Industrial hotels were once fully operational plants (most from the 1800s or early 1900s) that are now renovated to be comfy and stylish hotels. The room and exterior structures have been restored meticulously to give them a fabulous industrial design. The sheer metal structures and bare concrete surfaces provide an extraordinary atmosphere to these places.
Industrial Hotels
Silo Basel - Boutique Industrial Hostel in SwitzerlandSilo  
Basel
The former industrial building, Silo in Basel, was given a new life with quirky porthole windows and creative working spaces/hostel rooms. The Basler Lagerhausgesellschaft, also known as BLG, was constructed in 1912 as a German silo for storing grains and cocoa imported from Latin America. It was part of the …
Accommodation types: Hostel   Industrial
Location: Basel  Switzerland  West Europe
Sep'on Heartfulness Centre - Yoga & Meditation in the World's Skinniest HotelSep'on  
Heartfulness Centre
Thao Bui, the founder of Sep'on Heartfulness Centre, comes from an unlikely place. Most people in the industry who open a hotel have a business, architecture, or interior design background, but not her. Thao is an avid traveler and a mindfulness and meditation teacher. Her passion for mindfulness and her …
Accommodation types: Concept   Industrial
Location: Nha Trang  Vietnam  Southeast Asia
Casa Silencio - The Luxury Mezcal Hotel in MexicoCasa Silencio  
The "House of Silence" is one of Mexico's most exclusive hotels, with only six rooms. It's also the only place in the world where you can stay at an active mezcal production site. Does it sound too industrial to be habitable? Quite the contrary. Casa Silencio is built around the …
Accommodation types: Desert   Eco-Friendly   Industrial
Location: Xaagá  Mexico  North America
The Carpenter Hotel - Industrial Chic Style in AustinThe Carpenter  
Hotel
Opened in 2018, this hotel in Austin is true to its name. It proudly exposes building materials inside and outside, has a pool with a quirky hangar to hang out, fancy food, and 93 rooms with brick-laden balconies. It's hard to keep up with Austin's development boom, but luckily there …
Accommodation types: Design   Industrial
Location: Austin  USA  North America
FlopHouze - Shipping Container Hotel In TexasFlopHouze  
The concept of FlopHouze frees two birds with one key with their new hotel in a tiny Texan town halfway between Houston and Austin. First, the small upcycled shipping containers perfectly match the latest reducing, reusing, and recycling trends. Plus, the metal boxes made way for artistic creativity. Innovative architecture …
Accommodation types: Eco-Friendly   Industrial
Location: Round Top  USA  North America
Korinkyo Hotel - Hip Japanese Minimalism & Isolation TankKorinkyo  
A newly opened hotel in the coastal city of Kanazawa is making waves. Korinkyo Hotel debuted in late 2021, instantly becoming one of the hippest places to stay for the night. Kanazawa is known as the "little Kyoto", full of charming traditional teahouses and wooden structures where you can get …
Accommodation types: Design   Industrial
Location: Kanazawa  Japan  East Asia
Air Castle - Sky High Container TowerAir Castle  
Unique homes are spreading like wildfire, with each new creation being wilder and more quirky than before. Steve and Nancy, a creative couple from Dallas, dreamed up a new concept for short-term rental. The idea came from a sweet childhood story. Steve's grandfather asked his daydreaming son if he would …
Accommodation types: Industrial   Nature
Location: Ladonia  USA  North America
Steam Hotel - Former Swedish Plant Turned Into A Fun-Filled SiteSteam Hotel  
Sweden's fifth largest and one of the oldest towns is home to the Steam Hotel. Västerås, with its funky diaereses (marks placed over vowels), is not on the list of the most typical tourist destinations, but that may very well change in the near future. The city has the largest …
Accommodation types: Design   Industrial
Location: Vasteras  Sweden  West Europe
Anda Venice Hostel - Hip Solution To Visit The City Of CanalsAnda Venice  
Hostel
Venice has been facing major challenges in recent times. The city is gradually sinking, and some estimates put its final farewell to 2100. No wonder tourists have started flocking to see "the city of canals" in ever larger numbers. As a consequence, the little territory of Venice started to be …
Accommodation types: Hostel   Industrial
Location: Venice  Italy  West Europe
Wiener Gäste Zimmer - Industrial Design & Homemade Mouthfuls In ViennaWiener Gäste  
Zimmer
Housed in a 1929 building, the owner and mastermind behind this project, Erwin Gegenbauer, decided to upgrade this historic vinegar brewery with five guestrooms. With the help of architects heri&salli, they tore down the former interior of the building to reveal the original brick walls, wooden ceilings, and steel beams. …
