Ever go to sleep and dream about flying?
Well, this hotel's using a various sort of ‘flight' together with some shuteye — a flight of stairs, that is.
A hotel in Beijing, China, redesigned their stairwell to fit a bed, providing that as a space for visitors to remain in, Beijing News reported on Monday (Sept 25).
The ‘spaces' were found on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floorings of the hotel, and were apparently 6 square metres with a single-size bed squeezed in, closed windows and in addition to a shared toilet.
To get to their bed, visitors would need to stroll down a flight of stairs.
“These are unutilised closed areas,” the hotel's supervisor informed Chinese media, explaining their ‘staircase spaces'. “Our hotel began utilizing these areas as visitors spaces in mid-July this year.”
According to the supervisor, there was need for easy spaces in the location, so they provided these ‘staircase spaces' to visitors.
The ‘spaces' typically went for around 100 to 200 yuan (S$ 19 to S$ 36) per night however might vary approximately 650 yuan throughout peak travel durations such as China's National Day, Chinese publication The Paper reported on Tuesday.
“There are security concerns in these spaces however we are currently remedying them,” the supervisor likewise confessed.
Chinese media reported that the regional fire department had actually gotten reports of these ‘staircase spaces' and checked the location on Sunday.
The next day, they went back to the scene to cordon off these ‘spaces' due to the security dangers they postured.
“Smoke alarms were not set up in accordance with the law, and spaces did not embrace fire-proofing that abided by fire-resistance levels stated by the state,” the fire department stated.
Electrical energy to the ‘staircase spaces' was cut off and seals were attached to the spaces with directions to not break them without authorization.
While the ‘spaces' were positioned in stairwells, the fire department kept in mind that they did not block emergency situation evacuation paths for the hotel. Rather, the hotel has external staircases that function as fire escape.
A press reporter from Beijing News verified on Monday that all 3 ‘spaces' were cleared — just the air conditioning unit stayed, without any beds present in them.
khooyihang@asiaone.com
