Flotel

Flotel

Flotel, a portmanteau of the terms "floating hotel", refers to the installation of living quarters on top of rafts or semi-submersible platforms.

Flotels are used as hotels on rivers or in harbour areas, or as accommodation of working people, especially in the offshore oil industry.


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