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Hello, communicators:

Airbnb is offering a few lucky consumers the chance to stay in the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s” mansion, hosted by Will Smith:

hey…who turned on the lights?

will smith is opening the doors to the iconic fresh prince mansion for a limited time—only on airbnb. https://t.co/EvTee1U7oc pic.twitter.com/Wm2c6J5Hve

— Airbnb (@Airbnb) September 14, 2020

In the listing, Smith wriote:

Ready for the freshest staycation ever? If this place looks familiar that’s because it’s just as fly as it was when I first rolled up the driveway. I’m back. And this time, I’m handing you the keys so you’ll have my wing of the mansion all to yourself – but my sneaker collection is off limits, aight?

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