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| The world's first ever sand hotel has been made in Dorset and is accepting its first guests for £10 a night. | The world's first ever sand hotel has been made in Dorset and is accepting its first guests for £10 a night. |
| It took 1,000 tonnes of sand and a team of four sculptors working 14 hours a day for seven days to build the structure on Weymouth beach. | It took 1,000 tonnes of sand and a team of four sculptors working 14 hours a day for seven days to build the structure on Weymouth beach. |
| Guests can book to stay in the hotel, which includes beds made out of sand, until the rain washes it away. | Guests can book to stay in the hotel, which includes beds made out of sand, until the rain washes it away. |
| The structure was created by a hotel company to celebrate a resurgence of holidaymakers flocking to the seaside. | The structure was created by a hotel company to celebrate a resurgence of holidaymakers flocking to the seaside. |
| Research by Laterooms.com predicts 37 million people will enjoy British beaches this year. The beds are made of sand so it can get everywhere, especially between the toes Mark Anderson, sand hotel sculptor | Research by Laterooms.com predicts 37 million people will enjoy British beaches this year. The beds are made of sand so it can get everywhere, especially between the toes Mark Anderson, sand hotel sculptor |
| The sand hotel offers a twin and double bedroom, while the roofless structure gives guests the chance to "star-gaze" at night, the firm said. | The sand hotel offers a twin and double bedroom, while the roofless structure gives guests the chance to "star-gaze" at night, the firm said. |
| But there are no toilet facilities and people were warned the sand "gets everywhere". | But there are no toilet facilities and people were warned the sand "gets everywhere". |
| Mark Anderson, creator of the sand hotel, said: "It is the biggest sandcastle-like structure ever in the UK. | Mark Anderson, creator of the sand hotel, said: "It is the biggest sandcastle-like structure ever in the UK. |
| "Four of us worked hard and with the help of a JCB we got it built. | "Four of us worked hard and with the help of a JCB we got it built. |
| "The beds are made of sand so it can get everywhere, especially between the toes. | "The beds are made of sand so it can get everywhere, especially between the toes. |
| "But the best thing is in the morning the tide laps through the door, what a great way to wake up." | "But the best thing is in the morning the tide laps through the door, what a great way to wake up." |
| Kathy Gwinnett, of Laterooms.com, said: "It's great that British beach holidays are enjoying a renaissance and that some of the less obvious resorts, such as Weymouth and Torquay, are getting rediscovered by a younger generation." | Kathy Gwinnett, of Laterooms.com, said: "It's great that British beach holidays are enjoying a renaissance and that some of the less obvious resorts, such as Weymouth and Torquay, are getting rediscovered by a younger generation." |
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