Word: genberg
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...bored with boutique hotels? Does the phrase "designer accommodation" fill you with ennui as you contemplate the unvarying Minimalism and terrible pretension that it so often conjures up? Then Swedish artist turned hotelier Mikael Genberg can help you. Located in Västerås-one of Sweden's oldest cities and just 100 km west of Stockholm-his Hotel Woodpecker and Otter Inn will bring out the inner child in any jaded traveler...
...Although the hotel is designed for one, couples who don't mind sharing a single bed are also welcome. And be prepared to become the center of attention. According to Genberg, guests become a kind of entertainment for people passing through the park below. "Staying here is a great adventure that opens up the mind. But also the guest is something of an actor in a strange role play," he says. In other words, this is hotel room as Surrealist art installation...
...tree house is too high for you, how about sleeping 3 m under water? Genberg's other brainchild, the Otter Inn, tel: (46-21 830023), is a hotel room set on a 25-sq-m floating platform in the middle of Lake Mälaren, near Västerås. The inn, which is accessible only by boat, sleeps two in a steel tank under the water. Expect to be closely observed here as well: panoramic windows in all directions allow passing fish to scrutinize dozing occupants. Once again, guests choosing the deluxe option will have their meals...
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