Accommodation types: Design   Industrial
Location: Vienna  Austria  West Europe
Room Mate Bruno - Is This Real Life Or Is This Just Fantasy?Room Mate  
Bruno
The status of psilocybin mushrooms changed to illegal in the Netherlands in 2008, but it didn't stop Room Mate Bruno from being high on an artistic trip. This hotel is located in a former tea warehouse of the Dutch East India Company. Step inside, and you will find that the …
Accommodation types: Design   Industrial
Location: Rotterdam  Netherlands  West Europe
Shiroiya Hotel - Japanese Minimalism Meets Contemporary ArtShiroiya  
Hotel
Maebashi, the city of water, greenery, and poets, has seen a remarkable transformation from silk manufacturing to pioneer Japan's modernization. Shiroiya Hotel has seen a similar metamorphosis from a Japanese ryokan (inn) with 300 years of history into an inspirational contemporary creation. The original inn's rough concrete walls remind its …
Accommodation types: Design   Industrial
Location: Maebashi  Japan  East Asia
Steel House Copenhagen - Fun Industrial-Design HostelSteel House  
Copenhagen
The brand new world of backpacking opens up new prospects for hostels, one that is not afraid to be bold. Taking inspiration from the hotels in New York, the facade is covered by corten steel, and the industrial design continues to be dominant inside. Progressive thinking went into the concept …
Accommodation types: Capsule   Hostel   Industrial
Location: Copenhagen  Denmark  West Europe
Hektor Container Hotel - Digital Nomad Lifestyle In Ship ContainersHektor  
Container Hotel
In the smallest Baltic state, post-Soviet development has seen a dramatic pace. Estonia's prosperity fueled by technocracy made into the most digitally advanced country in the world. This thriving for modernity trickles down to architecture as well. Creative minds have turned an abandoned tsarist-era railway depot upside down and made …
Accommodation types: Industrial
Location: Tallinn  Estonia  East Europe
Hewing Hotel - Industrial Vibes In MinneapolisHewing Hotel  
Jackson Building in Minneapolis’ North Loop was built in 1897 as a farm implement showroom and warehouse with trains going directly inside the building. In 2016 a complete transformation and a full renovation were finished, and it turned the brick-and-timber warehouse into an elegant and edgy boutique hotel. The iconic …
Accommodation types: Design   Industrial
Location: Minneapolis  USA  North America
The Collective Paper Factory - Co-Living Space In Long IslandThe Collective  
Paper Factory
An ode to times long before the digital age, The Collective Paper Factory in Long Island City, NY, lies at the crossroads of the Kaufman Arts District and Astoria in the borough of Queens. This is the co-living company’s first space in the United States. The 100-year-old building was once …
Accommodation types: Design   Industrial
Location: New York  USA  North America
Sekeping Kong Heng - Channeling The Past In Historical MalaysiaSekeping  
Kong Heng
Sekeping Kong Heng is a boutique hotel located in Ipoh, an old British colonial town with a slow pace of life near to some fabulous hiking trails. The three-story building was originally a home for actors who performed in an adjacent theatre that burnt down in the 1950s. Sekeping Kong …
Accommodation types: Industrial
Location: Ipoh  Malaysia  Southeast Asia
Turbine Hotel & Spa - Quirky Industrial Design In South AfricaTurbine  
Hotel & Spa
The Turbine Hotel and Spa is a premier hotel situated on Thesen Island in Knysna, South Africa, often considered among the most prestigious locales of the Garden Route. This picturesque boutique was once a power station, but it has been meticulously renovated in a luxury hotel integrating the old machinery …
Accommodation types: Industrial
Location: Knysna  South Africa  Africa
Sekeping Victoria - Rough-Luxe Warehouse HotelSekeping  
Victoria
Sekeping Victoria (Ruins of Victoria) is located in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Georgetown, Penang, a constituent island off the coast of Malaysia. The island was a colonial hub for trade in spices, tobacco, and betel nut for much of the 19th Century. Remnants of the old town center …
Accommodation types: Hostel   Industrial
Location: George Town  Malaysia  Southeast Asia
No Man’s Fort - Naval Fort Turned Into A Luxurious Private Island HotelNo Man’s  
Fort
No Man’s Fort is a place for someone who wants to get away from it all... and have it all. Impossible? Well, this private island resort outside Portsmouth is one of Britain’s most secluded hotels, but it might also be one of its most entertaining with five bars, a cabaret …
Accommodation types: Fort   Industrial   Island   Remote
Location: Seaview  United Kingdom  West Europe
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