citizenM’s Pre-Fab Hotel Rooms

By DIY Maven

Slated to open in early 2008 is a hotel in Amsterdam called citizenM, short for 'citizen mobile'. Their concept of a hotel room strips away the extraneous like water fountains in the vestibule and keeps all those things savvy travelers actually want. ‘Modern design, friendly technology and the proximity to a city,’ is what citizenM will offer and all at an ‘accessible price’. How they accomplish this feat stems from the hotel’s construction. It’s called ‘Industrial Flexible Demountable’, and it means that their 14 meter square rooms are pre-made in their own off-site factory. A great concept but probably not the first choice for the claustrophobic traveler.

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November 15, 2007

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DIY Maven

November 21, 2007

I think another reason they haven't caught on is because there's kind of a 'trailer park trailer' stigma attached to them. Personally, I love trailers.

missbelle

November 20, 2007

I'm going to go for the plunge and get one! I live next door to my mom now, and we're both selling soon. I want to buy some land, get one home, and build a good size green modular behind the main house for me. We each need our personal space for romance, etc... There are some cheap steel prefab warehouses online too. I need one for all my wholesale outsourcing products. I'm having 2 tarot decks printed in china. I got a great deal for $0.25 ents a deck @ 10,000 decks. My storage is filled to the rim here. I'll keep you up to date on my prefab experience and let you know how it goes.

I read the reason why more people don't get prefabs, is because you can't get a real estate loan, you have to get a personal loan, so it adds some complexity. of course, if it already comes with the land, then it's no longer seen as personal property. But if it's built alone on land, without a traditional house, there is no resale value for prefabs yet. But with a standard built home on the lot, the value of the prefab does appreciate.