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It may be a hotel, but it's not like any we have seen
before.
It looks fairly ordinary from the outside, but the name - Hotel Not
Hotel - hints that on the inside it's going to be quirky. And it doesn't
disappoint.
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Every one of the 15 rooms is utterly individual, each one 'a work of
art', the website proclaims. Guests can stay in a bizarre tram cart
bedroom, a chamber behind a bookcase and even in a crow's nest up a
ladder.
One of the most ornate is the 'Crisis Free Zone', which features a
skillfully made arch carved from wood that guests step through to reach
the beds.
Inspired by Transylvanian symbolism, the design will supposedly keep
evil out. As the website says: 'That’s why creatures like vampires,
ghosts, and bankers will never be able to enter.'
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The colourful rooms push the boundaries of conventional hotel design and
open onto an exhibition-like space instead of an anonymous environment.
As with most features in Hotel Not Hotel, not all is what it seems. Some
of the paintings and mirrors double up as a one-way window, so guests
can see if the coast is clear for a quick run to the shared showers on
site.
The accommodation comes with its own bar, of course, called Kevin Bacon.
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The name was chosen, the website explains, because Kevin Bacon is an
actor who 'gets the job done, with no pretensions' - and that's what the
bar aims to do, too, 'whether it’s a morning coffee, a sunny afternoon
beer or proper cocktails'.
The unique hotel was designed by Collaboration-O, young designers who
originated from the Eindhoven Design Academy, and Dutch artist Arno
Coenen and his partner IRIS.
Rooms at Hotel Not Hotel are available from £50, with the option of
renting out the venue for events.
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