8e-df84e96eefed.jpg>)
*\<em\>Airbnb\</em\>*

Maybe you love the idea of [camping in a car](<https://www.thedrive.com/cars-101/34553/car-camping>) like a nomad on the road, but prefer the convenience of access to a working bathroom or a home-cooked meal. Perhaps bedding down in a [classic VW Beetle](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/43815/driving-a-1969-vw-baja-beetle-reignited-the-light-of-hope>) wasn’t at the top of the list of vehicles you’d choose, but [this Airbnb listing](<https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/22330238?adults=1&children=0&enable_m3_private_room=true&infants=0&pets=0&check_in=2024-01-18&check_out=2024-01-23&source_impression_id=p3_1705593729_DLmSbtotpCMYeH1q&previous_page_section_name=1000&federated_search_id=1f167b3c-0023-4062-9395-cce520615645>) might just change your mind.

Ten minutes from Valladolid in the eastern region of the Mexican state of Yucatán, a small business called [Eco Camping](<https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g499453-d13361932-Reviews-Eco_Camping_Valladolid-Valladolid_Yucatan_Peninsula.html#/media/13361932/339495095:p/?albumid=101&type=2&category=101>) has set up an unusual vacation spot. There are the typical amenities one might expect from a bed-and-breakfast facility, like internet access, a pool, and chef service, though guests sleep atop custom mattresses fitted to the interior of vintage Beetles (or *vochos*, as they’re called colloquially in Mexico). Most of the decorations are VW-focused and the private bathroom looks pretty cool, actually.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48588g0MTkA

The campsite is about two hours inland from Cancun and a world away. Eco Camping is set up for tourists, but with a green focus, harnessing solar power and encouraging recycling across the board. Rental bikes are available as well as a gym, and a firepit for roasting marshmallows. Please refrain from shouting “punch Buggy!” in the middle of night while you’re there.

Guests can sleep in the Beetles, which are a bit snug and might be best for smaller folk. Unless you like to sleep very, very close to your partner or if you're a member of a [clown car troupe](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/34322/four-door-1965-vw-beetle-can-probably-fit-20-30-clowns>).

“\[The Beetle\] does fit two people, if we hug each other,” says Rubi Rodriguez from YouTube channel [Sin Postal](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48588g0MTkA>) after testing it out.

![pink car on gravel](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/18/Main-photo3.png>)
*Sin Postal/YouTube*

Bigger digs are found elsewhere on the property, including a VW bus and even an airplane. For more space, there’s even a VIP suite area that includes hammocks, a table, and even an upside-down Beetle frame with a cozy spot inside to lie down and take a nap.

Fans of the classic VW Bug won't want to miss this vacation spot, and for $70-$100 per night, it's a pretty good deal.

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## Author
Kristin Shaw is the former Weekend Editor for The Drive and a current freelancer in both the automotive and aviation worlds. She’s a big fan of anything car-related and calls on her technology background on the corporate side to explain engineering and high-tech concepts. Now living in her sixth state (New Jersey, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, and now Texas), she is thrilled that working from home is now mainstream.

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