12 of the best affordable Airbnbs in Atlanta, all starting under $160 per night
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- Lively outdoor dining, entertainment, and activities make Atlanta an attractive place to visit.
- Nature enthusiasts will also find rivers, trails, and parks to explore in the "City in a Forest."
- We've chosen well-located Airbnbs in the city and just beyond, ranging from $75 to $157 a night.
As travel picks up, the historically busiest airport in all of America, as well as Atlanta's famous nightlife, are getting back into full swing. There's no mistaking that the vibrant capital of Georgia is still hot, and heating up even further alongside the weather.
As a longtime Atlanta resident, I know first-hand just how much the city has to offer. The Big A's gorgeous climate means mild, short winters and lots of sunshine, which gives it a longer season for outdoor dining and activities.
Miles of green space, like city parks, playgrounds, raw and paved trails like the BeltLine and Silver Comet, and the wide, chill- or thrilled-filled (depending on your chosen activity) Chattahoochee River ensure you don't forget that this bustling destination is also known as "The City in the Forest." Not to mention the architectural gems that take visitors on a time-traveling tour of design and innovation, despite the city's infamous torching amidst the Civil War.
So if you're ready to see why so many Fortune 500 companies, studios, and startups are being drawn to the dazzle of the "Hollywood of the South" and want to explore why it's become the fourth fastest-growing region in America, we have you covered on where to stay.
We rounded up the best Airbnbs in Atlanta based on the following criteria:
Here are the best Airbnbs in Atlanta, sorted by price from low to high.
Private guesthouse near historic Marietta Square
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Typical starting price: $75
Neighborhood: Marietta Square
Sleeps: 3 guests/1 bedroom
Rating: 4.96
Like a stay at grandma's house, this guesthouse feels homey, comfortable, and familiar, with simple but fun accents from the yellow bed quilt and floral ottoman to the antique pinball machine in the living area. The home also has a private patio that overlooks the main house, which was built during WWII for the nearby Lockheed airplane factory — a great example of working-class housing during that time.
Be aware that this guesthouse is located on the same property as the host's main home, but it is entirely separate and has its own private entrance. The grassy lawn provides a nice area to play or enjoy a picnic, and an extra Twin rollaway bed makes this a nice option for small families.
Located just six blocks from Marietta Square, which you might recognize from "Dumb and Dumber To" and the upcoming Aretha Franklin documentary, "Genius: Aretha," this area less than half an hour from Midtown Atlanta is rife with charm. Its picturesque square is surrounded by trendy and traditional eateries, shops, and even breweries, and offers events both big and small, such as Taste of Marietta and Tuesday night bluegrass.
On the other side of the square, by the Marietta Museum of History, is the Marietta Square Market, an urban-style food hall with some of the best affordable, casual dining in Atlanta. Its parking lot turns into a bustling farmer's market on weekends that's ideal for grabbing some snacks before or after a self-led tour of the many uniquely designed historic homes that line nearby Cherokee, Whitlock, and Church Streets.
Vinings loft with air hockey table near Truist Park
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Typical starting price: $100
Neighborhood: Truist Park
Sleeps: 3 guests/1 bedroom
Rating: 4.95
Just across the 'Hootch from the Paces division in upscale Buckhead, this unique neighborhood is among the city's most desired. It's here that the walkable Vinings Jubilee shopping center is located, with specialty stores and restaurants inlaid in a village-like design. This area is home to the historic Old Vinings Inn and the iconic Canoe restaurant, as well as residential neighborhoods with homes set to stun. Closer still is Truist Park, where the Braves and local residents play, and Cumberland Mall, the first four-anchor mall built in Georgia.
Vinings also puts you right at the foot of some great trails along the river, but staying at this loft, you needn't go too far to get your workout in. Located within a development, there's a walking trail right on property, along with shared tennis courts, and a resort-style pool. Not to mention the fitness center and on-site studio great for yoga, spin, pilates, or barre workouts.
This listing boasts steel cable-strung stairs that lead to a roomy loft bedroom, with sunlight streaming in from a row of windows at the base of the dramatically high ceilings. Below, you'll find a blue velvet couch, a four-person dining table, and a full kitchen with granite countertops. There's even an air hockey table for those who want a little friendly competition.
For the best outdoor views, head to the patio around the lake in the complex. There, bistro tables give guests a spot to take a deep breath and enjoy some sunshine.
Urban chic condo in Atlantic Station
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Typical starting price: $101
Neighborhood: Atlantic Station
Sleeps: 3 guests/1 bedroom
Rating: 4.93
The trendy Atlantic Station neighborhood is perhaps one of the best examples of what it means to live/work/play, all in one luxurious and well-appointed bubble. On the west side of the city, this strategically developed area was built to house 50 shops, a Central Park with live outdoor shows, BODIES The Exhibition, and a movie theatre in a streetscape-like setting. And when the temperatures drop, there's outdoor ice skating during the short winter season, which ends around mid-February.
