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During our last trip to St. Petersburg, we talked a lot with the managers of large and mini hotels about how it works hotel business in our country. Almost every one of them said that in St. Petersburg there is very serious competition among hotels, but in Moscow, everything is completely different - there are not enough hotels and even the worst hotel in a residential area is almost always full.
With the help of you and the online hotel booking service, we tried to find unusual hotels in Moscow. Yes, there are fewer such hotels in the capital than in St. Petersburg, but they still exist :). Let's look at them together...
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: Open room rates from 6,500 rubles to 12,500 rubles. When ordering through Ostrovok.ru, room rates start from 4,500 rubles.
1. This small boutique hotel is located in one of the side streets near the Mayakovskaya metro station, a 3-minute walk from Tverskaya Street. It opened in 2009, in a mansion that was rebuilt from scratch in the image and likeness of Chenonceau Castle in France.
2. The hotel has only 9 very cozy rooms, 4 categories (Suite, Junior Suite, Standard, Single)
3. In the corridors hang paintings brought from France, fresh flowers - everything is quiet and calm. You still need to look for such quiet corners in the very center of Moscow.
4. The rooms have free tea and coffee, all bath amenities, including bathrobes and slippers.
5. Yes, the hotel itself is ideal for celebrating weddings or some small special events. At least all the conditions for this have been created: there is a cozy indoor courtyard and a chic restaurant... and of course a stunning honeymoon room with champagne, a fruit basket from the hotel and late check-out.
6. Breakfast is not included in the room price and costs 600 rubles. If you don’t want to eat at the hotel, there are plenty of caffeine shops and restaurants of all stripes around. It's hard to go hungry in this area :).
7. By the way, the hotel positions itself as non-smoking. Wi-Fi throughout the hotel is free and quite fast.
8. We weren’t able to try anything in the restaurant, since it was being prepared for a banquet, but of course everything looks very “expensive and rich” :).
9. We visited Chenonosseau in March, when there was still snow. But judging by the stories and some photographs, the courtyard in summer turns into a small cozy garden with a fountain and an air cafe. You'll definitely have to check it out on a summer Saturday evening :).
One of the small nuances is that the hotel does not have its own parking lot, so on weekdays it can be problematic to leave your car.
: Open room rates from 6080 rubles. When ordering through Ostrovok.ru, room rates start from 4,400 rubles.
10. To be honest, when we went to this hotel, we imagined a kind of “scoop” with sullen receptionists and slightly shabby walls. There also had to be a decanter with cut glasses in the room. I don’t know where we picked up such associations, but in fact the hotel pleasantly surprised us.
11. The hotel opened, it’s scary to imagine, already in 1952. Now it has 108 rooms, 6 categories.
12. You can immediately see how rich its history is. This is how you check into your room, lie down on the bed, and Chuck Norris himself might be sleeping on it :).
13. Many of you have probably seen the building itself, if not live, then in the movies. By the way, historical films are still often shot here, because the surroundings of many rooms most accurately convey the spirit of that time.
14. Inside there are quite a few different cafes, billiard rooms, restaurants and just secluded corners where you can either talk with guests or just plunge into the era of your grandparents.
15. The rooms struck us first of all with the height of their ceilings. 3.70 and above is truly impressive! All windows face either the courtyard or a quiet street.
16. The parquet, as we were told, remains from those times and is regularly polished by specially trained people. The hotel also has an Art Gallery.
17. All rooms have all kinds of bath amenities, free Wi-Fi and tea, coffee and water. There is also excellent parking available for all guests.
18. The interior certainly looks grandiose. To preserve and maintain the historical image, the hotel employs a group of restorers. Moreover, this is not an empty phrase; the condition of the hotel is truly amazing.
19. We liked this table. It’s immediately clear that big things were once decided upon by him :).
20. At one time, in Moscow, in such hotels it was fashionable to rent out some rooms for offices. Naturally, this caused some inconvenience to the guests. At the Sovetsky Hotel, all rooms are now used exclusively for their intended purpose.
