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The Prizeotel Was an Experiment in 'Designocracy' for Karim Rashid

Where: Theodor-Heuss-Allee 12, Bremen, Germany, 28215

It's been a long, long time since we checked in on the prolific "Designer, DJ, Hotelier, Self Proclaimed World Changer" Karim Rashid but after we posted the Prizeotel's charming LipDup video yesterday, the hotel responded to us on Twitter, letting us know that Rashid is the man behind their hotel design. Prizeotel pointed us to this statement on their website where Rashid sums up his intention for Prizeotel:

prizeotel was a project in ‘Designocrasy’: high design affordable to all. Design is not for the elite or the rich. I have always wanted to design a very inexpensive hotel and prizeotel brought the opportunity! The concept had to be very smart and economical yet pleasurable and inspiring.

I maximized choices and used high performance materials and furnishings to have the greatest impact for the least amount of investment.

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Prizeotel Does a 'LipDub' Birthday Video

Where: Theodor-Heuss-Allee 12, Bremen, Germany, 28215

We thought lipdubs had gone the way of Julia Allison last year but we have to make an exception for this one from the Prizeotel in Germany. The Bremen hotel put together an extensive lipdub production to celebrate the hotel's birthday. The song choice? Celebration by Kool and The Gang.

It's cute and we love their enthusiasm (not to mention the unintentional comedy is off the charts) but it's too bad this is the only thing we understand about Prizeotel since their website is entirely in German.

Anyone fluent in German want to help us translate what this hotel's about? Let us know. Even better, anyone actually stayed at the Prizeotel before? Tell us in comments below.

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Looking For A Quirky Hotel? Try Ruedesheimer Schloss's Glockenspiel

Where: Steingasse 10, Rudesheim Am Rhein, Germany, D-65385

This video also has some narration to it so adjust accordingly if you're at work!

First, you might be asking yourself, “what exactly is a glockenspiel, actually?” We’re glad you asked. A glockenspiel is a set of bells or metal bars that you can use to play a tune. It’s sort of like a xylophone, only kookier, and a lot more fun.

While on a recent trip to Germany’s winemaking Rheingau region, we got the chance to stay at the Breuer’s Ruedesheimer Schloss Hotel in the picturesque riverside town of Ruedesheim am Rhein. The hotel has a real-life clock tower glockenspiel that peals out four German drinking tunes (the favorites of the current owner, Heinrich's, father) on the hour every hour. We worried that the sharp tones would wake us up a little earlier than we’d like after a day (and night) of sampling the region’s famous Rieslings, but the bells only ring from 10:00am-10:00pm, so we were assured of a good night’s sleep.

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