Close to Atlantic Station's big-brand stores, sidewalk cafes, and boutique hotel is this lovely apartment with a modern-eclectic energy thanks to a dynamic mix of patterns and materials, from a green velvet couch to a zebra rug. The balcony offers views of a resort-style saltwater pool that's enchantingly lit up at night in soothing aqua blues. By day, this pool area is a prime spot to luxuriate under a warm Georgian sun, giving the rooftop with its city views some stiff competition for vacation-luxury vibes.
This bird's eye view puts into context just how close this location is to some of Atlanta's biggest attractions, like the High Art Museum and Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre. It's due north of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium — home of the Falcons — and State Farm Arena, and due south of Buckhead, just on the other side of the highway from buzzy Midtown.
Luxurious all-glass apartment in Midtown
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Typical starting price: $103
Neighborhood: Midtown
Sleeps: 2 guests/1 bedroom
Rating: Not yet rated, but it's first two reviews were glowing
This stunning space in Midtown is everything city-lovers imagine in an upscale urban high-rise, including its prime location. Eye-level with the skyline, you can plan your day just by looking down and out and pointing where next to explore. Floor-to-ceiling windows make up the walls of the bedroom, spacious living room, and even the marble kitchen — a massive benefit of a corner unit.
Another perk is the large wraparound balcony that boasts it is "large enough for a morning workout." But if you need more space than that, there's an all-glass-view gym in the building too, complete with a workout studio, plus a heated outdoor pool and working spaces, just in case you play too hard and feel like you ought to make up for it.
After all, in this location, it's not difficult to have too much fun. Midtown, the "heart of the arts," is where all the city's action really is. Public transportation via the MARTA is more accessible here than almost anywhere else in the city, but if you're driving in and taking advantage of the included secure parking of this home, everywhere you might want to visit is only minutes away.
Over 150 restaurants, clubs, and bars are scattered throughout this neighborhood, and Piedmont Park and the BeltLine are only steps away from this high-rise. Follow that paved trail to find tiny doors and the Ponce City Market, the city's largest adaptive reuse project with shops and an incredible food hall of chef-led innovation.
Posh apartment in Buckhead
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Typical starting price: $103
Neighborhood: Buckhead
Sleeps: 4 guests/1 bedroom
Rating: 5.0
Buckhead is a posh address shared by the Governor, and this one-bedroom apartment puts you right in the center of it. It's only a few walkable blocks to Lenox Square, a premium shopping mall with 250 stores spread across nearly 1.6 million square feet. As if that weren't enough, Phipps Plaza is also only steps away, impressive with its mahogany walls, marble floors, chandeliers, and grand staircase.
But Buckhead isn't just primed for commerce — it's good for art and action, too. Around Miami Circle and Bennet Street are clusters of independent art galleries, and the young, affluent professionals that live in this neighborhood frequent the bars, clubs, and chic restaurants along Peachtree and Roswell Roads.
You can prep for a glamorous night out in this light, bright, and spacious apartment, channeling the elegant decor of the apartment. In the bedroom, an upholstered bed is furnished with a memory foam mattress under a trey ceiling, and a minibar stocked with small bottles of liquor and wine offers a pre-gaming amenity. The spacious living area is decked out in a soothing cream and blue color palette, and the modern kitchen includes all-white cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, and grey tiling.
During the day, take advantage of the on-site gym and the rooftop pool. The latter overlooks the city skyline, magical any time. Garage parking for one means you can linger as you like.
Backyard treehouse-style cabin
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Typical starting price: $105
Neighborhood: Kennesaw
Sleeps: 2 guests/1 bedroom
Rating: 5.0
For anybody who ever wanted a tree house as a child and now wants style and character as an adult, this novel rental is just the ticket. Half an hour out from Midtown Atlanta in the suburb of Kennesaw, near the mountain, battlefield, and university of that same name, is this charmer with its own private driveway. Once parked, follow the outdoor string lights to find a handcrafted staircase the leads to a vintage front door.
The exterior is all rough, raw wood, but the inside is a quintessential example of the rustic-chic farmhouse aestehtic. Tall ceilings soar up to a high peak over a stained glass window, while additional floor-to-ceiling windows lend light and airiness to the space. Hardwood flooring, stunningly distressed, contrasts with clean-whitewashed wood plank walls, and a country chandelier hanging over the bed. Antique-style accents like a reading chair, handmade bench, and 100-year-old cabinet are offset by modern amenities like an electric fireplace, heating, air conditioning, and Wi-Fi.
