Pranksters list makeshift igloo on Airbnb

Mr Horton said it was unusual Airbnb rejected the listing, considering the site did allow igloos to be rented.

Airbnb notified Mr Horton it was removing the “Boutique Winter Igloo for 2” with a sense of humour. “Come experience this chic dome-style bungalow with Bae”.

The accommodation was to cost $200 per night, in place for a limited time – obviously.

Mr Horton told the ABC he and his roommates, Justin Seeley and Griff Hones, built the igloo by hand over two days in their Brooklyn backyard.

Was it the ultimate NY response to the blizzard that dumped historic amounts of snow along the east coast – a quick scheme to make a buck and some headlines.

“Dripping with ingenuity and alt-lifestyle aura lays this Snowpocalypse’s most desirable getaway”, Horton wrote for the short-lived listing yanked by Airbnb late Sunday. Five people actually made an inquiry into the igloo before the listing was deleted by Airbnb a few hours after it was posted, citing the failure of the igloo to meet Airbnb’s occupancy standards.

“We figured someone might want to take their Tinder date there and would be willing to pay for it. How many girls could say that they were taken on a date in an urban igloo?”

But freelance art director Patrick Horton said his icy listing lasted on the property-sharing website just six hours before he was informed that it was being removed for not meeting occupancy standards.

And if not, they’ll enjoy the igloo themselves.

“Plus it is nice that it keeps our beers cold when we are out there”.