--- description: A night of luxury—in a New York City van—can be yours for just over $20 a night title: Sleep in a Parked Van with Views of Manhattan for $22 Per Night image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Now You Can Hire RVs With Views of Manhattan on Airbnb by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 27, 2015 12:16 PM CUT by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 27, 2015 12:16 PM CUT A night of luxury—in a New York City van—can be yours for just over $20 a night. A local New Yorker is renting out parked vans and campers in Queens, directly across the East River from Manhattan, for rates as low as $22 a night on Airbnb, [DNAinfo](http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150721/long-island-city/sleep-parked-van-for-22-night-with-these-airbnb-listings "undefined") reports. One van is advertised for $39 per night and sleeps two “comfortably if cuddling or laying like pencils.” The van is advertised as being “Super spacious!” with “All brand new furnishings” and an “AMAZING view of the sky line.” According to the listing, it’s parked near The Mill, a coffee shop near a public playground’s restrooms, and already has [4.5 stars and 11 reviews](https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/6492663?s=h4yk "undefined"). Another van, slightly [less plush](https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/5104476 "undefined"), comes for $22 a night, and there’s even a [converted taxi cab](https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/7035403 "undefined") for $69 a night. \[[DNAinfo](http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150721/long-island-city/sleep-parked-van-for-22-night-with-these-airbnb-listings "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3972950/airbnb-rvs-manhatten/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3972950/airbnb-rvs-manhatten/"},"headline":"Now You Can Hire RVs With Views of Manhattan on Airbnb","datePublished":"2015-07-27T12:16:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:22:35.876Z","description":"A night of luxury—in a New York City van—can be yours for just over $20 a night","url":"https://time.com/3972950/airbnb-rvs-manhatten/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Tech","Technology","Airbnb"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3972950/airbnb-rvs-manhatten/","name":"Now You Can Hire RVs With Views of Manhattan on Airbnb"}}]}] ```