Kurt Cobain’s famous 1990s Olympia apartment listed on Airbnb

News Corp AustraliaFirst published 30 Sep 2026, 1:18pmPhoto: Realtor.com / Getty Images / Kelli Rock ‘n’ roll fanatics have the opportunity to step into history as one of Kurt Cobain’s apartments is now an Airbnb listing. Located on Pear Street in Olympia, WA, about 60 miles south of Seattle, the space has been updated and filled with Nirvana photos and memorabilia. MORE: ‘F***ing ridiculous’: Late Ozzy ripped US Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. MORE: Dolly’s empire at 80 after ‘not enough to eat’ Celebs struggling to offload multimillion-dollar homes What happened to Aaron Carter’s fortune The triplex building, which includes two apartments facing the street and a third apartment in the rear, was built around 1914, according to the Olympia Historical Society. Cobain lived in the house between 1989 and 1991, marking one of the most creative eras of his career. The grunge icon wrote “about 75 per cent of his total lifetime output” within the apartment, the historical society notes. Among the most well-known hits to be written in the space was “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Cobain was inspired by graffiti written on the wall by Bikini Kill’s Kathleen Hanna during a lively evening. Cobain and his...