21. By the way, you can get a club suite as a gift from the hotel. To do this, you just need to celebrate your wedding in a local restaurant :). And the phone in the photo, by the way, is working - checked.
22. Breakfast is included in the price of all room categories.
23. In the evening, the hotel plays live music - harp or piano.
24. A restaurant where shows are held every evening.
: Open room rates from 550 rubles. When ordering through Ostrovok.ru, room rates start from 550 rubles.
25. Hostel Fabrika is probably located in the very center of modern Moscow culture - on Red October. Still, this is a unique opportunity to live for just 500 rubles per day, just 7 minutes on foot from the Kremlin.
26. In total, the hostel, which has been operating for a whole year, has 14 rooms of 4 categories (2, 4, 6 and 8 people).
27. The atmosphere there is relaxed and even a little creative. On the day of our shooting, a whole KVN team lived in the hostel, which held their rehearsals right there :).
28. Inside there is everything for a fulfilling student life :). Free Wi-Fi, TV, microwave, refrigerator - in general, a kind of student paradise :). By the way, there is even a known case when a young man from America met a girl from somewhere in Siberia in this hostel, and the other day they got married.. oh how! :).
29. There are also double rooms with amenities right in the room.
30. The interior of the Factory was designed by young artists, so in some places it turned out informal and daring.
: Open room rates from 3,200 rubles. When ordering through Ostrovok.ru, room rates start from 2800 rubles.
31. The hotel is located next to Red Square, on Teatralny Proezd. It was opened by a group of designers, artists and actors in the summer of 2009.
32. A total of 23 numbers of 4 categories were discovered.
33. The hotel occupies the third floor of the unique historical and architectural ensemble of the Chinese baths of the merchant Khludov, built in 1891. And on the second floor there is a cafe - the theater club of Alexei Paperny “Workshop”. A small caveat: apparently on Fridays and Saturdays some hotel rooms can be a little noisy.
34. Design rooms are the pride of the hotel. They were painted by famous Argentine artists.
35. The rooms have all bath amenities, except bathrobes and slippers.
36. Breakfast is included in the room price, but quite simple.
37. I was very pleased with the design of all the rooms that I managed to see - lively and unusual.
38. Some rooms without windows, however, are cheaper.
39. The corridors are twilight and you can just feel a certain mystery.
40. It’s been a while since we rode such elevators :)
I: The open price of rooms in a hostel is from 700 rubles, and in a hotel from 3200 rubles. When ordering through Ostrovok.ru, the cost of rooms is from 600 rubles and 3000 rubles.
41. Hostel and Hotel Basilica are located in a quiet side street near the Kitay-Gorod metro station. The short distance from the metro (20 minutes on foot) is probably the only controversial point.
42. There are a total of 14 rooms of 3 categories (2, 4 and 6 people)
43. To be honest, this is the first time in hostels that we have seen such spacious and clean rooms. You can’t even tell that the hostel is already more than 2 years old :).
44. All amenities are in decent condition. By the way, shower accessories are included in the room price (not so often the case in hostels).
45. There is a kitchen with a microwave, TV, and of course free Wi-Fi. If you wish, you can order a simple breakfast in your room for 200 rubles.
46. Internal closed courtyard; in the summer, a tent is erected here, in which exhibitions, picnics, etc. are held.
47. Well, this is a room at the Basilica Hotel, which is located in the next building. There are 11 rooms in total (standards and suites), costing from 3,000 to 4,000 rubles.
: Open room rates from 2900 rubles. When ordering through Ostrovok.ru, room rates start from 2,400 rubles.
48. This small hotel (12 rooms, standard and comfort) is ideal for those who come to Moscow on business in the area of Warsaw or Kashirskoe highway. If you plan to walk in the center, then this option will probably not be very convenient.
49. The hotel is young (only a year old), in a quiet residential area. To be honest, we expected a little more connection between the hotel's design and its name, but... In general, an ordinary, good hotel in a quiet area.
50. Such a tree grows there.
51. Kitchen with stove, microwave, refrigerator, kettle, etc. - everything is free. If you wish, you can order breakfast in your room for 400 rubles. Here you need to understand that in this area there are no coffee shops and restaurants on every corner, so such a kitchen can be very useful.
