Converting old buses into affordable "love hotels" has turned out to be a big hit with young holidaymakers in China.
The lodgings are designed especially for young couples who can now find their home away from home inside an old, disused public bus.
While the exterior of the vehicles may still seem unappealing, more than a dozen old buses parked in a tourist hotspot in Taiyuan, capital of North China's Shanxi Province, are anything but unattractive on the inside.
With officials having spent some 100,000 yuan (£10,370) refurbishing the interior of the vehicles, each bus now resembles a quality hotel room, complete with a TV, air-conditioning, kitchenette and bathroom.
The couples can have the entire bus for themselves, with the vehicles parked permanently and conveniently near their desired tourist spot.
Prices start at an affordable 200 yuan (£20) a night for rooms, which have been decorated based on themes such as popular animated characters including Hello Kitty and Doraemon to attract many young holiday-goers.
Young travelers are especially drawn to the love hotels as they believe it is not necessary to fork out large amounts of money for a few nights of comfortable lodgings--and the bus hotels offer a perfect option.
Reports said there is now a growing demand for the love rooms, and more than a dozen more buses are now being converted into these holiday homes.
Some of the interiors are designed with families in mind as there are bunk beds as well as spacious social areas within the buses.
Credit: Daily Mail UK
