The most unusual hotels in the world. The most unusual hotels in the world (50 photos, descriptions) The most interesting hotels in the world

When deciding where to go on vacation, people often spend a lot of time looking for a hotel. It should be both comfortable, convenient, affordable, with good plumbing, clean sheets and different from previous Hiltons and Hyats, in which everyone has once stayed. Sometimes some places are worth visiting just because of the hotel.

If you love pets, especially dogs, then this hotel in Idaho, USA is definitely for you. The building of this funny hotel is built in the shape of a dog, and the whole interior is also devoted to the "dog" theme. A group of creative wood carvers worked to create this curious atmosphere. The food here, however, is much better than dog food, and picturesque views of the mountains and surroundings open from the windows.

At an altitude of 1700 meters above sea level, in the village of Les Cerniers, in the Swiss Alps, there is a high-tech ecological camping - the Whitepod Hotel. On the territory of this heavenly place you will be offered to relax not only with your soul, but also with your body, taking part in ski expeditions. The length of the mountain slopes of that hotel is about 7 km (fortunately, each slope has its own lift). Only here, far from civilization, you can count on blissful silence, because you can only get to this magical place on foot or on skis, you will not be offered any transfers. Yes, they simply do not exist. But you can enjoy the best dishes from the chef and local national cuisine.

The reconstruction of the old tower crane of 1996, adapted to work in port docks, in the chic Harlingen Harbor Crane hotel had to spend a lot of effort, money and imagination. Dutch designers laid out a tidy sum of 200,000 euros. But the costs paid off handsomely. Two designer-made elevators deliver to the guest rooms of this unusual hotel. And inside they are no different from ordinary presidential suites, except that they are above the level of the Wadden Sea at an altitude of 60 feet. Well, if you are tired of the boring seascape, you can turn your room in the opposite direction by pressing a few buttons on your personal remote control.

In the suburbs of Nairobi, Kenya, in the middle of a family nursery for giraffes, stands the extraordinary six-room Giraffe Manor, built by David Duncan in the 19th century. Currently, the Giraffe Center operates on the basis of the nursery, where you can go on excursions. The luxurious decoration of the hotel, the colonial times of Sir Stanley Henry Morton and Livingston, is just its most uninteresting feature. Naturally, the neighborhood with graceful giraffes makes staying at this hotel the most unforgettable experience. They come to hotel guests, as a rule, during breakfast. And the guests are allowed to feed them from their hands, for this there is always a bag of food in each room.

Exploranter Hotel is an extreme hotel on wheels in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It was invented by 33-year-old amateur extreme Flavio Merlo. His idea of traveling through Chile and Argentina in luxury suites appealed to the spoiled consumer. The Exploranter Hotel is equipped with everything necessary for a tourist stay - a kitchen, a hall and 28 beds. The chef who cooks bold people from red ants is also surprising. The mobile hotel is designed for adventure tourists: rafting, horseback riding, boat trips. hot-air balloon and hiking are the main activities of local guests.

Another unusual hotel last seen in Paris, the brainchild of two Swiss artists Sabina Lang and Daniel Baumann (Sabina Lang & Daniel Baumann) "L/B". Initially, it was exclusively an art project designed for the Swiss Expo 2002. But soon the work found a commercial offer, becoming one of the most popular single hotels in the world. The itinerant capsule hotel first opened on the shores of Lake Neuchatel in France (2002), then moved to the rooftop of the Gallery of Modern Art in Leipzig, Germany (2006-07). And finally, from 2007 to 2009, she changed her residence permit back, finding herself in Paris on the roof of the Palais de Tokyo, the only museum in Paris open until midnight. The windows of the hotel now faced the Eiffel Tower. The room itself is equipped with a luxurious bathroom, a living room with a mini-bar and a bedroom.

The Propeller Island City Lodge is a fantasy hotel located in the heart of Prague. Of course, hotels in the Czech Republic are very diverse, but this hotel is able to surprise any traveler. The name of this hotel in Russian will be something like "City house-island with a propeller." The hotel is named after the novel by Jules Verne, which in Russian translation came out as "The Floating Island". Each room is a crazy flight of the artist's imagination. The rooms are filled with visual effects and unexpected details. There is, for example, the number "upside down". You sleep on the ceiling, on the bed, which is disguised by a hatch in the floor. There are other rooms ready to please you with their unusual "sleeping ideas", you can sleep in a mirror kaleidoscope, in a death cell, in a coffin, on a guillotine bed or in a lion's cage.

In New Zealand, there is an amazing Woodlyn Park hotel, where, instead of cozy cottages familiar to the eye, you will be offered to stay in the Hobbit Motel (houses stylized as hobbit dwellings from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy). But this dwelling resembles a hobbit mink only outwardly, thanks to the famous round doors. Inside, the room is equipped with modern furniture and appliances. You can choose between a double bed and a single room. On the territory of Woodlyn Park, it is proposed to settle in Train Motel - a reconstructed train from the 50s, Plane Motel - a Bristol Freighter aircraft from the 50s, reconstructed as 2 numbers and The Waitanic - a patrol boat of the Second World War.

