An online influencer from Germany has had millions of views to a video of her showing off her idyllic beach side Airbnb, all because it was hiding a rather big con. Sonja Dennig, who posts under the name @sonnyloops, was filming the view from her bedroom on the German island of Sylt and approached the window which was full of sand-dunes in the sun. You can watch the video above.
READ MORE: Travel expert reveals 'quirkiest way' you can explore Paris But as she got closer she shows that the 'beach' is in fact a rather convincing poster. The 28-year-old at least seemed to find the situation amusing and can be heard laughing. "We thought, 'Wow, what a great view we have,' but look, it's just a photo.
We're just in the basement," reported the New York Post. Many of the commentators thought the poster was "cool" and actually "brilliant". READ MORE: The top 10 cities in the world for food-loving travellers, according to new research "I think they made the best of the situation, it looks better than a white plastic wall but when booking, a photo like that is misleading," was another comment.
Some wanted the poster for themselves. "Does anyone know if you can buy this somewhere? I think the idea is really good." READ MORE: US Global Entry program will soon be open to Australians - Here's what it means Something similar happened to Clarisa Murgia from Argentina recently after she paid extra for a room with coastal views in Italy.
Posting to Tiktok, Murgia shows the vista from her balcony of an amazing sea view. Except it wasn't, it was a poster on a neighbouring building. This story was originally published by Stuff and has been reproduced here with permission.
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