Amsterdam opens crane hotel – with £500 rooms and a hot tub on the roof
The Crane Hotel Faralda took four years to build inside an old industrial crane - with three suites, a panoramic lounge and a spa pool on the top deck
THERE’S an unlikely new travel trend taking hold in Amsterdam – converted cranes.
The Crane Hotel Faralda took four years to build inside an old industrial crane – and is now a state-of-the-art hotel with a very individual style.
This is the city’s second crane that you can stay in – Sun Online Travel reported on the Yays Crane Apartments last week, which offers a similar experience.
As a wind vane allows the crane to very gently turn in the breeze, guests get a different view each night.
There are three suites that come equipped with rain showers, plus a panoramic lounge and a spa pool located on the top deck can also be hired out for events.
guests can even demand a private bodyguard and hostess.
The 50 metre-high structure is owned by Edwin Kornmann Rudi and has become the most unique and talked-about hotel project in the Netherlands.
Construction costs eventually amounted to more than £2.8 million, which means the building costs of the three suites are among the highest in the Europe.
A spokesman for the hotel said: "With only one entrance and no way to get in without a special key card and permission, Crane Hotel Faralda offers optimal security and privacy.
"[That is] something that is highly sought after by international DJ's, VIP's and Royals."
He continued: "Our guests arrive in Amsterdam by private jet and are brought right to the entrance of the hotel by limousine, without ever being seen.
"The lifts take them straight to their suites, where they can look out over Amsterdam and see all that's happening below, without anybody seeing them."
This isn't the only crane dwelling in town - there are luxury apartments built into a crane nearby, too.
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