22/08

The Michelberger Hotel, Berlin

The Michelberger is somewhere in the grey area between a hotel and a hostel, and is proof that hotel design is becoming increasingly diverse, individual and tailored to travellers needs. Communal spaces are comfortable refuges for tired travellers, and are stocked to the brim with reading material. Books and magazines aren’t reserved for shelves and coffee tables, one-off lampshades are made of the sheets of vintage reads.

Dining spaces are equally nice, with large windows, subway tiled walls, bare concrete floors and a mix-and-match collection of chairs.

Guestrooms are as quirky as the rest of the hotel and also feature books very strongly. Even details like the ‘do not disturb’ signs have been custome made to fit the playful design.

(Images via weheart)

17/09

The Michelberger Hotel in Berlin

Berlin designer Werner Aisslinger has completed a budget hotel designed to feel like staying at a friends house, which opened earlier this month in Berlin. The Michelberger Hotel is housed in a converted factory building featuring a brick facade, high ceilings, large windows and a courtyard that acts as the social hub of the hotel. Every element of the hotel has either been custom designed and built, or selected specifically for it from furniture to hand-lettered stickers on the water bottles. Each room features a unique wallpaper designed by Azar Kazimir depicting symbols and images significant to the hotel and its founders. Three room sizes are available for individuals and groups of up to four people, as well as the more extravagant Luxus room, combining elements of hotel and hostel aiming to attract both backpackers and business men.

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