We have been waiting for this – retirement village units on Airbnb.

Here is the first that we have seen - a pretty ordinary looking unit in Mesa, Arizona. It is AUS$80 per night for a 2 bedroom home. By comparison a single room at the Mesa Sheraton is $285.

Mesa is a city 20 miles east of Phoenix. For your interest Trip Advisor says ‘Mesa is surrounded by the Sonoran Desert and home to a stunning collection of golf courses, superb dining and upscale shopping’.

Is Airbnb possible here? Yes; the regulations make it possible if the operator and the residents agree.