高所恐怖症の人には、このホテルは向かないだろう。「ファラルダNDSMクレーンホテル」では、客室が地上から50メートルの骨組みの中にあるからだ。だが、パノラマビューとユニークなホテル体験が好きな人なら、この場所は絶対に気に入るはずだ。
オランダのアムステルダムにあるこのホテルでは、かつて使われていた産業用クレーンを移築・改装して3部屋のスイートルームに変えた（構造計算は東京に本社があるNSTが行った）。
クレーンの上にはジャグジーが設置されているため、宿泊客は、お風呂に浸かりながら街の壮大な景色を楽しめる。
クレーンに泊まるだけでは物足りない怖いもの知らずの宿泊客なら、クレーンから飛び降りるバンジージャンプと「巨大な空中ブランコ」も楽しめる（以下の動画）
遠くから見ると、ファラルダ・クレーンホテルは他の建設用クレーンと何も変わらない。
だが、中に入ると、とびきりおしゃれだ。
部屋からの眺めも最高だ。
あなたも、クレーンの中でスリル満点の宿泊を楽しんでみてはいかがだろうか？
文末のスライドショーでは、ボーイング727を改装したコスタリカのホテルや、中国浙江省の「ドーナツ型ビル」のホテル、モンブラン山頂近くにある「カプセルホテル」など、世界各地のユニークなホテルを紹介している。
[Lisa Miller(English) 日本語版：湯本牧子/ガリレオ]
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