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my time hath come
I see many people suggesting that Whirling was a repurposed building, but I would say its architecture indicates it was not. It looks very much like those post-soviet resort hostels, with its glass facades, the big common space to organize karaoke/dancing and a private room downstairs, and a few rooms upstairs. As an architect who lived my whole life in CE Europe, this is something that would totally exist in a small seaside village in my country. Heck, I would say it's sometimes easier to find a place with two or three rooms than a proper hostel in more neglected/not touristic parts of the country. Whirling looked so familiar to me that I didn't even think it might be confusing, I remember similar places from my holidays as a kid.
Same thing with the rooms. There is one VIP room with a balcony and separate bathroom (bourgeoise!) and two, probably cheaper rooms with a shared bathroom (shared bathrooms are also a classic move, ah the number of times when someone forgot to unlock my side of the bathroom after using it and I couldn't use it... memories haha). I am also not very surprised by the looks of the rooms or the pull-out bed, that's something I would totally expect in a place like this. (This place is closed now but!!) The rooms are probably just furnished with what Garte managed to find on the sales/flee market and that was it. There were either no funds or no need to change it to anything more luxurious, as people probably rarely even rent a room in Whirling, and when they do, they don't expect anything sophisticated. As prev noticed, Martinaise is no popular direction for tourists. There is Klaasje, there is Harry who just came, and then there is still a room free for Kim, and I honestly think those few days of investigation were the most guest-packed for Whirling in years.