Reminiscent of an oversized slug, this distal digestive tract is plonked on an island in the 30-acre Verbeke Foundation Sculpture Park. Windows illuminate the anatomically correct intestine, while the puckered rear boasts a porthole view.
The bowels of the polyester apartment house a double bed, shower and toilet, as well as a heater to keep you toasty warm. If you’re feeling social, the onsite bar-cum-cafe is full of art lovers looking for a gasbag. While other accommodation options might give you the arse, we’ve got a great gut feeling about this place.
Why It Exists
To blur the line between art, architecture and overnight accommodation inside the Verbeke Foundation Sculpture Park, where sleeping arrangements are as conceptual as the surrounding installations.
The Vibe
Surreal, irreverent and slightly unsettling in the best possible way, like spending the night inside a joke that also happens to be a functioning building.
Your Bed Tonight
A double bed inside a giant anatomically inspired sculpture, complete with heating, bathroom facilities and windows that make you question your life choices in daylight.
The Thing You’ll Brag About Later
That you slept inside a massive intestine on a Belgian island in an art park and somehow still found it comfortable.
Eat / Drink This
A drink at the onsite bar-cum-café, where art lovers gather to debate meaning, materials and whether your accommodation counts as performance art.
Steal This Local Move
Take your time wandering the Sculpture Park before check-in; the surrounding installations set the tone for just how strange, and strangely brilliant, your night will be.
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