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  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • The hotel built inside a dockside CRANE ... where guests can enjoy a picnic in the top cabin<br />
<br />
This thrilling hotel in Harlingen, Netherlands, will provide a novel sleeping experience for guests if they have the head for heights to stay there.<br />
<br />
It is the second crane hotel to open in Holland, with guests bungee jumping off the top of its twin, the Faralda Crane Hotel in Amsterdam.<br />
<br />
A genuine dockside crane is converted here into a surprisingly luxurious getaway, or rather getup, with the old machine room transformed into a striking bedroom for two. <br />
<br />
They said it couldn’t be done. And there were many hurdles that nearly prevented this mad concept from getting off the ground, but against the odds it succeeded. This then is a property of uncompromising character; a design hotel that pushed the boundaries of engineering to its limits.<br />
<br />
A spokesperson for the hotel said: 'This is a genuine dockside crane which has been the recipient of intelligent engineering and dedicated devotion rarely seen in a private home - let alone in a hotel property'.<br />
<br />
'It is an out of this world property - staying here guarantees you stories to tell your friends'.<br />
<br />
The crane’s flashy exterior – painted red, yellow and blue – is anything but subtle, but inside it’s fascinatingly functional. There’s no reception room or lounge and the lack of communal space means there are few opportunities for aesthetic assertions; the rickety lifts certainly aren’t canvases for creative touches, but the suites they deliver you to are another story.<br />
<br />
All suites are equipped with the usual mod cons - coffee machines, kettles, minibars, televisions and music streaming devices - while wetrooms boast rainforest showers and porthole windows, which allow you to admire Amsterdam while conditioning your hair.<br />
<br />
Every room has spectacular views and because the crane moves in the wind guests often wake up with different vistas to the ones they had at bedtime. Suites from €435 (£371) per night, excluding b
    ExPix_Hotel_built_inside_a_dockside_...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
  • Beira Grande Hotel,  Hell with 5 Stars <br />
<br />
Built in 1954, the Beira Grande Hotel was once the most luxurious hotel in Africa The giant  complex had around 120 suites, a cinema, an Olympic swimming pool, a helicopter pad,  restaurants, a bank, a post office - it was a city in itself. Since shutting down, this colonial <br />
dream has become a nightmare. After being used initially as military <br />
base during the civil war, the squatters moved in. Thousands of impoverished people now crowd the Grande Hotel, it being the only place they can find shelter. The living conditions are atrocious. <br />
Drugs, disease, and trash are ubiquitous. People have removed much<br />
of the plumbing, electrical, windows and even concrete to sell on the black market. This weakens the building but provides them with another meal. The parquet floor was used as fuel for cooking, so all <br />
that is left now is the cold, unwelcoming structure they call home. Children play around open elevator shafts with no elevator in sight. <br />
"No one knows when the building is going to collapse,<br />
" says one resident, Its going to collapse on top of our poverty"<br />
Despite the abhorrent conditions, there is an element on community here. All are poor, but poor together. Newcomers are always welcome and mutual respect is one of the few laws in this house of misery. <br />
It was really the pinnacle of luxury, meant for wealthy businessmen and tourists. For its massive size, 120 rooms is really not much. Turns out there was no demand so they shut it down in 1963. It never made a profit.  After closing, the pool still remained open. The Mozambican Olympic Swimming Team trained there. Now it used by inhabitants for bathing or washing laundry. After the civil war, it became a refugee camp. The people who live there have mostly emigrated from the mine-filled countryside.  As of 2008, it housed 1,077 inhabitants with large families sharing one room. Now there is between 2,000 and 3,000 inhabitants about 350 families. They occupy not only the rooms <br />
    ExPix_Beira_Grande_Hotel_Hell_with_5...jpg
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