ÏMA Loft Apartments is to hotels what Unlike is to city guides—there’s a faint resemblance but the functionality, design and overall feeling is more than what a simplified category can define.

Housed in a converted factory, the loft-style hotel is part of a larger creative initiative and multi-use space, ÏMA Design Village. As a guest you get temporary villager status in the 10,000 square meter brick building complex.

Ideal for both long and short term stays, ÏMA breeds an independent style of living and visiting. The ground floor cafe, which serves all-day breakfast, is the homebase of the hotel, renting out bicycles and providing all kinds of assistance—from advice on where to shop to additional housecleaning.