# Single Room Hotel Between Billboards Etienne Boulanger Pod Hotel in Berlin By Happy Hotelier | Published 2007-12-22 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/etienne-boulanger References: [happyhotelier](http://www.happyhotelier.com/2007/12/21/street-art-2-berlin-the-invisible-billboard-pod-hotel/) & [etienneboulanger](http://www.etienneboulanger.com/singleroomhotel/) **Where?** Located on Death Strip, the piece of land along the former Berlin Wall where people used to be shot and now a waste land dedicated to [sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/day-bed-installation), French artist Etienne Boulanger formed a [one room hotel between billboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hotel-belmar-costa-rica). It definitely is a Room without a View. A night costs a mere Euro 20.- (approx US $ 30.-). It is on view (or use) up to March 2008. It is accessible by ladder and is a fully equipped as a two star hotel room. Philip Horst, one of five artists running the [Sculpture Park Berlin Centrum](http://www.skulpturenpark.org), said, "Boulanger's idea was to make use of an economic cycle and use the rented out advertising spaces to finance the hotel." **For Reservations** See [Etienne Boulanger](http://www.etienneboulanger.com/singleroomhotel)'s website. **Via** [Vacant ready](http://www.vacantready.com/videos/item/windowless_hotel_launched_in_berlin) and [ITN UK](http://itn.co.uk/news/1a75e8bc70a54b1710dd8159bee12041.html) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.9/10 - Popularity: 53% | Activity: 87% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Graffiti](https://www.trendhunter.com/graffiti) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Pod Hotels:** Opportunity for innovative hotels to offer small, affordable and unique accommodations in unconventional locations. - **Billboard Advertising:** Opportunity for advertisers to think creatively in utilizing billboard spaces for alternative purposes, such as financing other ventures. - **Micro Tourism:** Opportunity for travelers to have unique and immersive experiences by staying in unconventional accommodations, like the single room hotel between billboards. ### Who This Affects Most - **Hospitality:** Disruptive innovation opportunities to create innovative and affordable hotel solutions, like pod hotels. - **Advertising:** Disruptive innovation opportunities to rethink the use of billboard spaces beyond traditional advertising, such as financing unique projects like the one room hotel. - **Travel and Tourism:** Disruptive innovation opportunities to cater to travelers seeking unconventional and immersive experiences, such as micro accommodations in unusual locations. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sculptural Concrete Hotel Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sleeping-lab.md) - [Brutalist Artful Hotel Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hoxton-charlottenburg.md) - [Nomadic Berlin Design Galleries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-room-i-walk-the-line.md) - [Mountainside-Inspired Bespoke Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bouchardon-hotel.md) - [Mansion-Topped Surreal Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marison-heler.md) - [Self-Service Contemporary Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mmnt-berlin-lab.md) - [Artful Hotel Renovations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/25hours-hotel-bikini-berlin.md) - [Hotel Anniversary Renovations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/25hours-hotel-bikini.md) - [Liveable Artful Pop-Up Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/julie-cloos-mlsgaard.md)