Would you dare to spend the night in the cheapest hotel in the world?

No matter how much fun a holiday may be, it’s also very expensive. If you do want to go on holiday but are a little strapped for cash, you might want to save money on the trip there or choose a cheap hotel. You could go for a camping or a two-star hotel, but if you really want to save some money you should go to the cheapest hotel in the world.

This hotel only costs 1 dollar a night.

Hotel stay

The average hotel already costs quite a bit of money. If you’re looking for a hotel stay in the US, you’ll pay about 150 dollars a night on average. That’s quite the sum! The prices for hotel stays are increasing pretty quickly because of the increasing amounts of tourists. When you go abroad, the prices might be lower, but there, too, they are on the rise.

On the next page you will find out more about this extremely cheap hotel!

Cheap holidays

Luckily there are always cheaper options to go for when you’re looking for a cheap holiday. Within Europe, you can visit places like Montenegro, Portugal, Greece, Hungary, Bulgary, Poland, Albania, Slovakia, Macedonia and Lithuania if you want a cheap holiday. If you want to go a little further abroad on a tight budget, Sri Lanka and Thailand are recommended. If that’s still not cheap enough for you, you should visit Bangladesh. That’s where you can find the cheapest hotel in the world.

Cheapest hotel

The cheapest hotel in the world is called the Faridpur Hotel and is located in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The hotel is made out of five boats and you can find it on the banks of the Buriganga. If you want to spend the night in the hotel’s hostel, you’ll pay 37 cents per night. Want a room of your own? Then you’ll have to pay 1 dollar. A double room costs a little extra: you’ll pay 1 dollar and 54 cents for one. As is to be expected, the facilities in the hotel are very basic: you’ll have access to water and a toilet, but you have to share everything with all of the other guests.

Want to know what the rest of the hotel looks like? Check it out on the final page!

Despite the fact that the hotel is very shabby, it’s also very popular among inhabitants and tourists, who can mingle with the locals here. Sometimes tourists even stay for several months in this hotel made out of boats. 

Business people

Floating hotels like this started to appear in the fifties, mainly to accommodate Hindu business people who came to Dhaka for business. When you hear the term ‘floating hotels’, you shouldn’t imagine futuristic buildings with gorgeous seaside views. Instead, think of primitive boats where you have to share your personal space with other guests. There’s no TV, no space to eat, no comfortable mattresses and no nice decorations.

Popular

Yet 46-year-old owner Muhammad Mustafa Miyan can’t complain, as he told the Daily Mail: “We have anywhere around 40 guests at a time in our hotel and they stay for as long as three months.” According to the owner, the hotel is so cheap that people from nearby towns and villages come to Dhaka especially to spend the night there. Would you dare to give a night in this hotel a try?

Take a look at the video below to see what the hotel looks like!

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