In Sweden, in the town of Jukkasjärvi, 17 km from the city of Kiruna, The Ice Hotel is located. Every year since 1991, in collaboration with the architect Aimo Reisenen, this building has been renovated. The building made of ice and snow in its recreation also has a bar, a restaurant, a cinema, a church and even an art gallery. Here, not only the walls are made of ice - absolutely everything. And you have to sleep on artfully carved ice beds among deer skins. The hotel maintains an average temperature of -8, so for sure you will be a frequent guest of Absolut Voldka ICE Bar.

Gamirasu Cave Hotel is located in the town of Ayvali in the resort of Urgup, in the heart of Cappadocia, Turkey. This exclusive hotel was built in 1991. It is located in caves that are more than a thousand years old. They say that the monks of the Byzantine monastery used to live here. The hotel rooms are carved out of volcanic stone, as strange as it may sound. This stone is called "Tuff", it is the best insulating material that can maintain the temperature all year round from 17 to -20 degrees.

Being a law-abiding citizen, you can stay at The Old Jail Hotel, in southern Australia, having received the keys to your own cell for several days. In the period from 1886 to 1995, these were active prison areas, which were later given by the Mount Gambier government for a hotel that has become one of the most popular in the world today. The guest will have to eat next to the toilet, live in a mess, well, at least they built partitions in the shower, dropping the soap is now not so scary.

On the uninhabited island of Poseidon, which can only be reached by plane (of Fiji), is the stunning Poseidon Undersea Resort. This hotel consists of 73 rooms located on the beach and underwater on stilts. And at a depth of 12 feet (15 m), among the coral lagoon, there is a real underwater hotel. There are 25 capsule rooms and a luxurious Nautilus Suite (300 sqm). 70% of each room is transparent, so you can contemplate the beautiful underwater life of the Fijian lagoon. Numbers in the form of removable blocks are attached to the pipe-corridor. For a tidy sum of $ 30,000 in this sea paradise, you can spend 5 nights in rooms on the beach and 2 nights underwater.

For more than three years now, one of the most unusual hotels in the world, the Capsule Inn Akihabara, has been flourishing in Tokyo. This hotel consists of two parts: a common living room and a private space for each guest, where the famous capsule rooms are located. The capsule room is made of reinforced plastic and includes all the necessary amenities: TV, radio, alarm clock, lighting, internet, a rather comfortable bed and ... no space. And it seems there are no minuses in it, unless, of course, you suffer from claustrophobia. And, yes, there is also a bathroom, which is also shared and located in the hall. A capsule room will run you about $24-$49 per night. In fact, this is not so much, judging by the fact that in 2010, during the crisis, the Japanese removed such capsules for a month.

Some travelers think that the place where they can snooze during the trip is intended only for this purpose - to sleep or change clothes. But there are such trips in which the main attraction is the hotel itself. For the more discerning traveler, the double bed with floral duvet and lacquered furniture of a typical hotel room looks incredibly dull. Below are 18 unique hotels in the world that are sure to please the most adventurous and eccentric travelers around the world.

1. Hotel Ještěd, Czech Republic

Designed by Czech architect Karel Hubáček, this hotel is a retro-futuristic tower rising 91 meters above the majestic Mount Jested. The building itself is decorated in a futuristic style (or at least in the style of the "future" as it was envisioned in the 1960s) both inside and out.

The tower was designed to naturally elongate the silhouette of the mountain it tops, but this design of the tower is not mere decoration. This is a television transmitter built to withstand extreme weather conditions.

The Jested Tower, built between 1966 and 1973, was awarded the international Perret Prize by the International Union of Architects. Beneath the tower is a space-age hotel and restaurant with rounded egg-shaped chairs hanging from the ceilings and gold-toned lighting in the form of round lamps and chandeliers.

From the tower you can enjoy one of the most breathtaking views in the entire Czech Republic - views over parts of Germany and Poland, as well as over most of Bohemia.

The hotel can be reached on foot, by car, or by using the funicular. If you are interested in seeing the interior of the hotel first before you decide to go there, then you can easily do this by watching the movie "Grandhotel" (Grandhotel), which was filmed here.

2. Giraffe Manor, Kenya

Giraffe Manor, built in 1932 by Sir David Duncan, is surrounded by 57 hectares of adjacent park and forest, and is a thirty-minute drive from the center of Kenya's capital, Nairobi. The estate offers breathtaking views of the Ngong Hills. In 1974, Giraffe Manor was purchased by Jock Leslie-Melville, grandson of a Scottish earl, and his American wife, Betty, who also founded the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife (AFEW) ).

They then moved two cubs of the critically endangered Rothschild giraffe to the estate, where they took root well and produced offspring, which in turn produced many generations of giraffes of this species.

Now travelers from all over the world make sure to visit Giraffe Manor during their East African safari. Some travelers spend a whole week at the estate. Giraffe Manor has regular customers who have already become old friends. Hosted personally by the hosts, Giraffe Manor is an elegant and small hotel with a rich variety of cozy accommodations, well-trained staff and some of the finest cuisine in Nairobi.

