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Calling All Pizza Lovers: This Unique New Haven Airbnb Is For You

Dubbed the "CT Pizza Palace," this Airbnb is fully decked out in its celebration of New Haven's famed dish.

Modern Apizza is nearby a uniquely themed Airbnb.
Modern Apizza is nearby a uniquely themed Airbnb. (Google Street View)

NEW HAVEN, CT — Planning a trip to the pizza capital of the United States?

Then there's only one place to stay: The CT Pizza Palace.

An Airbnb owner has gone all-out on the pizza theme, spending months renovating and decorating a two-bedroom apartment. It now includes everything from cherry-red pizza parlor booths with a Formica table to checkerboard floors and a jukebox.

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Here's how the description of the space reads:

"Oohh fuggedaboutit 🤌

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"So ya coming to New Haven to have some Apizza?! Or maybe ya just coming here to see ya cousin Lori? This is the place to stay, capeesh?

"We’ve recreated the New Haven Apizza experience with our super cozy and unique space! This listing is for private access to the entire apartment.

"Enjoy an incredibly custom and eclectic space in the heart of the New Haven Apizza scene! Only minutes away from the best Apizza in the world!

"Welcome Paisanos!"

Jason Bunce and his fiancée, Kristen Rivera, opened the Airbnb, which is right above Bunce's hair salon, Skull & Combs, on State Street, according to WTNH News-8.

The couple has welcomed guests from all over the world to the pizza capital, with the apartment being in proximity to the holy trinity of New Haven apizza: Modern, Sally's, and Frank Pepe's.

The space receives a 5.0-star rating on Airbnb. One guest raved: "The space is great! The decor is enough to keep you entertained for hours. So many small touches."

Check out the "CT Pizza Palace" by clicking here.

In May, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro made a symbolic declaration in the U.S. Capitol naming New Haven the "Pizza Capital of the United States."

The city was recognized "for the myriad family businesses that have contributed to making the highest form of this crafted food available to people of all backgrounds for over 100 years thereby helping to establish a uniquely American culinary and cultural experience."

See related: Ah-Beetz! New Haven Is The Pizza Capital Of The US: Congresswoman

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