dasparkhotel_inside-outsite

From the very first beginning it was the idea of the artist Andreas Strauss to create a network of these unusual accommodation options. The first dasparkhotel was built in Austria in 2005. In May 2022, »dasparkhotel_inside-outsite« was opened at Hof Emscher-Auen in Castrop-Rauxel as part of the artistic revision and expansion of the Emscherkunstweg. It is the second location of »dasparkhotel« on the Emscher. There has been a branch in Bottrop’s BernePark since 2010.

LINGER IN NATURE

At the Emscher-Auen farm, three sleeping tubes made from industrially manufactured sewer tubes now offer the opportunity to spend the night. Andreas Strauss also developed the inside-outsite pavilion especially for the location, which invites you to observe nature and especially birds.

In order to be able to observe flora and fauna, Andreas Strauss designed the shelter, which, like the park hotel, consists of industrially prefabricated parts. In this case he used corrugated steel, which is commonly used in hydraulic engineering. Created in an artificial mound of earth, it invites visitors to the park, amateur and professional ornithologists as well as overnight guests in the sleeping tubes to linger. It represents a protective space against the weather, which is artistically integrated into the landscape and equally provides insight, perspective and outlook.

With the overnight accommodations at Hof Emscher-Auen in Castrop-Rauxel and in the BernePark in Bottrop, the Emscherkunstweg can be experienced on its almost 100 kilometers of cycle paths in the form of a tour lasting several days. The concrete sleeping cabins can be opened and closed individually using an electronic code locking system. They offer space for one to two people and are opened in the warm season between May and October.

Bookable under www.dasparkhotel.net

Beautiful from above: The works of art on the Emscherkunstweg can also be admired from the air.

MATERIAL
Converted concrete tubes for overnight stays with electronic access system, bedding and linen, wall painting

Address
Rittershofer Straße 170
44577 Castrop-Rauxel

Public transport

ARRIVAL BY BIKE
It is possible to arrive by bike via the »Emscher-Weg«.

BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT
From Castrop-Rauxel main station with bus 480 (direction Ickern Nord) to the Uferstrasse stop, then about 1.8 km on foot or bus 482 (direction DO-Mengede Bf S) to the Friedrichstrasse stop, then about 1.3 km kilometers on foot.

BY CAR
Please note that the farm is difficult to access by car and there is no parking available.

The artwork is accessible all year round.

Bookable from May to October under www.dasparkhotel.net

Map

dasparkhotel_inside-outsite

»The thought was how can I organize public, temporary, legal, anonymous hospitality.«

Andreas Strauss