Giraffe Manor also provides access to a uniquely pristine wilderness, right on the doorstep of one of Africa's most modern cities. This area belongs to the Jock Leslie-Melville Nature Education Center, better known as the Giraffe Centre. Guided walks through this primeval forest will let you learn about the traditional uses of the diverse flora, see more than 180 bird species, and maybe even meet a warthog or bushbuck.

3. Hotel Marqués de Riscal, Spain

The beautiful lines, titanium roof and asymmetrical walls of the Hotel Marquis de Riscal nestled in the famous Vinos de los Herederos del Marques de Riscal's vineyard in the medieval village of Elciego, Basque Country (Basque Country), northern Spain, provide an elegant contrast to the historic wine cellars designed in 1858 by architect Ricardo Bellsola.

The 43 luxurious rooms and suites, each with unique and varied shapes and views, are divided into two wings that are connected by a beautiful hanging footbridge.

All of the stylish rooms at the Marquis de Riscal include zigzag sofas lined with windows overlooking the valley. Each room has a plasma TV and a black marble bathroom with hair dryer.

At the Caudalie Vinothérapie Spa, you can enjoy a range of beauty treatments based on grapes. The hotel also has an indoor pool, Turkish bath, fitness center and massage service. On the roof of the hotel there is a common room with a library and a wine bar. You can enjoy panoramic views from here or from the hotel's eight terraces.

4 Inntel Hotel, The Netherlands

The new Inntel Hotel in Zaandam is without a shadow of a doubt the highlight of the revitalized city center and also the building that has generated a lot of buzz in the Netherlands.

The traditional green wooden houses of the Zaan region were the inspiration for the hotel's designer, Wilfried van Winden of Delft-based WAM architecten. The building is a colorful mix of various examples of the aforementioned traditional houses of the region, ranging from a notary's residence to a worker's cottage.

The 160-room hotel also features a restaurant, swimming pool and wellness center with Finnish sauna and Turkish bath. The tower of the hotel, whose base is almost square, reaches almost forty meters in height and has eleven floors.

Constructed of wood and lined with asbestos-cement corrugated sheets, the building is truly magnificent, with various windows characteristically located along the facade, wide projecting sections, and elegant white cornices and architraves.

5. Sarova Saltlick Game Lodge, Kenya

This hotel is an exciting getaway for true wildlife lovers and combines conscious ecotourism with amazing proximity to wildlife.

Situated in the middle of the Taita Hills Sanctuary, a private wildlife sanctuary at the foot of the Taita Hills bordering Tsavo West National Park, this hotel is also a catering business. national park), approximately six hours from Nairobi or three and a half hours from Mombasa.

The hotel consists of rooms built on stilts over an animal watering hole, connected by walkways, allowing guests to get a close look at the wild animals roaming below.

The hotel's 96 rooms are comfortably furnished and are on two floors, with most rooms offering panoramic views of the watering hole below.

6. Marmara Antalya Hotel, Turkey

Situated on the famous Falez cliffs, not far from Antalya, the world's only revolving hotel provides its guests with magnificent panoramic views.

The entire building of the hotel called "Rotating Loft", accommodating 24 rooms, makes a complete rotation for a period ranging from 2 to 24 hours. Soft rotation is provided by six electric motors located in the basement. You can fall asleep admiring the sea view and wake up to see the pool.

This 2,750-ton building floats in a tank that can hold only 478 tons of water. The bottom three floors are completely submerged, there is a lounge in the lobby of the building, and the hotel rooms are located on the top three floors. However, the faucets in every room work great and the toilets flush perfectly.

This is an impressive feat of engineering design. The entire hotel consists of 238 original designed rooms.

7. Sun Cruise Hotel, South Korea

The cruise ship, which stands high above the shore, on the coastal cliffs of the tourist city of Jeongdongjin in South Korea, famous for the best views of the sunrise, was somehow mysteriously transported to this place from the sea. The ship is the Sun Cruise Resort & Yacht, the world's first land-based cruise-themed resort.

The hotel is 165 meters long, 45 meters high and weighs 30,000 tons. Sun Cruise Hotel has 211 rooms (condominiums and hotel rooms), Korean and Western restaurants, a revolving rooftop lounge, karaoke, and a saltwater pool. The hotel also offers six conference and seminar rooms equipped with the latest technology.

Hotel entrance

The resort has been specifically designed to provide tourists with a realistic cruise ship experience without the motion sickness. From high-mounted speakers, the sounds of incoming waves and even bird chirping are heard.

Since opening in 2002, the hotel has quickly become one of the most popular attractions in South Korea. You can enjoy visiting this beautiful holiday destination for around $72 per night (or 80,000 KRW).

8. King Pacific Lodge, Canada

The King Pacific Hotel is considered the only hotel in the world where guests can swim in the water while relaxing in their room. Unlike cruise ships, this hotel is very comfortable and unique. It sails through one of the largest nature reserves in the world at Princess Royal Island, Canada, a place full of flora and fauna.

The King Pacific Hotel offers the most comfortable and adventurous travel that can truly be called ecotourism. The hotel departs from its anchorage in the middle of the temperate forest called the Great Bear Rainforest on the west coast British Columbia(British Columbia), Canada. Open from May to October, the hotel offers numerous adventure travel excursions such as kayaking, hiking in mountainous areas where tourists are taken by helicopter, wildlife tours, fly fishing and much more.