52. Comfort differs from the standard in its larger area, the furniture is a little better and the TV is a little larger:). The rooms have all bath accessories except bathrobes.
53. Yes, by the way, the hotel positions itself as “non-smoking”, but there is a “smoking room” inside the hotel. Wi-Fi is free in the rooms.
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What could be better than spending an unforgettable vacation in a flying saucer or an underwater capsule, or in an icy kingdom? Whatever you choose, you will remember this vacation for the rest of your life.
1. Attrap’Reves - Alpes of Haute-Provence, France
Guests of this hotel enjoy living in bubbles made of transparent elastic material, which does not transmit ultraviolet radiation during the day and protects against insects and dampness at night. The grass floor and telescope are nice additions to the comfort. Cylindrical corridors lead inside the rooms. Cost of living - from 139 euros.
2. The Manta Resort - Pemba Island, Tanzania
It would be an ordinary resort hotel on the seashore, if not for one thing - a floating house with an underwater room, which is located 250 m from the shore. Accommodation in the Underwater Room costs about 1,000 euros per day, in regular hotel rooms - from 405 euros.
3. Poseidon Undersea Resort - Fiji
This hotel includes 74 rooms, 25 of which are located underwater at a depth of 15 m, and the rest are built on stilts directly above the water. The underwater rooms are designed in the form of 50-meter capsules, connected by a so-called corridor. To watch life from the room sea creatures, you just need to turn on special lighting.
7 days (6 nights) of accommodation in such a room will cost 15 thousand dollars for one person or 30 thousand dollars for two.
4. Arctic TreeHouse Hotel - Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland
Arctic hotel with luxury apartments, located right under the treetops. The hotel is ideally located to admire the Northern Lights and visit Santa Claus Village, the world's premier Christmas destination. The cost of living is from 850 euros for 2 days.
5. Jumbo Stay - Stockholm, Sweden
A Boeing 747-212B (Jumbo Jet), once owned by a bankrupt Swedish company, was converted into a hostel in 2008 and placed at the entrance to Stockholm's Arlanda Airport. It was equipped with 29 rooms. The most expensive and spacious room is located in the pilot's cabin, which offers panoramic views of the airport, while regular rooms have a view of the runway. The cost of accommodation is approximately $136 per night.
6. Skylodge Adventure Suites - Urubamba, Peru
This unusual hotel consists of 3 transparent capsules located at an altitude of approximately 120 m in the Sacred Valley of Cusco in Peru. The hotel's design allows you to enjoy the view of the valley below and experience a mountain adventure. Part of the adventure involves having to reach the capsule by climbing a cliff or negotiating a difficult path along a mountain path. The cost of living is approximately 270 euros per day per person (capsule room capacity - up to 8 people).
7. Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring Resort - Huzhou, China
A chic oval hotel - 27 floors above the water and 2 below. The cost of living in a double room is from 200 euros per day.
8. Inntel Amsterdam Zaandam - Amsterdam, Netherlands
The facade of this hotel consists of about 70 stacked houses, typical of Amsterdam. The cost of living in a double room is from 130 euros per day.
9. Free Spirit Spheres - Vancouver Island, Canada
Balloons suspended from trees and swaying slightly in the wind are the rooms of this hotel. The cost of accommodation is from 155 euros per day.
10. The Boot Bed’n’Breakfast - Tasman, New Zealand
The 2-story guest house is designed in the shape of a giant shoe. The cottage is designed for 2 people and is ideal place For romantic getaway. The cost of living is approximately 250 euros per day for a couple.
11. Giraffe Manor - Nairobi, Kenya
The main highlight of this hotel is the opportunity to spend the day in the company of Rothschild's giraffes, who from time to time peer through the windows in the hope of a treat. The cost of living is from 490 euros per day per person.
