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An igloo, an enchanted forest… and Nazi Germany: these are the bizarre settings at a 180-room SEX HOTEL

Kurt Hollander has photographed what really goes on behind closed doors in the individually themed rooms

A PHOTOGRAPHER has captured the secret sights of what goes on behind closed doors at a themed sex motel using local women as models.

When Mexico City-based photographer Kurt Hollander arrived in Cali, Colombia, he immediately headed for the 180-room elusive Motel Kiss Me.

 A photographer has taken a series of photos which capture what goes on behind closed doors at a sex motel
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A photographer has taken a series of photos which capture what goes on behind closed doors at a sex motelCredit: Exclusivepix Media

He lived for two weeks in a suite, with free reign to wander the halls, where behind closed doors, couples engaged in sex acts against the backdrop of a theme of their choice.

Each room is unique, modelled according to a specific motif, explains the photographer.

 As soon as photographer Kurt Hollander arrived in California he made it his mission to visit the motel
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As soon as photographer Kurt Hollander arrived in California he made it his mission to visit the motelCredit: Exclusivepix Media
 He stayed at the he 180-room Kiss Me motel for two weeks and was able to roam in every room
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He stayed at the he 180-room Kiss Me motel for two weeks and was able to roam in every roomCredit: Exclusivepix Media

Some are based on countries, including India, China, ancient Egypt, and Nazi Germany; while others follow a general concept, like an arctic igloo or aquatic underworld.

The motel is decorated by local painters and sculptors, with several pornographic television channels and a sex shop.

 Each room has it's own special theme, ranging from countries like the Egyptian one
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Each room has it's own special theme, ranging from countries like the Egyptian oneCredit: Exclusivepix Media
 To more general concepts such as the submarine room
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To more general concepts such as the submarine roomCredit: Exclusivepix Media

While prostitution is legal in the area, Kurt stresses that Motel Kiss Me is more for the everyday couple looking for a glamorous getaway.

The decor offers a chance to escape from the pressures of life, and for some, it satisfies the fantasy of entering to an otherwise inaccessible kingdom.

 Each room is equipped with several pornographic television channels
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Each room is equipped with several pornographic television channelsCredit: Exclusivepix Media
 And while prostitution is legal in the area, the motel is mainly occupied by couples
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And while prostitution is legal in the area, the motel is mainly occupied by couplesCredit: Exclusivepix Media

Some of the layouts are fairly disturbing, one chamber is modelled after New York City, complete with an explosion of the Twin Towers, but Kurt chooses not to judge.

Hotel Kiss Me encourages not only “safe sex,” but also, he suggests, “good sex,” available at an affordable price to people of all races, genders, and sexual orientations.

 And the elusive hotel's motto is to have “safe sex,” but also “good sex”
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And the elusive hotel's motto is to have “safe sex,” but also “good sex”Credit: Exclusivepix Media
 Some of the rooms can be regarded as disturbing but no-one judges the customer's choice
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Some of the rooms can be regarded as disturbing but no-one judges the customer's choiceCredit: Exclusivepix Media

For The Architecture of Sex, Hollander asked several local women to sit for him in a room of their choosing.

They come from diverse backgrounds,one is an actress, one a cross dresser, another a rugby player, but all were instructed to act as though they were in the motel with a lover.

 To take the photos Kurt asked local women to model and choose their favourite rooms
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To take the photos Kurt asked local women to model and choose their favourite roomsCredit: Exclusivepix Media

They dressed according to their own wishes, as the photographer’s primary intention was to lift the veil on the fantasies and desires of others.

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