Book Lovers Are Paying £175 a Night to Work in a Scottish Bookshop — and It's Booked Until 2028

For £175 a night, guests can stay above The Open Book in Scotland and run the real second-hand bookshop below during their stay. (Credit: Airbnb/The Open Book)

For book lovers, there is a chance to swap the usual day job for an altogether different role: running a working second-hand bookshop in Scotland.

That is exactly what guests can do at The Open Book in Wigtown, Galloway. The unusual Airbnb pairs a self-catering apartment upstairs with a working shop below, giving visitors the keys for the duration of their stay.