The journey to the King Pacific hotel alone is amazing. The hotel can only be reached by seaplane, because it is located in one of the most untouched areas of wildlife in the world.

The Great Bear Rainforest is a sanctuary for some critically endangered animals such as the Kermode bear, killer whale, bald eagle and several wolf species. During their visit, visitors can enjoy breathtaking views of mountains, streams, unpolluted forests and lakes sparkling in the sun and get closer to the wonders of nature.

9. Ocean Flower Hotel Complex, Maldives

Ocean Flower Hotel Complex is an innovative development that takes its name from a typical Maldivian flower. The hotel is the first of the five most beautiful complexes that are being built on the ocean coast in the Maldives. The 5 Lagoons Comprehensive Development Plan is being developed by Dutch Docklands International in partnership with the government Maldives.

All hotel complexes are uniquely located in the most prestigious part of the Maldives - North Male Atoll (North Male), just a twenty-minute boat ride from the capital of the Maldives, the city of Male and international airport.

The Ocean Flower Hotel Complex offers a range of amenities such as clean beaches, restaurants, shops, a diving center, swimming pools and even a few small, secluded islands where you can relax or enjoy a picnic under the gentle ocean breeze. The spacious oceanfront villas are fully furnished, have large terraces, small plunge pools and are quickly accessible by boat from the international airport.

10. Hippo Point Hotel, Kenya

This exquisite cypress wood pagoda is located in Kenya. It is forty meters high and twelve meters wide at the base. Hippo Point Hotel includes one Single Room and four double rooms, which are located in a nine-story building. The design of the hotel, snugly nestled among the surrounding yellow locust trees along the shores of Lake Naivasha, is fully accepted by wildlife and even manages to make myopic hippos believe that the hotel tower is an integral part of the landscape, a tall yellow locust.

On the roof of the tower there is an observation deck from which you can enjoy panoramic views of the surrounding natural beauty. The floor below the observation deck is a minaret-style room where you can sit on large cushions and enjoy the surrounding views. On the middle floors of the tower are bedrooms with clean and starched bedding made from Russian linen fabrics, and covered verandas. If you go down the spiral staircase, you will find yourself in a mahogany-paneled sitting room, as well as a living room that is strikingly original and even overly functional.

Completed in 1993, the Hippo Point Hotel is the eccentric whim of interior designer Dodo Cunningham-Reid, who wanted to build something special in Kenya so that she and others could enjoy the beauty of the country's wildlife. .

11. Hotel Unique, Brazil

The Hotel Unique, located in Sao Paulo, is one of the finest hotels in the world and truly deserves its name, Unique. With its modern design, it resembles a boat made of glass and metal. The Unique Hotel looms on the skyline of São Paulo. The hotel was designed by Ruy Ohtake and the architecture is unconventional both inside and out. Every part of the hotel has been designed to surprise and delight guests, from the lobby to the rooftop lounge and bar.

The hotel "Unique" has 95 rooms and suites. Each one wins in its own way thanks to the specific design details that make it special. For example, here you can see bizarre curves of walls or round windows that resemble windows. cruise liners. The rooms are equipped with the latest technology, and the warm decor is pleasing to the eye. Interior decoration miraculously combines wood and metal parts. Hotel "Unique" is not just an architectural wonder, but also an institution where customers are provided with impeccable service.

Rooftop bar and swimming pool

Guests are sure to be pleasantly surprised by this unique feature of the hotel. Constant attention, great food and a bar under open sky, make this hotel a very cool place to stay, both for the residents of Sao Paulo themselves and for businessmen who want to hold business meetings here. The view of the city from the windows of the hotel is simply mesmerizing, especially at night.

12. Ariau Amazon Towers Boutique Hotel, Brazil

Ariau Amazon Towers is a boutique hotel located northwest of Manaus, Brazil, on the Rio Negro, the largest tributary of the Amazon. The boutique hotel consists of seven towers containing 288 rooms, elevated from the forest floor of the rainforest by about 10-20 meters, and connected by approximately 8 kilometers of bridges.

The hotel's 228 rooms are divided between apartments, suites (located in the towers) and tree houses. The highest room is the Tarzan House, built on a living Mahogony tree, at a height of 22 meters from the ground. The hotel towers are connected by a system of wooden bridges, the total length of which is approximately eight kilometers. All bridges are under the rainforest canopy.

Passage to the main towers

Other amenities nestled under the trees include two swimming pools, two observation towers 41 meters high and a panoramic auditorium seating 450 people. There are also restaurants serving meals here. local cuisine, bars and convenience stores.

Playing with the pink Amazonian dolphin

The boutique hotel offers a variety of forest treks such as canoeing, jungle trekking, piranha fishing, visiting aboriginal houses and observing nocturnal animals. Hotel guests can also visit the "Confluence of the Waters", where the Rio Negro merges with the Solimoes, but does not mix due to the difference in temperature and density of the waters of these rivers. Two streams of water, strikingly different in color, flow side by side for six kilometers without mixing. Macaws and various monkeys endemic and non-endemic to the area can often be seen near the towers. They are great entertainment for tourists.

