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Win a night at the Guinness bar in Dublin

Airbnb and the Guinness Storehouse are turning the top-floor Gravity Bar in Dublin into a loft for a night in April. One lucky winner and a guest will get to stay overnight in the bar and enjoy VIP tours of the famed Guinness brewery. (Courtesy of Airbnb and Guinness)

One lucky winner will get to spend the night in the top-floor Guinness bar in Dublin.

The Guinness Storehouse and Airbnb have teamed up to offer A Night at the Guinness Storehouse. The prize is billed as “Ireland’s most exclusive bedroom.”

According to Airbnb’s website, “Even locals don’t get this kind of access.”

The package includes tours of the brewery and Guinness Storehouse, a six-course Guinness-themed private dinner and a room for the night with a 360-degree panoramic view of Dublin.

In the morning, there’s a traditional Irish breakfast and a lesson on brewing basics.

The winner and guest also get economy-class travel to Dublin and a $400 Airbnb coupon to use in Dublin following the overnight stay at the Gravity Bar. The total value of the prize is about 10,000 euros.

Contestants must be 21. It also helps if you’re a good writer. The contest includes penning 50 to 200 words on “What makes you’re the world’s biggest Guinness fan?”

Judges are looking for entries that show passion for Guinness and beer as well as “a distinctive submission that is original and authentic with warmth and wit.”

The iconic Guinness brand was established in 1759 when Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000-year-lease for St. James’s Gate Brewery.

The contest – the first of its kind for Guinness and Airbnb – runs between March 13 and 22. A winner will be chosen April 3. The winner and the winner’s guest get to spend the night at the Gravity Bar, which will be converted into a loft, from April 24 to 25.

But they must behave – even after a few pints. House rules include no dancing on the bar, “even if it is Irish dancing.”

To enter, visit airbnb.com/night-at/guinnessstorehouse, which notes, “When it comes to getting a taste of Dublin, it doesn’t get better than this.”