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Prison transformed into posh hotel
Friday, 8 March 2013
An infamous prison in the Netherlands has been transformed into a posh hotel and people are paying to stay there!
The Het Arresthuis prison has had a luxury makeover. Its former cells have been transformed into 40 large rooms.
Opened in 1862, the hotel served as a jail until it was shut down in 2007. During its time as a prison it had a fearsome reputation.
Now visitors can pamper themselves in the sauna and enjoy in-room facilities like Wi-Fi and a flatscreen TV.
Would you want to spend the night in a former prison? Let us know in a comment below!
Aaron R (Age 12) wrote on Friday, 8 March 2013 @ 20:15
It would be interesting to be in a posh hotel that used to be a prison! Free Wi-Fi! Wow!
Aliya P (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 8 March 2013 @ 20:27
yes that would be cool but maybe a little scary
Haanyah C (Age 10) wrote on Friday, 8 March 2013 @ 21:13
Maybe, probably, I'm not sure!
Yu-Kiu T (Age 10) wrote on Friday, 8 March 2013 @ 21:33
Not much of a surprise really.Money can take you anywhere for some people.But although the quality is fab, I don't think I will stay there especially when it use to be a prison.
Lara A (Age 10) wrote on Friday, 8 March 2013 @ 22:13
That would be fun! Enjoying yourself in a place knowing that bad people had done their time in there.
Katie S (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 9 March 2013 @ 10:26
OMG!!!
Madeleine P (Age 10) wrote on Saturday, 9 March 2013 @ 12:25
Woah! and people are actually paying to go there? Cool! :)
Nithila S (Age 9) wrote on Saturday, 9 March 2013 @ 15:04
Wierd I would like Togo there including the fact I've been to Netherlands for a holiday
Rajan R (Age 11) wrote on Monday, 11 March 2013 @ 08:07
I would love to stay there!!!
Sofia J (Age 12) wrote on Tuesday, 12 March 2013 @ 18:43
to be honest it would give me the creeps!!!!!
Erik O (Age 10) wrote on Tuesday, 12 March 2013 @ 20:49
thats really cool! I really want to go there!
Rebecca S (Age 11) wrote on Friday, 15 March 2013 @ 19:25
awesome! turn that frown upside-down; prison style!
Ruby W (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 16 March 2013 @ 17:12
i would love that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lily W (Age 13) wrote on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 @ 18:31
Im not sure about that as prisons arent normally in the nicest areas. although the sauna and the tv sound cool! It wouldnt be my first choice though!
Denver D (Age 13) wrote on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 @ 21:06
wow! peek but how did it happen
Lucy C (Age 11) wrote on Friday, 22 March 2013 @ 20:10
i would hate that! Imagine, criminals have been in your luxury hotel room... CREEPY. What if they had done something awful?!?!?!?! :)
Juliet R (Age 10) wrote on Saturday, 23 March 2013 @ 12:52
It would have been very strange to be in a used to be prison to a now a day hotel ! Amazing ! What happened to all the prisoners ?
Annie B (Age 10) wrote on Sunday, 24 March 2013 @ 08:36
No way! It would be so scary!
Ellie B (Age 10) wrote on Saturday, 30 March 2013 @ 12:53
No way we are not criminals so we shouldn't stay in a prison for the night
Eleanor W (Age 13) wrote on Monday, 1 April 2013 @ 18:02
No it would be quite scary, but maybe a good experience!
Ayida K (Age 11) wrote on Wednesday, 3 April 2013 @ 22:19
It wud give me the creeps....I dunno about that 1
Karly D (Age 9) wrote on Friday, 5 April 2013 @ 18:58
In 2007 did the prisoners just disappear? Maybe one of them is still there...
Amy B (Age 10) wrote on Saturday, 6 April 2013 @ 18:55
At first glance I thought it looked like one of the places out of Doctor Who with the weird different time-dimensions and zappy white robots.
Amy B (Age 10) wrote on Saturday, 6 April 2013 @ 18:56
And future Amy as well lol
Molly M (Age 11) wrote on Monday, 8 April 2013 @ 16:02
I'd love it it wouldn't feel like a prison though because its all done up
Nicole P (Age 10) wrote on Tuesday, 9 April 2013 @ 08:27
i wouldn't like to stay there because you don't know what has happened there.
Lily M (Age 10) wrote on Monday, 6 May 2013 @ 10:39
crrrreeeeeepppyyyy!!!