In cities modular and decentralized hotels gain popularity to respond to people’s need to take a short nap or discover the unpolished parts of the city. The awesomeSleepbox by Arch Group is a modular hotel to be used at airports, train stations and shopping malls. A similar initiative is the Dutch CityHub hotel, that can be used in every empty space around the city. In Berlin, the Hüttenpalast hotel is an unconventional hotel in the gentrifying district of Neukölln. Inside an old factory initiators Silke Lorenzen and Sarah Vollmer created a great hotel consisting of caravans and wooden huts settled in an indoor garden.

In cities modular and decentralized hotels gain popularity to respond to people’s need to take a short nap or discover the unpolished parts of the city. The awesomeSleepbox by Arch Group is a modular hotel to be used at airports, train stations and shopping malls. A similar initiative is the Dutch CityHub hotel, that can be used in every empty space around the city. In Berlin, the Hüttenpalast hotel is an unconventional hotel in the gentrifying district of Neukölln. Inside an old factory initiators Silke Lorenzen and Sarah Vollmer created a great hotel consisting of caravans and wooden huts settled in an indoor garden.

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