Country-Austria

Creative Commons picture by Arkie Lad.
*Image not of actual hotel.
I have always been attracted to the allure of sleeping in a drain pipe. I don’t really know why. Perhaps it is based in a deep jealously of squirrels. On the other hand it could just be the romance of the idea.

It is now possible for my drain dream to be a reality (without the normal really-bad-smell or shrinking machine requirement). All I have to do is make reservations at that dasparkhotel and get to Linz, Austria.

Each room at the DasParkHotel is made from a section of really big cement tube (which they call “sleep-pipes” on their website). For comfort, a bed and side table are built into each tube. Additionally, the tube-room features electricity, a light, blankets, and cotton sleeping sacs. The round shape of the room also allows ample room to store stuff under the bed.

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