Pods recycled into hotel rooms

Holidaymakers are now being offered the chance to stay in hotel rooms - made from oil rig survival capsules.

The bright orange pods have undergone an incredible transformation and are now available to visitors to Den Haag, Holland, for about £50 a night.

They have been kitted out with lights, a survival suitcase and sleeping bags and guests can choose between simple hammocks or a normal bed.

Creator Denis Oudendijk even made one with a James Bond theme, which comes complete with silk sheets on the bed, champagne and a vodka martini bar.

He said: "Since we launched them the pods have been very popular - they've even saved some relationships!"

The 44-year-old designer stumbled across the pods for sale on the internet while looking for a boat.

He explained: "I was planning to travel over Europe's waters by boat looking for waste to turn in to re-usable objects.

"I was looking for an enclosed boat for me which could function as a house and a research laboratory.

"Then I found the survival capsules on the internet and had the idea for the hotels."