29 Ekim 2012 Pazartesi
24 Ekim 2012 Çarşamba
Tube Hotel in Tepoztlan, Mexico
This Mexican hotel offers tourists an eco-friendly experience with rooms made out of recycled industrial concrete storm drains and sewers.
Resembling a 21st century Hobbiton, the 20 tubes on offer at the TuboHotel come fitted with a comfy queen-sized bed, and a mountain view through the glass door.
Room with a tube: Surprisingly inviting, the concrete tubes at the Tubotel provide travellers with an unusual but eco-friendly accommodation
Comfy stay: The tubes fit a queen sized bed and although recommended for two, the hotel allows you to stay as many as you want in one pipe - as long as you fit in
Solid shelter: The 20 rooms are made from nine-foot-long industrial tubes which would normally be used for large storm drains and sewers, but now offer tourists an unusual hotel experience
Located outside the village of Tepozltan, about one hour from Mexico City, the TuboHotel opened in 2010.
Owner Robb Anderson said he stumbled upon the pipes by chance.
The tubes were just lying there doing nothing so one day we asked if we could use them, they said yes so we decided to make a hotel,' he said.
Construction took three months and Mr Anderson says he is proud to offer a unique experience, adding that it was never about luxury.
'Our market is more the traveller and hostel style but we have all sorts of people coming here because it is so unusual.'
Cheap and comfy: The budget hostel will set tourists back £20-a-night and offers spectacular views of the surrounding mountains through the glass doors
Guests can stay in their concrete cots for around £20-a-night in the week and £35 at weekends.
The facilities at the unusual hotel are basic but each tube comes with a bed, a night-lamp, fan and storage inside.
Despite being made from drainpipes, the hotel's toilets are in two separate bath houses nearby.
If tourists get bored of the basics, the TuboHotel offers cooking classes with a celebrity chef to add a bit of glam to the concrete.
Modern-day Shire: The village-like setup for the tubes could be mistaken for a 21st-century Hobbiton.
Resembling a 21st century Hobbiton, the 20 tubes on offer at the TuboHotel come fitted with a comfy queen-sized bed, and a mountain view through the glass door.
Located outside the village of Tepozltan, about one hour from Mexico City, the TuboHotel opened in 2010.
Owner Robb Anderson said he stumbled upon the pipes by chance.
The tubes were just lying there doing nothing so one day we asked if we could use them, they said yes so we decided to make a hotel,' he said.
'Our market is more the traveller and hostel style but we have all sorts of people coming here because it is so unusual.'
The facilities at the unusual hotel are basic but each tube comes with a bed, a night-lamp, fan and storage inside.
Despite being made from drainpipes, the hotel's toilets are in two separate bath houses nearby.
If tourists get bored of the basics, the TuboHotel offers cooking classes with a celebrity chef to add a bit of glam to the concrete.
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