Tourism and architecture go hand in hand. After all, what can give visitors a sense of place greater than the buildings surrounding them? So this week’s Strange but true celebrates this connection by examining some of the most weird and wonderful hotel rooms from around the world...

The definition of a hotel, it seems, is very loose if you are to take a look at Das Parkhotel in Berlin, Germany. Fashioned from a concept of dereliction, visitors to the ‘hotel’ are offered shelter in a cement pipe, outfitted with a double bed, lamp, skylight, brightly painted contrasting walls and a futuristic pin-code lock to enter the eccentric abode. No room for an ensuite here it would seem.

If the aforementioned hotel is only a pipe dream, there's always a Travelodge. But here is a Travelodge with a difference - created with 88 containers from China the Uxbridge Travelodge will provide you with more sq ft for your dollar and allow you the chance to experience stow-away chic in the heart of London. Not only a novel place to stay while you're away this hotel offers an enviro-friendly, recycled setting.