Peter Laskaris, owner of the Red Rooms Laufhaus, a brothel in the Austrian capital Vienna, has opened his door to the homeless, although not apparently for the services it offers to paying customers.
Homeless people are queuing up for free rooms after Laskaris said he wanted to try to help people who have no place to sleep – for a night. He is offering 10 people a night a bed in his brothel for free, including a hot shower and a hot meal. Every room has a bed and a private shower and each guest will get clean bedding each day and fresh towels.
He stated that, “The homeless shelters are completely full. People need a warm place to stay. Giving away 10 rooms means that we only have five rooms remaining in our brothel and these are running as normal. None of my guestss are complaining – they will have a lot of sympathy for the homeless. We have security staff here anyway but it’s been no problem – everyone has taken up the offer has been very grateful to have a warm roof over their heads.”
He said the initiative had been so popular, that he is now in talks with other brothels in Vienna so as for them to open their doors as well to the homeless.
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