Outside are two rocking chairs, set on a porch that overlooks a backyard meadow. Steps from there is a surprisingly nice outhouse with a composting toilet and a sink powered by a manual water dispenser. Guests staying for two or more nights get use of a basement shower just 30 steps away.
Creekside studio with an indoor spa
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Typical starting price: $106
Neighborhood: Chattahoochee Plantation
Sleeps: 2 guests/1 bedroom
Rating: 4.67
The Chattahoochee Plantation neighborhood is unique not just for its architecturally diverse mega-mansions and its many entrances to the nature preserves along the banks of the Chattahoochee River, but also for its stubborn history. For years, this tiny, ten-foot by seven-mile city was the only thing standing between the city of Atlanta creeping into the boundaries of Cobb County just north of Sandy Springs.
This studio is on the Atlanta side of the river to its obstinate neighbors on gawp-able Paper Mill Road, Columns Drive, and Atlanta Country Club Drive, but gives you plenty to go ga-ga over right on the grounds. Attached to a huge contemporary home overlooking a scenic wooded creek, it has its own private entrance. Just inside, you'll find an absolutely spectacular indoor pool and hot tub.
Under soaring ceilings held up with exposed beams are walls of windows and a posh seating area with cabana curtains for privacy, creating an experience not unlike an oversized hydrotherapy room in an upscale resort spa. From there, a back deck and outdoor grill are at guest disposal to better enjoy Marsh Creek views.
Modern tiny home in Old Fourth Ward
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Typical starting price: $110
Neighborhood: Old Fourth Ward
Sleeps: 2 guests/1 bedroom
Rating: 5.0
The Old Fourth Ward, affectionately abbreviated to O4W, is one of central Atlanta's most happening neighborhoods. Just east of Downtown and south of Midtown, it's now an intriguing combination of new, trendy developments and design right alongside historic sites like Martin Luther King, Jr.'s home. Atlantans love this neighborhood for its miles-long, paved, and elevated BeltLine Trail and the myriad of attractions sprung up around it, like the amazing Ponce City Market.
A block away is where you'll find this upscale Nordic-style tiny home, whose minimalistic style and plush fur-trimmed accent decor create a sense of Scandinavian simplicity and peace. Every precious inch of this space is used well and Instagram-ready, from the Brazilian hardwood shower that recalls a spa sauna to a lofted bed with skylight window to the small desk that overlooks a rock creek right outside. Also outside is a 125-year-old American sycamore tree in the private yard, and a fenced space that offers a smokeless fire pit and two lounge chairs facing the tiny home's little patio.
You'll be walking distance to trails, shops, and restaurants, but should you want to stay in, there's a UHD Smart TV that's Netflix-ready, and a kitchenette that comes complete with an induction cooktop, microwave, and a retro-style fridge.
Loft in Virginia Highlands
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Typical starting price: $114
Neighborhood: Virginia Highlands
Sleeps: 4 guests/2 bedrooms
Rating: 5.0
Just east of Midtown, Virginia Highlands has been recognized by "Southern Living" as the fourth best neighborhood in all the South — and it's no wonder. Its tree-lined streets shade beautiful homes and over 75 restaurants, shops, and bars, including Atlanta's oldest continually licensed tavern, Atkins Park. It's host to Summerfest in the (you guessed it!) summer and Tour of Homes for looky-loos in the winter; and puts you within steps of the BeltLine, Piedmont Park, and Atlanta's Botanical Garden.
Homes here are traditionally the beautiful bungalow-style of the '20s and '30s, with high ceilings in the pre-war build. This brand-new loft guesthouse is right off the main strip.
Arrive to a gorgeous Craftsman-style entrance with a rose-strewn portico at the entrance, just off the parking area that's overhung by the loft's balcony. Once inside, you'll be hard-pressed to decide which of the two bedrooms you'd rather have: the ground level one with French doors, plantation shutters, and an outside entrance, or the novelty of the loft suspended over the living space and bounded by steel cables. A soothing palette of blues, creams, and natural woods dominates the aesthetic, creating a cool contrast to the rich brick and brown of the exterior.
High-rise, hotel-style living near Edgewood
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Typical starting price: $129
Neighborhood: Edgewood
Sleeps: 4 guests/1 bedroom
Rating: Not yet rated, but the first 2 reviews have been glowing
Right on the border of quirky, accessible Edgewood and just south of Inman Park and bohemian Little Five Points, this hotel-style resort apartment is at the crossroads of artsy and independent city culture.