12. ION Luxury Adventure Hotel - Nesjavellir, Iceland
It seems as if the hotel is an extension of the Heingidl volcano. And the abundance of thermal springs in the area not only supplies the rooms with hot water, but also serves as a constant source of steam, which envelops the base of the structure and creates the illusion of a floating building. The cost of accommodation is from 496 euros per day for a double room.
13. Giant Wine Barrel Room - Sasbachwalden, Germany
The rooms are shaped like giant wine barrels and are located on picturesque hills covered with forest and planted with vineyards. Cost - from 156 euros for two.
14. Treehouse Lodge - Iquitos, Peru
Guest bungalows resemble bird's nests hidden in the treetops. This exotic pleasure is not cheap - for two people from 1,238 euros for 2 days.
15. Icehotel - Jukkasjarvi, Sweden
This ice hotel is a true gem of Sweden. The rooms are decorated with LED lights, animal skins, paintings and ice sculptures. Facilities are located in the adjacent (warm) room, where guests' belongings are also stored. Tourists who wish to stay in the ice room are given instructions. The cost of living is approximately 578 euros per night for two (spending more than one night in a cold room is not recommended).
16. Treehotel - Harads, Sweden
Unusual and incredibly beautiful hotel rooms are located right in the trees. There is a capsule with panoramic windows, a nest of a huge bird, a mirror cube, and even a flying saucer hovering in the air. Cost - from 500 euros for two.
17. Montana Magica Lodge - Neltume, Chile
The hotel is located in the Huilo Huilo Nature Reserve and looks like a volcano overgrown with plants. A suspended bridge at the level of the middle part of the building is the only way to get inside the fairy-tale house. The cost of living is approximately 367 euros for 2 days.
18. Societe Duvetnor - Quebec, Canada
The lighthouse, built in 1862 on the St. Lawrence River, was abandoned in the 1960s and was reborn as a hotel in 1989. In this architectural monument federal significance There are only three double rooms and a common living room, which are decorated in the spirit of the last century. Cost - from 175 dollars per person.
19. Eco-hotel LeapRus - Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
One of the highest hotels in the world is located at an altitude of 3,912 m above sea level. Now climbing Elbrus can be both extreme and comfortable: hot water flows from the tap at the overnight stay, the floors are heated, high-speed Wi-Fi, and the food is a full 3-course meal (even though it is extremely difficult to cook at such an altitude , boiling occurs at 80 degrees, and you need to cook for several hours). Tourists get to the hotel by cable car, and then on a snowmobile.
20. Hotel "Igloo. Mountain Territory" - Nachiki village, Russia
An exotic hotel with an ethnic flavor is a complex of buildings made of large snow igloos. There is a lounge and a bar with a counter and an ice-cold fireplace. The rooms are designed for 2 or 8 guests. Snow beds with skins and sleeping systems that will keep even the most heat-loving people warm.
The inhabitants of the concrete jungle radically change their living conditions only during vacation. But over time they understand: hotels even in different countries ah, most of them are similar to each other. However, there are special ones. And spending the night in one of these is an adventure in itself. In this article we would like to present to your attention 10 of the most unusual hotels from around the world.
1. ICEHOTEL (Sweden, Jukkasjärvi)
It may be crazy, but it is unique and this hotel is known all over the world. In Jukkasjärvi, a small town 200 km north of the Arctic Circle, there is an Ice Hotel ICEHOTEL. This unusual art project is 25 years old.
Every winter the hotel premises are rebuilt anew. The material is frozen water unique river Tournai-Elv, which is never used for industrial purposes. Every spring the ice melts, so the rooms are never the same: from year to year the hotel always different walls, decor and furniture. Visitors are provided with thermal underwear, hats and sleeping bags. Regardless of the outside temperature, the rooms never get colder than -7 °C.
2. CRAZY HOUSE HOTEL (Vietnam, Dalat)
A unique hotel of its kind Crazy House can be a separate attraction of the city of Da Lat, located in the central highlands of Vietnam, thanks to the original design of the building and each of the rooms. The guest house resembles a huge fancy tree. Not a single corner: all the walls are round, the stairs are spirally twisted or thrown from one building to another. Travelers cannot pass by and not be amazed by the architect's imagination. All houses are made in the form of fairy-tale caves, in which giant trees, plants and mushrooms are intertwined, as well as animals, insects and fairy-tale creatures.
