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Would You Sleep In A Converted Shipping Container?
Beginning in September, travelers visiting France will be able to book a hotel room in a converted shipping container (pictured above).
Located near the France-Belgian border, Deûle Insolite is featuring 20-foot-long steel boxes with amenities like a kitchenette and a balcony with views of the Deûle River. According to the Huffington Post, the "cabins" were created in partnership with HouseUP, which specializes in transforming large steel boxes into beautiful vacation homes.
The shipping container rooms are just one of the quirky options offered to guests. Deûle Insolite also offers camping trailers, an Airstream Sovereign and a Mongolian-style yurt.
Would you sleep in a shipping container?
Filed under: Arts and Culture, Europe, Belgium, France, Hotels and Accommodations, Camping, News
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Dave Kearns Aug 9th 2012 2:22PM
You can do this in the US - we did in both Coldfoot and Deadwood Alaska - there's no trees on the tundra, and it's a two-day drive south just to reach the arctic circle along the "haul road". So containers used to ship stuff up when the pipelinewas being built were turned into motel rooms for workers and (the somewhat strange) tourists. One of our most memorable trips!