Welcome back to work. It's great, yeah.

Now go away again.

After the recent festivities you may feel like crawling into a concrete pipe and going to sleep, which you can do at Das Parkhotel, in Ottensheim, Austria. The hotel consists of three concrete pipes which provide a rather utilitarian approach to bedding down - just the kind of austere penance you need after all that excess.

Rooms are booked online (they send you an entrance code) and charged on a 'as you wish' basis - which is handy. The pipes are located in a park so you can use the nearby bathrooms and cafes, and I'm told they're really rather cosy once you're inside. Each is equipped with a double bed and power.