13. Spitbank Fort Hotel, UK

The Spitbank Fort is a small luxury hotel located in a Victorian sea fort off the coast of Portsmouth, England. This fort is one of four forts located in the Solent, the strait that separates the Isle of Wight from the south coast of England.

The Spitbank Fort now boasts nine luxurious rooms, three bars, three restaurants, a rooftop champagne bar, a wine cellar, a library, a heated rooftop pool, a sauna and a sun deck. During the transformation of the fort into a hotel, many of the original elements were preserved, such as unpaved brick walls, fortress windows and a couple of old cannons.

The Spitbank Fort's sumptuously decorated rooms feature contemporary brickwork and vaulted ceilings to create a contemporary style. Guests of the Spitbank Fort can choose from eight bedroom suites equipped with every comfort, which offer expansive sea views across the Solent.

Top floor of the Spitbank Fort Hotel

Guests of the hotel can enjoy a free cruise on a luxurious catamaran, which in fifteen minutes can sail from the naval base of Portsmouth (Portsmouth Naval Base) and the Historic Dockyards located at the base. Well, for those hotel guests who like to feel the adrenaline rush, we offer a high-speed ride on a rigid inflatable boat. While relaxing at the Spitbank Fort, guests can take advantage of a range of rooftop living and lounge areas, as well as a breath of sea air.

14. Balancing Barn Hotel, UK

Find spiritual balance in this precariously located hotel. The Balancing Barn Hotel was designed by the Dutch firm MVRDV, which has achieved worldwide fame for the ingenuity, playfulness and comfort of its designs.

The Balancing Barn Hotel is located on the edge of an idyllic nature reserve just a few miles from the Suffolk coast, close to historical cities like Walberswick and Aldeburgh.

Lined with elegant silver tiles, the hotel stands out from the landscape, providing its guests with views of the forest, ponds and meadows from the huge panoramic windows.

The Balancing Barn Hotel is 30 meters long. The hotel hangs 15 meters above the slope, recklessly and head first plunging into nature. The terrain changes as the plane tilts, and hotel guests first admire nature from the ground level, which gradually reaches the level of tree crowns. The linearly deforming structure of the hotel is a great place to enjoy the views of the changing natural landscape.

15. Desert Lotus Hotel, Mongolia

A stunning new hotel has blossomed in the middle of a vast sea of sands in the Xiangshawan Desert, Inner Mongolia, 800 kilometers west of Beijing. Called the Desert Lotus, the hotel is made up of repeating white triangular tent roofs rotated 45 degrees and tied together in a circular lotus-like formation.

Built without the use of bricks and tiles, the resort was built using environmentally friendly, low carbon materials. The hotel will use solar, water and wind energy from the desert, which will significantly reduce environmental pollution and improve its protection. The load-bearing walls of the buildings give the building much of its structural integrity, while a dazzling array of repeating triangular panels provide shade and protection from inclement weather.

Due to the limitation of the specific geographic location, PLaT architects have devised a new structural system that is set in the wet sand using only metal panels, without the aid of cement or water. The structural panels and frame are prefabricated and turn the base of the building into a huge sand container. In this way, the steel panel structure can function as a boat in the desert that carries the building. The sands inside and outside the building act on each other with the same force, and thus the building is easily stabilized.

The Desert Lotus Hotel is part of a new resort built in the middle of a vast sea of sand dunes and is becoming increasingly popular with Chinese tourists. The resort offers various Mongolian-themed performances, camel rides, desert surfing and a range of entertainment options.

16. Lake Palace Hotel, India

"Lake Palace" is a luxurious hotel, which includes 83 rooms and suites, the walls of which are decorated with white marble. The hotel is located on a natural base, consisting of 16,000 square meters of Jag Niwas rock on Lake Pichola, Udaipur city, India.

The hotel is served by express motor boat, which transports guests from the pier at the City Palace (City Palace) to the hotel. According to a vote, the Lake Palace is the most romantic hotel in India and in the world.

The top room of the palace is a perfect circle with a diameter of 6.4 meters. Its floor is paved with black and white marble, the walls are decorated with niches, and the dome, decorated with arabesques of multi-colored stones, is exquisitely beautiful in shape.

The "Lake Palace" was built between 1743 and 1746 under the rule of Maharana Jagat Singh II, the 62nd successor of the Udaipur royal dynasty of Mewar, Rajasthan, as a royal summer palace. It was originally called Janivas (Jagniwas) or Jan Niwas (Jan Niwas) in honor of its founder. Subsequent rulers used this cool paradise as their summer resort and held their royal durbars in its pillared courtyards, covered terraces, fountains and gardens.

In 1971, the Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces (Taj Hotels & Resorts and Palaces took over the running of the hotel and added 75 more rooms. Jamshyd D F Lam of the Taj Group was one of the key figures involved in the restoration of the original building, and through his hard work and experience, managed to bring the building up to such a high standard. He was also the first CEO of the hotel, at the time the youngest in India. In 2000, the second restoration was carried out in the palace. The "Royal Butlers" who now work at the hotel are the descendants of the original palace servants.

