17.06.2008

Crane Hotel

If you are a crane nut or just fancy something different, then the harbour town of Harlingen, in Friesland, northern Holland might have just what you are looking for? The Harlingen harbour crane, as well as the lighthouse and a lifeboat, has been converted to a high-tech luxury hotel bedroom.
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The harbour crane at Harlingen is now a hotel

The crane is a Figee level luffing crane built in 1967 by SMST / Franeker, the crane was used until 1996 to unload timber freight from Russia and Scandinavia. The cabin is 17 metres above the pier and the crane sports a 45 metre jib.
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The lift replaces the old ladders

Access to the machinery room, which houses most of the accommodation, is by a dual elevator to save climbing the old steel ladders with your bags. And perhaps best of all the operators cab is still operational and guest can operate the crane, although in the interests of safety only the slew function works, allowing you to change your view whenever you feel like it.
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Part of the bathroom

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Your balcony

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You can operate the crane slew function and change your view

To see more www.vuurtoren-harlingen.nl