This week, Airbnb introduced the “Icons” program, where you can request stays at one of 11 unique locations, such as the Ferrari Museum in Italy, or Prince’s Minneapolis Purple Rain house. One of the most intriguing of these Icons, and certainly the geekiest, has to be the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, from Marvel’s X-Men ’97 series. The mansion is even located in the same location from the series: Westchester, New York.
Hosted by X-Men member Jubilee, the Xavier Institute features such iconic locations as Cerebro, Hank McCoy’s lab, and the Danger Room. Each room in the mansion is designed to replicate the look of the animated X-Men ’97 series, with cel-shading throughout the decor. For a quick look, here’s influencer Stefania Sassano, taking a tour of the mansion:
@stefaniasassano 💥Calling all mutants!💥 @airbnb has a new Icon! Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters and it’s officially live to book! Attend orientation to unlock your X-gene and train like a mutant! Thank you to Airbnb for inviting me for a sneak preview! Now’s your chance to request your own stay at Xavier’s Institute! #airbnbpartner
There are four dorm rooms available to sleep in, at a cost of $97 per guest. You could choose to stay in Wolverine’s room, or even host Jubilee’s. Teen X-Man Jubilee’s room has an added feature unavailable in the other dorm rooms: an Arcade1Up 4-player X-Men arcade machine. Here’s a few pictures of Jubilee’s room:
That may be the only arcade machine at the Xavier Institute, but it’s not the only X-Men cabinet Arcade1Up makes. They recently released the Marvel vs Capcom 2 X-Men ’97 Edition Arcade Machine, available on Amazon and pre-loaded with eight of the best X-Men arcade games from the ’90s and early 2000s.
If you’re interested in staying at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, or any of the 10 other Icons locations, then head over to the Airbnb website to learn more. And if you’d like an X-Men arcade machine in your own home, then find out more details at the Arcade1Up website.