17. Magic Mountain Hotel, Chile

Although the shape of the hotel resembles a volcano, water erupts from its top, a cable bridge leads to the front door, and despite the fact that it is often covered in a stunning layer of moss and vegetation that makes it look like a hobbit's house, the Magic Mountain Hotel is truly magical precisely because of its location.

Situated in the Huilo Huilo Private Natural Reserve, the hotel is nestled in the middle of the natural realm. Huilo-Huilo Falls, Pudu, the smallest deer species in the world, and the longest zip line system in South Africa. The Magic Mountain Hotel itself is built from local timber and stones, and each of its nine rooms is equipped with modern amenities, large windows to look out into the forest, and is named after a particular species of local bird.

Among the amenities offered by the hotel are hot tubs "made from huge tree trunks, processed and filled with hot water, and then placed on terraces overlooking the forest." A mini golf course is built into the forest and uses natural objects as an obstacle. In addition, Magic Mountain Hotel offers a range of outdoor activities such as horseback riding, rafting and hiking.

18. Hotel Arbez, France/Switzerland

Hotel Arbez is a small two-star hotel located in the border town of La Cure, eight kilometers north of Geneva. This nice and cozy place, built in the nineteenth century in Alpine style with wooden beams and rustic cuisine, is located at an altitude of 304 meters above sea level. Hotel "Arbez" is a popular holiday destination for skiers passing from one country to another. The hotel looks quite ordinary, except for a small detail - it is located right on the border of France and Switzerland, and, most likely, is the only such hotel of its kind. In this unique case in our world, the kitchen, gift shop, living rooms and even several rooms are right on the border line.

The history of the hotel dates back to the nineteenth century. In 1862, the Swiss and French governments agreed to modify the border in the Valley of the Dappes. The agreement, named after the name of the valley, was signed on December 8, 1862. The text of the agreement stated that not a single building standing on the border line at the time the agreement entered into force would be affected by the modification of the border. Taking advantage of this agreement, a smart businessman, Monsieur Monsieur, built a building on his property, which was located on both sides of the new border, with the intention of doing interstate business. The building was completed in record time before the treaty went into effect in February 1863. When the treaty was ratified by the Swiss government, the three-story building was already completed and thus not subject to the new border. Pontus opened a bar on the French side and a shop on the Swiss side. The store operated there until 1921, when Jules-Jean Arbeze bought the building and turned it into the French-Swiss hotel it is today.

The peculiarity of this hotel is that in the interior of the rooms films shot in the city of Yaroslavl are beaten: “Ivan Vasilyevich changes his profession”, “Afonya”, “Crew”, “Kotovsky”, “Doctor Zhivago”, “The Incredible Adventures of Italians in Russia”, "Twelve Chairs", "Big Break" and many others. This allows guests to plunge into the unique atmosphere of a particular time and feel like a hero of their favorite movie.

2. Palacio de Sal Hotel, Uyuni Salt Flats, Bolivia.

This hotel was built quite recently - in 2007. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that the entire hotel is made of salt - walls, floor, roof, furniture and even beds. The hotel has 16 rooms with all amenities, living room, dining room and bar. The hotel has a real fireplace, and on the second floor there is a spacious terrace for lovers of the starry sky. Due to its "unusualness" and proximity to the Uyuni salt marsh, the hotel is in great demand. One of the requirements of the hotel owners reads: “We strongly ask visitors not to lick the walls!”

3. Poseidon Undersea Resort, Poseidon Island, Fiji.

This hotel attracts the attention of tourists with its underwater rooms. The rooms are located at a depth of 15 meters. Each room is a separate "capsule", the walls of which are made of a special transparent resin-plastic. Living in a room, you can observe the life of marine life around the clock by turning on a special light that will attract their attention. In total, there are 25 capsule rooms and one luxurious room with an area of 300 square meters. meters, designed in the form of a submarine from the novel by J. Verne. Also under water is a large panoramic restaurant. Despite the very high price(the cost of a week of accommodation per person is from $ 15,000), there are practically no free places.

4. Giraffe Manor Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.

The hotel occupies a vast territory and is surrounded by magnificent ancient forests. But this is not what attracts tourists, but a herd of giraffes that live on the territory of the hotel. Giraffes are the full owners of this place and are free in their movement. They are very friendly and don't mind dropping into your living room for tea and a nice chat. Due to their height, they also look into the bedrooms on the second floor to attract attention and in the hope of getting some kind of treat. Antelopes, hyenas, wild boars and over 200 species of birds also live on site.

5. Magic Mountain Hotel, Valdivia, Chile.

This hotel is located in a park-reserve, surrounded by lakes and forests. In order not to disturb the amazing picture of nature, the hotel was built in the shape of a mountain. The hotel looks like a dwelling of fabulous gnomes, all overgrown with plants, and a waterfall flows from the top of the "mountain". To get inside the hotel, you need to go through a suspension bridge. Inside there are full rooms with all amenities. The hotel is small, only 13 rooms and each has the name of some bird that lives in the reserve. The hotel also has mini-golf, a restaurant, a bar, a sauna. Outdoors, there are hot tubs made from tree trunks, with natural heating.

