Surplus Shipping Container Hotel

Grandpa and Grandma stayed in a paragliding hotel at the foot of a giant sand dune in Iquique Chile.  The hotel was built out of surplus shipping containers.   Before shipping containers (in the 1950s) stuff was loaded, tied down, untied and unloaded from the ship one piece at a time. 

However, by putting all the stuff into containers; everything is moved at once.  Shipping containers have reducing shipping time by 84% and costs by 35%.   Now more than 90% of world trade goods are transported in containers.


But shipping containers get old and can no longer be used.  Or; a port has more containers coming in than going out and they pile up.  People around the world are repurposing these surplus container in innovative ways.    Like our hotel.

Here is a picture of our shipping container hotel.

Here is a picture of inside our hotel suite.

Here is a picture of the Patio outside our suite.  

Here is a picture of the view from the Patio,

Here is a picture of Grandma playing with her paraglider to shake all the sand out in the landing area of the Hotel.

Grandpa and Grandma hope you have enjoyed learning about shipping containers.

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