3. PROPELLER ISLAND CITY LODGE (Germany, Berlin)
Berlin Hotel Propeller Island City Lodge- art project by German artist Lars Stroschen 
, named after Jules Verne's fantasy novel The Floating Island. The rooms of this unusual hotel resemble recreated fantasies and dreams: guests can transform into medieval knights, forest creatures, sailors, rock idols and even vampires. The space is complemented by visual, light and sound effects and details decorating the interiors. Not a single room at Propeller Island City Lodge is alike. Here you can spend the night in a room that resembles medieval city, where a castle-shaped bed sits on a miniature golf course; in a snow-white coffin; in a bed surrounded by flickering mirrors and even a brothel. In one of the hotel rooms, all the furniture is nailed to the ceiling.
4. GREEN PLAZA SHINJUKU CAPSULE HOTEL (Japan, Tokyo)
This capsule 
The hotel consists of two parts: a common living room and the personal space of each guest, where the famous rooms are located. The design of the rooms is somewhat reminiscent of the rooms on a spaceship in the famous film “The Fifth Element”. The capsule room is made of reinforced plastic and includes all the necessary amenities: TV, radio, alarm clock, lighting, Internet, comfortable bed and no extra space.
5. ECO-HOTEL LEAPRUS (Russia, Kabardino-Balkaria) 
One of the highest hotels in the world (3912 m) is located on the southern slope of Elbrus. It consists of several blocks resembling space capsules, which can simultaneously accommodate up to 40 guests. The project was created by the architects of the Italian bureau LEAP factory, who built a similar hotel on Mont Blanc in the Western Alps. For relaxation, all the elements of a comfortable stay have been thought out: heated floors, free WI-FI, panoramic windows in the rooms and a separate heated room for drying clothes and equipment. The hotel is powered by solar panels, and melted snow is used to supply water to the complex.
6. DOG BARK PARK INN (USA, Idaho, Cottonwood)
This hotel was built by 
by the couple Dennis Sullivan and Frances Conklin, Dennis Sullivan and Frances Conklin, and opened in 2003. She amazes with her unusual appearance: from the outside she looks like a huge beagle dog, about 10 meters high. She even has her own nickname - “Cutie Willie”, next to her stands a figure of a smaller dog, whose name is “Toby”, 3.5 meters high. In the hotel on this moment There are four rooms that look homely and cozy.
7. TREE HOTEL (Sweden, Harads)
In the mirror cube, perched on the trees in the wilderness, everything that surrounds it is reflected: the wilderness 
b, clearing and sky, so the human eye will not immediately notice a structure measuring 4x4x4 m. And to prevent birds from crashing into it, the cube is “wrapped” in infrared film, which birds, unlike humans, can see. The entire interior is made of birch plywood. In addition to a bedroom for two, there is a living room, a bathroom and even a roof terrace. The hotel has other amazing apartments: in the form of a UFO, a bird's nest or a dragonfly. For the convenience of guests, a sauna designed for eight was built on one of the trees.
8. MONTANA MAGICA LODGE (Chile, Neltume)
The magical mountain house was built in the Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve. Externally, the hotel looks like a volcano, overgrown with lush vegetation and constantly spewing water instead of lava. If it were not for the window openings in several tiers, the conical structure would look like part of a forest landscape. A suspended bridge at the level of the middle part of the structure is the only way to get inside. Some windows offer views of the actual Mocho Choshu Enko volcano. The rooms are equipped with bathtubs carved from a single piece of wood.
9. ATTRAP’REVES MONTAGNAC (France, Alpes of Haute-Provence)
Spend the night in pine forest lying on the grass and watching the starry sky is possible without the obligatory attributes of such an overnight stay, if you choose ATTRAP'REVES MONTAGNAC. Here guests enjoy life in bubbles made of transparent elastic material, which does not transmit ultraviolet radiation during the day and protects against insects and dampness at night. The grass floor is a pleasant addition to comfort. The shape of the bubbles is maintained by fresh air pumped in by a small, silent device. Cylindrical corridors lead inside the rooms. At the end of the season, the bubbles are deflated.
