Propeller Island City Lodge

Propeller Island City Lodge
Alternative names Propeller Island Hotel
General information
Type Hotel
Architectural style elclectic
Address Albrecht-Achilles-Straße 58, 10709
Town or city Berlin
Country Germany
Coordinates 52°29′49″N 13°18′13.25″E / 52.49694°N 13.3036806°E / 52.49694; 13.3036806Coordinates: 52°29′49″N 13°18′13.25″E / 52.49694°N 13.3036806°E / 52.49694; 13.3036806
Opening 1997
Owner Lars Storschen
Technical details
Floor count 3
Other information
Number of rooms 30+[1]
Website
http://www.propeller-island.de/?

Propeller Island City Lodge is a hotel and art installation in Berlin, Germany designed by artist Lars Storschen and located in the borough of Wilmersdorf. The hotel is known for its eclectic and elaborately themed rooms.[2]

History

In December 1997, German musician and artist Lars Strorschen rented out rooms in his Berlin home to supplement his income.[3] Bored with the idea of a traditional guest room, Storschen decided to create four uniquely themed rooms for his guests: the Symbol room, the Orange room, the Castle room, and the Mirrors room.[4] He named the hotel Propeller Island City Lodge, based on the pseudonym he had adapted from the Jules Verne novel of the same name.[5]

As the hotel's popularity grew, Strochen purchased vacant space in the same building and in 1998 began designing 27 new guest rooms. Floors 1 and 2 were opened in 2001, and the hotel's 3rd floor was completed in August 2002. As of 2013, the hotel consists of thirty rooms, including an art gallery, reception area, and Frühstücksraum (breakfast room).[2][4][6]

Rooms

Each room is considered more a work of art than a practical living space, and as such many are furnished with damageable or fragile materials. Guests are provided with a manual outlining specific rules for the care of their room's decorative touches.[7] The rooms are not equipped with television or commercial radio, but there is a sound system featuring soundscapes recorded by Strochen. Since the opening of the hotel, some of the rooms have been redecorated.[1]

List of Rooms

External links

References

  1. 1 2 staff (19 June 2008). "Berlin: Propeller Island City Lodge an Unusual Inn". Prince George Free Press. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 Alton, Elizabeth (16 July 2012). "Sensory Distortion: Modern Art Meets Design at the Propeller Island City Lodge". Entertainment Designer. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. "Lebenslauf Lawrs Stroschen". Propeller Island website. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Propeller Island Hotel, Berlin". dwell. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. "Lars Stroschen". Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. "The One and Only Propeller Island City Lodge". Travel and Tourism. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  7. Macaskill, Hilary (27 February 2004). "You've been framed". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 Room no longer featured on hotel website:. "Room Detail".
  9. "Propeller Island City Hotel". Hg2 Berlin. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  10. "Just The Travel Propeller Island City Lodge". Retrieved 25 November 2013.
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