Airbnb will be giving away a free three-night stay at Warren Buffet's childhood home in Omaha, Nebraska, as reported in Fortune.com. The catch is, the offer will only be exclusive to a very fortunate investors bunch.
The 2015 edition of Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting, which also happens to coincide with Berkshire and Hathaway's golden (50th) anniversary, is expected to pull together a throng of people in tens of thousands into downtown Omaha area. The shareholders' meet-up will be held on the first weekend of May at the CenturyLink Center.
As accommodations in the area will undoubtedly be filled to the brim, Airbnb decided to put up a contest exclusive to Berkshire shareholder attendees. The winner will get the chance to bunk over for the weekend in the very same house Warren Buffet spent his youth with his parents and two sisters. The retail price of the bounty is valued at $2,250.
Warren Buffet vouched for Airbnb and recommended its use to the shareholders who would want to find lodgings for that particular weekend, Business Insider notes. Airbnb is a San Francisco-based community marketplace for people around the globe looking to book accommodations, or to list their extra space online or through their mobile phones.
The three-bedroom and two-bathroom property which is now owned by an Omaha resident can host up to six people. You can check out photos of the house here. The Buffet family called the place their home in the 1930's, the New Zealand Herald notes.
The young Warren Buffet showed a glimpse of his business acumen even at his tender age when he started selling coca-cola bottles within the neighbourhood, and purchased his first-ever stock.
Airbnb will choose one lucky shareholder who can best convince them with his/her answer (no more than 200 words) to the four questions: (1) What are you most excited to experience in Omaha? (2) What are you most looking forward to at the Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting? (3) What's your favorite Airbnb experience? (4) What's next on your travel bucket list?
The winner, who can tag along five of his friends to spend the weekend at the place, will be notified on April 7th. The contest will run from March 17th through April 1st, and applicants can visit the Airbnb page for more instructions on how to submit their entries.
Warren Buffet is the chairman, president, and CEO of the multi-national holding company giant, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. He is the biggest draw of the annual conference, which also known as the "Woodstock for Capitalists". The avid fans of the "Oracle of Omaha" will flock together to get inspired by the man regarded as the greatest American investor by many -- and to snag the ultimate prize of staying at his place will be the cherry on top.