Many tourists, fed up with sightseeing in different countries, say that almost all hotels, especially chain hotels, seem the same to them. The only difference is the landscape outside the window. But the hotel business does not stand still and every year presents more and more new projects of extravagant and amazing hotels.
This article will talk about the most unusual hotels in the world. The “trick” of such complexes is contained in their original architecture and the materials from which they are built, location or service. We hope you find it interesting!
1. Utter Inn Hotel in Västerås, Sweden
The hotel is located in Västerås, it has only 1 room, and even that one is lowered 3 meters deep into Lake Mölaren. Once here, your windows will offer views of... undersea world lakes. Of course, not everyone will be able to live here for a long time. But if you want to relax, escape from the hustle and bustle big city, then Utter Inn is at your service.
2. Gamirasu Cave Hotel in Cappadocia, Turkey
The hotel is interesting for its location inside a rock, and in the lower reaches there is a seething mountain river. During Byzantine times there was a monastic shelter here. It fits very harmoniously here modern design with thousand-year-old frescoes. Going out onto the terrace, you can meet a shepherdess leading her flock. Amazing place!
3. Capsule Inn Kinshicho Hotel in Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo is a busy capital of the world where accommodation is very expensive, including hotels. Capsule Inn provides guests with a mattress, radio, TV and lights. The bathroom is shared with all guests. But if you suffer from claustrophobia, this hotel is contraindicated for you.
4. Hôtel de Glace in Quebec, Canada
In Quebec, this unusual hotel is built every winter, and all because it is made of ice. 15,000 tons of snow and 5,000 tons of ice are spent on its creation. The entire construction takes 5 weeks. Here guests will find an ice bar and an ice cafe, with drinks served in glasses carved from ice. They sleep here in sleeping bags, naturally, on ice beds. And if you want a wedding in style Snow Queen, then this the best place to hold such a celebration – there is even an ice chapel here!
This original hotel is located in port city Stavoren, from here you have a magnificent view of the ships. But the main feature is that the rooms are in wine barrels with a volume of 14,500 liters.
6. Hostel Karostas Prison in Liepaja, Latvia
Karostas Prison Hostel is located in former building guardhouses of the city of Liepaja in Latvia. One of the fun things offered to guests here is “conclusion”. The fun is dubious, but there is no end to tourists in the hotel. In addition, excursions are offered here.
Malmaison Oxford Castle in Oxford, UK
Malmaison Oxford Castle is located in an 11th century castle. Until 18 years ago, in 1996, there was a Victorian prison here. The cells here have been preserved to this day, where, in fact, tourists are offered to relax.
8. Harlingen Lighthouse Hotel in Harlingen, the Netherlands
The hotel is located at Harlingen Lighthouse. In 1998, the lighthouse was supposed to retire, but they decided to give it a second life and built a hotel at the very top, with a very interesting design in the Art Deco style, in red and blue colors. A 360-degree view will give guests a sense of freedom.
9. Dog Bark Park Inn in Idaho, USA
This hotel is built in the shape of a dog, its creators are a married couple of artists who love dogs very much. As you might guess, everything inside the apartment is furnished with dogs. You must realize that during your stay in the hotel, you will be part of the animal's head, and you will go to the bathroom... under the tail.
10. Al Maha Desert Resort and Spa in Dubai, UAE
In the middle of the Arabian desert there is an amazing oasis hotel, designed in the style of a Bedouin camp. The complex consists of 30 luxury tent rooms, each of which is equipped with a cooling system. The hotel grounds are decorated with antiques and various artifacts from the desert. Activities here include falconry, horseback riding and camel riding on sand dunes, as well as archery.
11. Huvafen Fushi in North Attol Male, Maldives
This place is a real paradise on earth. takes coral island, consists of 43 bungalows, each of them has its own swimming pool, indoor garden, terrace. There is also a huge wine cellar with a restaurant and a luxurious spa with an underwater pavilion. Diving, snorkeling, fishing and even feeding stingrays are all available at Huvafen Fushi.
