Curbed: “Quarantine pads, rural getaways, and cityscapers”

Like many parents trying to juggle child care, conference calls, and full-time work while quarantining at home, Leslie Godwin, 34, has kids who think they’re on vacation. She’s grown accustomed to her daughters, Dia, 7, and Aria, 4, asking every morning if Mom can “stop working so much and just be on vacation, too.”

But in the case of the Godwins, they actually are on a vacation of sorts. Leslie Godwin, her husband, and their daughters, who live in Arkansas, were preparing for a spring break trip to Costa Rica the week of March 16 that was foiled by COVID-19-related travel bans. The family pivoted to vacationing at a home near the beach in Destin, Florida, that they found through D. Alexander, a company that rents family-sized homes via Airbnb. A week in, Godwin decided to extend the weeklong stay. Now, for an additional $3,300, they’re staying until April 10, with the kids enjoying the backyard pool while the parents work from the porch. Crews drop off cleaning supplies, handle the landscaping, and clean the pool.

“Could we be quarantined in Arkansas? Absolutely,” Godwin says. “But if we’re going to be quarantined, I at least want to be outside. We have a great little space here. We rented bikes, it has the feel of everything about a luxury vacation, and it’s affordable.”

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By: Austin Sisson