6. Crazy House Hotel, Dalat, Vietnam

The hotel is built in the form of a trunk of a large magic tree, climbing the steps of which you find yourself on different levels, where rooms are similar to caves. Each room in the hotel is decorated in a certain style - there are rooms "Bear", "Ant", "Tiger" and others. The hotel has an infinite number of corridors, passages, different levels, stairs. Despite the amazingness and unusualness of this place, I would not recommend staying here, because according to the rules of the hotel, the door to the room must always be open so that anyone can admire the intricate rooms.

7. Seaventures Dive Resort, Sipadan Island, Malaysia.

The hotel is located on the sea and is located on a former oil rig. Getting here is not easy, but the hotel is extremely popular among divers from all over the world. This hotel cannot be called chic, as the rooms are the former cabins of oil workers. Most of the rooms are modest in size, but equipped with everything you need. The main treasures of this hotel are hidden right under the oil platform, you just have to dive into the water and you will discover the whole diverse and amazing underwater world.

8. Hotel "La Villa Hamster", Nantes, France.

The hotel consists of only one room, with an area of 16 sq. meters. As planned by the creators, the visitor of this hotel should feel like a real hamster. The room has a container with grain, an iron barrel with drinking water, a bed on which you need to climb an iron ladder hanging in the air. If you suddenly get bored or you do not fully feel like a real rodent, then there is a large metal ring in the room, on which you can even run together. Upon arrival at the hotel, you are immediately handed a hamster costume and offered to try your hand at the wheel.

9. Propeller Island City Lodge, Berlin, Germany.

The hotel attracts by the fact that each room can be safely called a work of art and ingenuity, you will not find two identical ones. For example, one of the rooms is completely mirrored, in the other the floor is tilted. Those who wish can spend the night in coffins or in a room with a bed bolted to the ceiling. There is a room - an exact copy of a prison cell, a room with two cages instead of beds, there is a room with strange mechanisms resembling instruments of torture. And that's not all the surprises. If you are tired of the routine of everyday life and you urgently need new sensations, then this is the place for you.

10. Hotel «Kumbuk River Resort», Ella, Sri Lanka.

The hotel is located on the banks of the river, next to the reserve, which is home to wild elephants, peacocks and other exotic animals. Nearby are waterfalls and the cleanest beaches. The hotel is built in the shape of a huge elephant. There are only 4 rooms inside, which can accommodate a maximum of 12 people. The hotel is rapidly gaining popularity among fans of eco-tourism. Despite the wildness and untouchedness of the surrounding world, the hotel has all the benefits of civilization. The territory of the hotel is full of tame chipmunks who are not averse to getting to know you. After relaxing at the hotel, you can safely brag to your friends that you spent the night in the "belly of an elephant."

The inhabitants of the stone jungle radically change their living conditions only during the holidays. But over time, they understand: hotels even in different countries mostly 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 want to present to your attention the 10 most unusual hotels from around the world.

1. ICEHOTEL (Sweden, Yukkasjärvi)

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 ICE HOTEL. This unusual art project is 25 years old.
Every winter the hotel premises are rebuilt. The material is the frozen water of the unique Tourne Elv River, which is never used for industrial purposes. Every spring the ice melts, so the rooms are never the same: every year the hotel always has different walls, decor and furniture. Visitors are given thermal underwear, hats and sleeping bags. No matter how cold it is outside, the rooms are never colder than -7°C.

2. CRAZY HOUSE HOTEL (Vietnam, Dalat)

One of a kind hotel crazy house may be a stand-alone landmark 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 bizarre tree. Not a single corner: all the walls are rounded, the ladders are spirally twisted or thrown from one building to another. Travelers cannot pass by and not be surprised by the architect's imagination. All houses are made in the form of fabulous caves, in which giant trees, plants and mushrooms are intertwined, as well as animals, insects and fabulous 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 science fiction novel The Floating Island. The rooms of the unusual hotel are reminiscent of 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 that decorate the interiors. No room in the Propeller Island City Lodge is alike. Here you can spend the night in a room reminiscent of a medieval city, where a bed in the form of a castle stands on a mini-golf course; in a snow-white coffin; in a bed surrounded by shimmering 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 a private space for each guest, where the famous rooms are located. The design of the rooms is somewhat reminiscent of the rooms on the spaceship in the famous movie "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. ECOHOTEL LEAPRUS (Russia, Kabardino-Balkaria)

One of the most high mountain hotels world (3912 m) is located on the southern slope of Elbrus. It consists of several blocks resembling space capsules, which can accommodate up to 40 guests at the same time. The project was created by the architects of the Italian bureau LEAP factory, who built a similar hotel on Mount Blanc in Western Alps. All the elements of a comfortable stay have been thought out for relaxation: heated floors, free WI-FI, panoramic windows in the rooms and a separate heated room for drying clothes and equipment. The hotel is solar-powered and the melted snow is used to supply water to the complex.