12. Heritance Tea Factory Hotel in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
15. Hotel Das Park in Ottensheim, Austria
In the city of Ottensheim there is the Das Park Hotel - it consists of sewer pipes. The rooms are designed for two, and are quite comfortable here - there is a bed, a bedside table and a lamp. Of course, you shouldn’t expect more from a hotel made of pipes, but the guest sets the price for accommodation himself.
Incredible facts
The first thing every hotel owner thinks about is who will be its visitors.
Accommodation must suit the needs of visitors and what is suitable for a two-week luxury holiday is not always necessary for a one-day business trip. Likewise, for more adventurous visitors, a typical hotel setting may seem boring.
It is for these intrepid, quirky travel lovers that these unusual hotels were built.
The Mirrorcube Hotel, Harrads, Sweden
Hotel TheMirrorcube is a lightweight aluminum box, 4x4x4 in size, suspended around a tree trunk and covered with mirrors. The inn itself sleeps two people, and the room has a double bed, a small bathroom, a living room and a rooftop terrace. You can get to the hotel via a rope bridge connected to another tree.
The hotel is camouflaged under a tree canopy, and one-way mirrors provide a 360-degree view of the surrounding area. To prevent birds from colliding with reflective glass, the glass is coated with an ultraviolet color that is only visible to birds.
Icehotel, Jukkasjarvi, Sweden
Hotel Icehotel- This is the largest hotel made of ice and snow. Visitors can sleep on a bed made of snow and ice, just like most of furniture, at a temperature of minus 5 degrees Celsius.
Every year the entire hotel building melts down and is then rebuilt. In November, a team of architects rebuilds the rooms, bar and chapel from several tons of ice. And if you dream of walking in snow, then you should visit this hotel again, because each time it will be a different hotel.
Marmara Antalya Hotel, Antalya, Türkiye
Hotel Marmara Antalya consists of 208 rooms overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, the Taurus Mountains and Antalya.
This is the world's first revolving hotel. The top floor, which contains 24 rooms, rotates, giving visitors an ever-changing view. The hotel floats in a pool that holds 478 tons of water and, with the help of six electric motors, rotates 360 degrees at its base several times a day.
Dog Bark Park Inn, Cottonwood, USA
Hotel Dog Bark Park Inn (Hotel The Barking Dog, a large beagle-shaped structure, offers bed and breakfast accommodation and can accommodate up to four people at a time. Visitors can enter the huge dog's room through the balcony. There is a bedroom in the dog's head, a gazebo inside the dog's muzzle, and the toilet is hidden in a fire hydrant.
A huge beagle named SweetWilly, over 9 meters high, over 10 meters long and over 4 meters wide, made of wood and covered with plaster, and the ears are made of carpeting.
Jules Underwater Lodge, Key Largo, USA
Hotel JulesUnderwaterLodge is a former research laboratory and the world's first underwater hotel. It rests on stilts 1.5m from the bottom of a tropical lagoon, surrounded by aquatic wildlife.
To get inside, visitors dive 6.4 meters underwater and enter the room through the floor of the room. Compressed air prevents water from rising and flooding the room. Also, in order to visit this hotel you will need to take a 3-hour scuba diving course.
Tianzi Hotel, Hebei Province, China
Built in 2000, the 10-story building represents the Chinese gods. Ew, Lou And Shu, which symbolize good luck, prosperity and longevity. Hotel Tianzi is the largest hotel-like hotel in the world. God Shu, the one on the left is holding a peach in his hand, which contains a suite, and the entrance to the hotel is located at his right foot.
Sandcastle Hotel, Weymouth, UK
This coastal resort is made entirely of sand, with 1,100 tons of sand to be exact. The construction of the hotel, which was completed by 2008, involved 4 sculptors who built it over the course of a week, 14 hours a day. However, the hotel itself held out until the first heavy rain.
