# Sphincter Sculpted Hotels A Stay Inside Joep Van Lieshout CasAnus is One You Won't Forget By Mesel Isaac | Published 2014-02-22 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casanus References: [holykaw.alltop](http://holykaw.alltop.com/worlds-least-appealing-lodgings-welcome-to-casanus?tu4=1) & [unusualhotelsoftheworld](http://www.unusualhotelsoftheworld.com/casanus) If you're not a [five star hotel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amsterdam-zuid) kind of person, perhaps you'll like to take a vacation inside artist Joep Van Lieshout's colon at the CasAnus. The CasAnus is a giant sculpture of the large intestine in which people can stay. Located in Belgium, CasAnus offers guests a comfortable visit, considering you're staying in a colon shaped sculpture. Inside there's a double bed, an electric heater, a shower and of course a toilet. To quote the owner of the park in which CasAnus is located, "[the] exhibition space does not aim to be an oasis." If you stay at CasAnus, you'll also be able to view other [sculptures and art pieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/out-of-orifice) near by, as the land surrounding CasAnus is a [private art site](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hotel-belmar-costa-rica). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.2/10 - Popularity: 90% | Activity: 87% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Modern](https://www.trendhunter.com/modern) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Artistic Accommodations:** Creating unique and unconventional accommodations, such as the CasAnus sculpture hotel, offers disruptive innovation opportunities in the hospitality industry. - **Experiential Tourism:** The trend of experiential tourism, where travelers seek out unique and immersive experiences, presents opportunities for creating unconventional attractions like the CasAnus sculpture hotel. - **Artistic Landscapes:** Developing private art sites, like the one surrounding the CasAnus, can provide disruptive innovation opportunities for artists and the tourism industry. ### Who This Affects Most - **Hospitality:** The hospitality industry can explore disruptive innovation by creating unconventional accommodations and embracing unique experiences, as demonstrated by the CasAnus sculpture hotel. - **Tourism:** The tourism industry can capitalize on the trend of experiential travel by offering unconventional attractions and destinations, such as the CasAnus sculpture hotel. - **Art:** The art industry can leverage the creation of private art sites to attract tourists and offer unconventional artistic experiences, similar to the CasAnus sculpture hotel. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Shapeshifting Outer Space Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/acromnia-orbital-hotel.md) - [Mansion-Topped Surreal Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marison-heler.md) - [Artfully Sculptured Textured Toilets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-formation-02.md) - [QSR Hotel Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kfc-staycation.md) - [Modern Artist-Collaborative Cabins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arsham-in-kohler.md) - [Lavatory Travel Guides](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/encycloopedia.md) - [Surrealist Story-Backed Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/maison-heler.md) - [Converted Palazzo Circular Spas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/six-senses-rome.md) - [Sculptural Concrete Hotel Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sleeping-lab.md)