Prison-themed hotel in Bangkok that turns travelers into inmates

A new hostel in Thailand is throwing its guests into cells for the night – at their request. Sook Station is a prison themed hostel in Bangkok which opened earlier this summer and is delighting travellers with its quirky offering.

At check-in guests have their mugshot taken, are given black and white pyjamas and are assigned with an inmate number instead of a key which gets them in and out of their “cell”. Rooms measure 8 meters square and have metal doors, bunk beds, stripy curtains and bars over the windows.

In keeping with the theme there is also a “lights out curfew” and a communal dimly lit concrete bathroom. At check-out “prisoners” are given a criminal record as a keepsake.

(ECNS)