The creative vibe of its location makes it into the decor of a gorgeous common area lounge. It's stylish and posh, and sexy besides, with splashes of deep reds, rich purples, and bright oranges. The expansive common area also has an oversized shared worktable space with pop-up plugs to keep your gear fully juiced, and a wet bar, dining tables, and TVs to channel more of that city-life workspace feeling. A spiffy gym, also decked out in bold colors, is yours to enjoy during your stay. The apartment has a full modern kitchen, but this close to the Krog Street Market, a world-class and famous food hall, you likely won't make much use of it.
Outdoors, though, is where visitors find their R&R. The building's resort-style pool has private cabanas and tanning areas around it, as well as firepits to gather your group of up to four around.
Carriage house in Chastain Park
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Typical starting price: $150
Neighborhood: Chastain Park
Sleeps: 4 guests/2 bedrooms
Rating: 4.93
This carriage house may be less than a mile away from Chastain Park, but it almost feels like your own private preserve. Its long meandering driveway takes you to the wooded property before dropping you off at your new doorstep. Once inside, you'll find a modern, cool aesthetic that includes a new kitchen with granite counters and gray cabinets, and a spacious, bright marble-pattern bathroom. All around are windows with views of the trees beyond and your closest neighbors will be a barred owl and whatever birds happen to visit the feeder.
As nice as these digs are, outside is actually where the greatest attractions for this property lie. The carriage house opens up to its own deck, which then leads to a charming brick path on a sloped hillside. Head toward the hammock to get to the lovely in-ground pool, which even has fountains spouting into it. Between dips, grill up a meal and enjoy it on various premium loungers, the bar table, or the seats around the fire pit. But if you want a fire pit closer to nature, make your way to the treehouse and the large swing beside it. There's a more rustic fire pit with tree stump seating there.
Three-story tree house on the mountain
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Typical starting price: $157
Neighborhood: Kennesaw
Sleeps: 2 guests/1 bedroom
Rating: 4.97
Granted, you're half an hour or so away from the heart of the action in Atlanta's Midtown out here in suburban Kennesaw, but that seems like a small price to pay to stay in such a fantastical setting. This true tree house, built into the canopy and in one part, around an actual tree is a self-contained adventure. It even has an escape room-type treasure hunt challenge built into your stay.
Comprised of three floors total across two independent structures connected by a rope bridge lit by fairy lights, the first building features vaulted ceilings with pine beams and a tin roof for rain to gently pitter-patter down. Its walls are made of knotty bamboo walls whose patterns are broken up by a stained glass window and French doors that open wide. Through those doors, access a wraparound porch that leads to the other building, which has a screened-in area with tables and chairs for dining or relaxation, and a ladder fastened against the central tree's trunk that leads up to a crow's nest observatory.
Like the rest of the home, the bamboo it's made of comes from only a few miles away, making it not only a sustainable material, but local to boot. Other local and personal touches include handmade lamps, a cypress and blue resin water pitcher table made with love by the owner, a cedar plank writing desk, and a bucket and pulley system in the crow's nest. A manmade stream runs beneath, complete with mini waterfalls, a bridge, and hammocks ripe for taking naps to the tune of the gentle gurgle.
A stay here also provides plenty of creature comforts, including a full bathroom with a marble shower and handmade soap just yards from the front steps.
FAQs
Where should I stay in Atlanta on vacation?
Midtown is one of the best areas to be close to much of the action. It's close to the business district, as well as iconic hotels like the W Atlanta. Plus, it has a vibrant arts scene, along with bars, comedy clubs, boutiques, and some of the best restaurants in the city.
Virginia Highlands is a great option for those seeking a classic bungalow feel. As Atlanta native and prominent realtor Ariel Baverman of Keller Williams First Atlanta puts it, "Virginia Highlands is just cool. The bungalow homes are really nice and super upgraded, typically, built in the 1920s and '30s, and tend to have high ceilings if pre-war."
Edgewood is another great place to look for rentals. According to Baverman, it's "a neighborhood that's been on the rise over the course of the last 15 or 20 years," with "lots of new construction" to add more architectural diversity to the traditional Craftsman bungalow blocks.
When is the best time to visit Atlanta?
From March to May is an especially ideal time to visit Atlanta. The weather is warm enough to take advantage of the numerous outdoor activities, but it won't be hot and muggy yet.
Summers in Atlanta are known for being extremely hot and humid, and prices often soar during the peak summer season. On the flip side, if you visit in the winter, be prepared for lows in the 30s and possible ice storms.
Are Airbnbs safe?
According to the CDC, travel in the US is safe for anyone fully vaccinated. Additionally, experts have said private rentals like Airbnbs are one of the safest lodging options since you won't encounter other guests or have any interactions with staff.
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