For $15 a night, visitors could sleep under the stars and wake to the tide splashing against the hotel doors. This hotel is not the best option, for those who don't like sand in their swimsuit or those who need an enclosed toilet.
Hotel Karostas Cietums, Liepaja, Latvia
This hotel is a former military prison built in 1905, housing revolutionaries, enemies of the people during Stalin's times and later the KGB. While an exemplary hotel should be safe, clean and have good staff, the hotel Karostas, breaks down every fundamental notion of hospitality by inviting visitors to experience the eerie atmosphere of a prisoner.
Here you can sleep on rough prison bunks, eat prison food and experience less than friendly treatment from prison guards.
Hotel Kokopelli's Cave Bed and Breakfast, Farmington, New Mexico, USA
This one-room cave house, located 30 meters underground, was hewn out of the rock in 1980, with three holes for ventilation and electricity. Visitors can reach this bed and breakfast by walking down a steep cliff and stairs. To stay at the hotel you must sign a liability waiver.
Godiva Chocolate Suite Hotel, New York, USA
Chocolate manufacturer Godiva built this suite entirely out of chocolate, including the chairs, bed, artwork, lamps and walls. In 2008, the chocolate room was moved to the hotel BryantPark for Valentine's Day. Being incredibly sweet, this one hotel room intended more for food than for overnight stays.
Hotel Palacio de Sal, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
The hotel features a living room, dining room, bar and 15 bedrooms made entirely of salt. The hotel was built from salt blocks that were brought from the wide surrounding salt plains and held together with a cement-like mixture of salt and water. The only thing that isn't made of salt in this hotel are the toilets and the tin roof. A quick note: the innkeeper urges visitors not to lick the walls.
Kumbuk River Hotel, Buttala, Sri Lanka
The hotel is located on 16 hectares of desert along the river Oya Kumbukkan, where visitors can stay in the belly of a giant elephant. The two-story eco-hut is built from grass and branches, and on windy days the inn begins to sway.
Giraffe Manor Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
This elegant six-room inn, modeled after a Scottish hunting lodge, is distinguished by the fact that giraffes' heads protrude from its windows. The hotel owners are simply obsessed with giraffes. In the estate you can see live giraffes, poking their heads towards guests in the hope of being fed. This place also houses a conservation center and an elephant sanctuary.
Hotel on wheels Hotelmóvil
Hotel Hotelmovil can be located anywhere there is ample public parking, being a two-story trailer with 11 bedrooms that can accommodate up to 44 people. This mobile hotel has an outdoor terrace, private bedrooms, flat screen TVs, Wi-Fi and luxury amenities that claim to be five-star.
HotelMarquesdeRiscal, Rioja Alavesa, Spain
Hotel Marques offers 43 uniquely shaped rooms in two sections connected by an impressive suspension bridge. The entire building rises on columns, which allows the space underneath to be used as an entrance platform.
The billowing titanium canopies that adorn the hotel are not only functional, but also pleasing to the eye of visitors. Nestled on sunny hills, these colored metal plates serve as an environmentally sustainable umbrella and temperature modulator.
Hotel de Vrouwe van Stavoren, Stavoren, Netherlands
Hotel de Vrouwe Converted wine barrels into four double rooms with standard amenities, bathroom and living room. Wooden barrels holding 14,500 liters of wine still smell like wine Beaujolais, which was once stored here. Even though the rooms are quite small, they are very durable and airtight.
HotelRyugyong, Pyongyang, North Korea
Also called Hotel of fate, Ryugyong once aspired to become the tallest hotel in the world. The 105-story, 3,000-room project was abandoned in 1992 for economic reasons, but construction resumed in 2008.
Instead of becoming the tallest hotel in the world, it became considered the worst designed building in the world.
IKEA Sovhotell Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden
For those who are pretty exhausted from shopping, there is a hotel in the center of the Stockholm shopping center Sovhotell.Company IKEA offers tired customers pillows, sleep masks and even soothing music. Here you can find single and double beds, and even a honeymoon room. It is possible that the company is simply tired of customers who constantly test the durability of their mattresses.