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The Michelberger Hotel is worth a stay… Date: 03/10/2011
The Michelberger Hotel is a great new concept hotel that bridges the commercial gap between hostel and hotel. There is a very quirky vibe to the hotel, which boasts 119 Rooms in an beautiful industrial re-used old factory building. The hotel is very proud of their eclectic mix of customers, with diverse accomodation for varying stays and a room for every type of entertainment.
The Bedrooms are fantastic with each room tailored to a different need. For example, the ‘Cosy’ room boasts a kingsize Bed, for a single or an in-love couple. (Pretty much one big bed with a strong shower and TV), whereas the ‘Bands on top’ room has 4-5 Single Beds, suitable for Families, Rockstars or Carpenters on the road. An elevated room share. Our favourite.
The hotel has fabulous brick-a-brack and artwork dotted around. We LOVE the cuckoo clocks (below).
The Bar/Coffee Shop has a really eclectic vibe and is the perfect example of versatility. Read a book with a coffee or chill out with a drink and your friends…the atmosphere will suit any occasion. Quirky detailing is the key ingredient to this funky hotel: Books and magazines aren’t reserved for shelves and coffee tables, one-off lampshades are made of the sheets of vintage reads and look stunning.
Dining spaces are relaxed: Large windows let in floods of light and the subway tiled walls, sparse furniture and bare concrete floors create a casual urban dining space.
We love the Whisky Room! In the old days these rooms were marked with “No women. No dogs.” This room screams sex, whiskey, and poker. It’s a room for the boys marked with: “Lot’s of women, no pictures”.
One unusual quality this hotel boasts is a backstage room. Normally it serves as a conference room, but it also doubles up as a backstage area for their courtyard stage. It fits 50-80 conference participants (or 150 drinking groupies!)
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