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Décor in all of the 45 individually decorated rooms is the fantasy of the German artist Lars Stroschen (or as the website says, lars stroschen - he's too cool to use capitals).

There's a room with a slanting floor and a flying bed (don't ask), another where the bed is suspended 1.6m off the floor on old ship's ropes and our favourite - a room decorated entirely with mirrors. Told you we had an ego.

Oh, no, actually, here's our favourite - no.34, with a double bed that splits in half at the touch of a button and allows a screen to come down between you and your partner. Perfect when you've had enough or he's started snoring.

The décor and furnishings are so bizarre that you're handed an individual set of instructions when you check in. We don't know who hands it to you, because there's no reception - you have to tell them exactly what time you're arriving and someone'll hump down the stairs and open the front door for you. Bizarre but refreshing.

Prices are around €100 ($153) for one person or €115 ($175) for two, and each additional person costs another €15 ($30) until the room's full. Even plus a €7 ($15) breakfast, that's cheap as chips for such a spunky place. Because as well as an ego, we've got a budget...