ADVERTISEMENT

Check out the world's cheapest hotel

You can stay in this floating hotel for 30p a night, sharing bed space with plenty other guests.

Cheapest hotel

Faridpur Hotel, Dhaka, provides guests with water and toilets while they are there, though they have to sleep beside countless other guests. They also have only a tiny locker to keep their belongings.

Floating hotels are popular there and it has been a thriving industry for more than half a century. Located on the bank of Buriganga, Bangladesh, this hotel comprises of five separate floating boats.

ADVERTISEMENT

This hotel is quite unlike the ones you might be used to because it does not offer stunning views or comfy, exquisite furniture.

The hotel has no TV, no dining area, no comfortable mattresses and no artwork or decorations. In spite of this, the hotel is always packed full with guests.

Some of the guests even stay for as long as three months at a stretch.

For 30 pence, you can get a bed in a common room while the highest rooms with a private cabin cost between 80 and 120 pence.

Traders often patronise these floating hotels while moving from one district to another on business related trips. Some of the traders stay in these hotels for years.

ADVERTISEMENT

Floating hotels first made an appearance in Buriganga in the 1950s. They mainly catered to Hindu traders who came into Dhaka to trade by river.

JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!

Unblock notifications in browser settings.
ADVERTISEMENT

Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:

Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng

Recommended articles

5 reasons Easter was more fun when we were children

5 reasons Easter was more fun when we were children

5 things you need to do immediately after sex

5 things you need to do immediately after sex

Do you have to go to church on Good Friday and Holy Saturday? We explain

Do you have to go to church on Good Friday and Holy Saturday? We explain

There are many things you should not do on Easter

There are many things you should not do on Easter

The Skilled Awards 3rd edition a big success in Bowen University

The Skilled Awards 3rd edition a big success in Bowen University

6 most common wedding day regrets couples experience

6 most common wedding day regrets couples experience

7 qualities of high-value women you should cultivate

7 qualities of high-value women you should cultivate

'Ugliest woman in the world' endured humiliation to provide for her children

'Ugliest woman in the world' endured humiliation to provide for her children

I Tried an Inflatable Butt Plug and It Was Absolutely Ridiculous

I Tried an Inflatable Butt Plug and It Was Absolutely Ridiculous

3 things that could happen when you take cold drinks during your period

3 things that could happen when you take cold drinks during your period

7 foods to eat for longer stamina and sex drive

7 foods to eat for longer stamina and sex drive

The dark sides of vaping and why you shouldn't indulge in it

The dark sides of vaping and why you shouldn't indulge in it

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT