Every summer, the Americans go to southern Europe to absorb their dynamic culture, and selection of short -term rent in a hotel is often considered a better way to experience it.
But tourists who cannot be attracted to the heatwave are currently hitting Europe, who are sleeping in an air BNB without air conditioning.
Yes, in many of these places, especially in old buildings, air conditioning is not common, which means that you may join uncomfortable sleep.
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Andrea Moody, the founder of the Italian Wine Travel Agency, Vinarium, “If you do not check, you can get a perfect place and still lose sleep.”
Below, Moody has broken five steps to find houses and guests that will naturally keep you sleeping cool with a/C, in five easy stages. What is your booked to your Airbon B already? Try these points about cold gold in a building without air conditioning.
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Therefore, you are planning to travel to Southern Europe but want to be something cheaper, more spacious, or culturally more than a hotel. You may be at an airbnb, a guest house or any other short -term rent, but before being booked, there are some things to find …
1. Choose old stones, bricks or traditional homes
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In southern Europe, many rustic and historic buildings are built with substances that are naturally cool overnight, such as Terrakota and Stone.
“These materials have thermal mass, that is, they absorb the heat during the day and slowly leave at night.” “Many of these houses were built before WWII – Well before air conditioning – and designed to stayable during the hot summer.”
So, when looking for holiday fares on sites like Airbon B, use some keywords in different areas:
- Italy: Casa Colonica, Messendra, Turb, Rostico, Borgo, Casil, Court, Residenza Antika, Villa de Epica, Piano Terra, Cantina
- Spain: Casa Rural, Finch, Masia, Cortejo, Cef, Casa Antigua, Casa Hastica
- Greece: Stone House, Archontico, Katicia, traditional cycloids
- South France: Mason Ann Perry, Mass, Bastide, Mason Annacin, Mason de Caracier, RDC (Raz-D-Chaos é)
- Portugal: Monte, Quanta, Casa Teria, Casa Tapeka, Casa Antiga, Casa de Pedra
You can find common terms such as “Stone House”, “Historical Home”, “Restored Farm House”, and “Traditional Villa”.
Find the terms and reviews as alternatives that specifically mention temperature conditions, such as “A/C needed”, “naturally cool”, or “comfortable during heat”.
2. Book a place in mountain cities or high areas
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When you find a place to stay, if you want a good night’s sleep, it’s so good.
“The towns located 300-500 meters above sea level often benefit from cold nights, winds and humidity,” says Moody.
“These historical sites were often selected for strategic reasons, and now they give real rest to the climate.”
To find a hill housing, use key words like “Hill Top Village”, “Elevated Position” or “Panoramic Wave” and find images that feature wide -visible visible or roofed roofs.
3. Use shutter and shade to keep your room cool
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Although the shutters may look charming and weird, it is easy to forget that they actually act as a cooling method, so find features that mention the shutter in their detail or show an outer shutter in their images.
Moody also suggests that by finding keywords like “Shaded Garden” or “Natural Shadow” and finding shade pitches or trees and grapes in pictures.
He told us, “Listing with wooden or metal shutters, trees, grapes, progulos, or deep set windows around the windows will be significantly cool during the day.”
Therefore, when you look at the day, you can close the shutter before leaving and use a natural shade to keep the house cool when you are back for night.
4. Make sure you can open windows at night
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It is no secret that the method of sleeping in a building is not A/C, it is to keep your windows closed during the day and open them one night when the external temperature decreases.
However, not all hosts allow the windows to be opened at night, especially if their home is located in an area near mosquito rifles. A
If it is safe to leave the windows open at night and if there are any mosquito screens on the window, SH to the host. “In areas near the water, mosquito screens are also necessary if you plan to leave the windows open at night.”
Once you know that you can sleep in the windows, you can also check the cross -ventilation of the bedroom.
Windows or doors in the opposite direction of the room mean natural air at night, so find Windows images on opposing walls or open floor projects.
5. Choose the ground floor, basement, or north facing room
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Before you book a place to stop, you can ask the host to ask which bedroom, if it is in the shade, and what direction does it face?
“The room on the lower floor, partially underground, or north, is naturally cool, especially in traditional homes, Moody says.” Prior to the existence of air conditioning, they were often used as a summer bedroom. “
To find the lower level bedroom, look for terms like the “Ground Floor” “Cave House” or “Garden Flat” and check out the photos of seeing whether these views are on the garden level.
