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When I land in Toronto on a recent Tuesday morning, I’m not exactly in the mood for a romantic retreat. If traveling alone isn’t enough, a fresh heartbreak makes the idea of a two-night stay at a luxe waterfront property — replete with “spectacular sunsets” and a massive ensuite primary bedroom — feel about as enticing as being trapped in a windowless room with fluorescent lighting.
But telling a “Heated Rivalry” fan that I’m dreading a free stay at the iconic lakeside cottage featured in the show’s sex-fueled season finale — for an exclusive first look before it opens to a select few on Airbnb — would make their eyes roll out the back of their head. The cottage has become so mythologized by the show’s rabid fandom that when bookings opened to the public, for a steeply discounted $183 per night, the site immediately crashed. My job granted me a winning ticket to the gay smut lottery: I have to go.
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