Giant Idaho Potato Turned Into an Airbnb for $200 per Night

The giant, six-ton potato home Idaho Potato Commission / Famous Idaho Potatoes

A giant fake potato that went on tour for the past several years has been turned into a home that a person can rent on Airbnb.

The six-ton prop potato was dubbed the Big Idaho Potato Hotel, according to the Idaho Statesman, which reported that it traveled on the back of a semi-truck to promote Idaho potatoes

Kristie Wolfe, a tiny house developer, suggested that it should be turned into a real home after state officials couldn’t figure out what to do with the massive spud.

The giant potato home's door Idaho Potato Commission / Famous Idaho Potatoes

The giant potato home's inside Idaho Potato Commission / Famous Idaho Potatoes

Wolfe told the paper that she had spent about two years on the potato’s tour.

“I had the perfect lot, and some day I was going to get that potato and turn it into something cool,” she told the Idaho Statesman.

On April 22, the state-run Famous Idaho Potatoes Facebook page said that the massive vegetable “has been officially recycled as an Airbnb” and includes a bathroom, fireplace, and hot tub.

The six-ton prop potato was dubbed the Big Idaho Potato Hotel Idaho Potato Commission / Famous Idaho Potatoes

The potato is located near Boise Idaho Potato Commission / Famous Idaho Potatoes

According to an Airbnb page, it also has air conditioning, heating, and other amenities.

The one-bedroom potato can only host two people and has a queen-sized bed.

The room costs $200 per night and is located on 400 acres of farmland about 25 miles from Boise, reported the Idaho Statesman.

The potato's fireplace Idaho Potato Commission / Famous Idaho Potatoes

The toilet is located in another area Idaho Potato Commission / Famous Idaho Potatoes

Frank Muir, CEO of the Idaho Potato Commission, said the potato is 28 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 11.5 feet tall.

“If you put it in a museum that’s one thing, but if you put it out here near Mountain Home, it’s a way of inviting people to experience Idaho in a unique way,” Muir said told the Statesman.

Wolfe added that she thinks the potato Airbnb stay will be a popular tourist attraction.

“We have a couple from Europe that’s doing a trip to the Oregon Coast,” she told the paper. “They’re rerouting their trip to spend a night here, which is pretty fun.”

She has planted potatoes around the Airbnb room and brought in a Jersey cow.

“It’s very American,” the Idaho Statesman quoted Wolfe as saying. “You’ve got potatoes and the military and the railroad. It’s a good way to experience Idaho in a night or two.”