Photographs: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters
There are many kinds of hotels, some are simple concrete blocks, some are built in the shape of an aeroplane while there are some that are built like a boat.
Here we take a look at a hotel in New York that is built on boats.
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Amazing images of a hotel built on boats
Photographs: Allison Joyce/Reuters
Artist Angie Kang prepares a boat for guests to use at the Boatel in New York. The Boatel, an artist-run hotel built out of more than a dozen discarded boats at Marina 59 in Far Rockaway, offers a sanctuary from nearby John F Kennedy International Airport and the buzz of New York City.
Since opening last year, the hotel has been booked most weekends in the summer. A one-night stay costs $55 to $100, and profits go to support a small but thriving art community.
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Amazing images of a hotel built on boats
Photographs: Allison Joyce/Reuters
An aeroplane flies over head as a series of boats comprising of the Boatel are seen docked at a pier in New York.
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Amazing images of a hotel built on boats
Photographs: Allison Joyce/Reuters
A guest jumps into the waters along the Boatel in New York.
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Amazing images of a hotel built on boats
Photographs: Allison Joyce/Reuters
Guest enjoy their drinks while floating along the waters of the Boatel in New York.
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Amazing images of a hotel built on boats
Photographs: Allison Joyce/Reuters
A projection screen is seen on the banks as guests swim and float in waters along the Boatel in New York.
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Amazing images of a hotel built on boats
Photographs: Allison Joyce/Reuters
A guest uses a paddle board in the waters along the Boatel in New York.
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Amazing images of a hotel built on boats
Photographs: Allison Joyce/Reuters
A chair sits at the end of a pier at the Boatel in New York.
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Amazing images of a hotel built on boats
Photographs: Allison Joyce/Reuters
A man spins a basketball while walking down a pier at the Boatel in New York.
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Amazing images of a hotel built on boats
Photographs: Allison Joyce/Reuters
A neon sign hangs at the bait and tackle shop that houses the reception desk of the Boatel in New York.
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Amazing images of a hotel built on boats
Photographs: Allison Joyce/Reuters
Guests share a laugh inside a boat at the Boatel in New York.
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Amazing images of a hotel built on boats
Photographs: Allison Joyce/Reuters
A guest stands in a boat at the Boatel in New York.
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Amazing images of a hotel built on boats
Photographs: Allison Joyce/Reuters
Guests share a laugh while socialising on their boat at the Boatel in New York.
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Amazing images of a hotel built on boats
Photographs: Allison Joyce/Reuters
A movie is projected on a screen for guests staying on boats at the Boatel in New York.
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Amazing images of a hotel built on boats
Photographs: Allison Joyce/Reuters
Guests dance in a common area along a pier at the Boatel in New York.
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Amazing images of a hotel built on boats
Photographs: Allison Joyce/Reuters
Guests eat and mingle in a common area at the Boatel in New York.
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Amazing images of a hotel built on boats
Photographs: Allison Joyce/Reuters
Guests get together for drinks in the cabin of a boat during a downpour at the Boatel in New York.
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Amazing images of a hotel built on boats
Photographs: Allison Joyce/Reuters
Guests socialise in a common area along a pier of the Boatel in New York.
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Amazing images of a hotel built on boats
Photographs: Allison Joyce/Reuters
Guests play with props during a party along a pier at the Boatell in New York.
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Amazing images of a hotel built on boats
Photographs: Allison Joyce/Reuters
Guests mingle at an outdoor area at the Boatel in New York.
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Amazing images of a hotel built on boats
Photographs: Allison Joyce/Reuters
Guests sign-in at the reception desk of the Boatel located in a bait and tackle shop in New York.
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