6. DOG BARK PARK INN (USA, Idaho, Cottonwood)

This hotel was built by the husband and wife
Dennis Sullivan and Francis Conklin, Dennis Sullivan and Francis Conklin and opened in 2003. It impresses with its unusual appearance: from the outside it looks like a huge beagle dog, about 10 meters high. She even has her own nickname - "Cute Willie", next to her is a figure of a smaller dog called "Toby", 3.5 meters high. this moment there are four rooms that look homely and cozy.

7. TREE HOTEL (Sweden, Harads)

In the mirror cube, attached to the trees in the wilderness, everything that surrounds it is reflected: the wilderness
b, a clearing and the sky, so the human eye will not immediately notice a structure measuring 4x4x4 m. And so that the birds do not crash, the cube is “wrapped” with an infrared film, which birds, unlike people, see. The entire interior is made of birch plywood. In addition to the bedroom for two, there is a living room, a bathroom and even a rooftop 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, then the conical structure would look like part of a forest landscape. A suspension bridge at the level of the middle part of the structure is the only way to get inside. Some windows offer a view of the real volcano Mocho-Choshu-Enko. The rooms are equipped with bathtubs carved in a single piece of wood.

9. ATTRAP'REVES MONTAGNAC (France, Alpes de 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 a transparent elastic material that blocks UV during the day and protects against insects and dampness at night. The grass floor is a nice addition to the comfort. The shape of the bubbles is maintained by fresh air supplied by a small silent device. Cylindrical corridors lead inside the rooms. At the end of the season, the bubbles are blown off.

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Spend your vacation in a flying saucer or in an underwater capsule, admiring the world of tropical fish and corals, or maybe in the realm of ice or at a lighthouse - even a day in any of these hotels will become an unforgettable adventure.

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1. Attrap'Reves

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France

Guests of this hotel enjoy life in bubbles made of a transparent elastic material that blocks UV during the day and protects against insects and dampness at night. The grass floor and the telescope are nice additions to the comfort. Cylindrical corridors lead inside the rooms.

The cost of living - from € 139.

2. The Manta Resort

Pemba Island, Tanzania

It would be an ordinary resort hotel on the seashore, if not for one room - a houseboat with an underwater room. The Underwater Room is located 250 meters from the shore. On the deck of an exotic design, you can sunbathe with a cocktail in your hand during the day or admire the stars at night. Across huge windows underwater bedroom you can watch the life of reef fish, jellyfish and squid.

Accommodation in the Underwater Room - about € 1,000 per day, in other hotel rooms - from € 405.

3. Poseidon Undersea Resort

This unusual hotel includes 74 rooms, 25 of which are located under water at a depth of 15 m, and the rest are built on stilts right above the water. Underwater rooms are made in the form of 50-meter capsules, interconnected by the so-called corridor. Resting in their room, hotel guests can observe the life of marine life - for this they just need to turn on a special light that attracts the inhabitants of the underwater world.

The cost of staying at the hotel is $15,000 for one tourist or $30,000 for two for 7 days (6 nights).

4 Arctic Tree House Hotel

Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland

An arctic hotel with luxurious apartments, located right under the trees. The hotel is in the perfect location for watching the Northern Lights and visiting Santa Claus Village, the world's premier Christmas destination.

The cost of living - from € 850 for 2 days.

5. Jumbo Stay

Stockholm, Sweden

Boeing 747-212B (Jumbo Jet), owned by a Swedish company that went bankrupt in 2002, 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 cockpit. From the cockpit there is a panoramic view of the airport, from the regular rooms - a view of the runway.

The cost of accommodation is approximately € 136 per day.

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 design of the hotel's construction allows you to enjoy the view of the valley below and experience a mountain adventure. Part of the adventure revolves around having to get to the capsule by climbing a rock or climbing a difficult path along a mountain path.

The cost of accommodation is approximately € 270 per day per person (capsule room capacity - up to 8 people).

7 Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring Resort

Huzhou, China

An unusually shaped luxury hotel - 27 floors above the water and 2 below to create a complete oval. Included in the top 10 most expensive hotels peace.

The cost of living in a double room - from € 200 per day.

8. Inntel Amsterdam Zaandam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The façade of this hotel is made up of almost 70 stacked houses - from cottages to working country houses - that are typical of Amsterdam. The rooms are inspired by local history.

The cost of living in a double room - from € 130 per day.

The rooms at this hotel are balloon-shaped and suspended from trees, so you can sleep in a room that will sway slightly in the wind.

The cost of accommodation - from € 155 per day.

10. The Boot Bed'n'Breakfast

Tasman, New Zealand

In the heart of New Zealand's beautiful Tasman region, The Boot Bed N' Breakfast is a two-story, giant-boot-shaped cottage. The guest house is designed for 2 people and is perfect place for a romantic getaway.

The cost of living is approximately € 250 per day for a couple.

11. Giraffe Manor

Nairobi, Kenya

One of the most famous buildings in Nairobi with a magnificent garden and sun terrace. The main highlight of the unusual hotel is the opportunity to spend a day in the company of Rothschild giraffes, who now and then strive to look into the prudently open windows and doors of the hotel in the hope of getting a generous portion of treats.

The cost of living - from € 490 per day per person.

12. ION Luxury Adventure Hotel

Nesjavellir, Iceland

Perched on the slopes of the Heingidl volcano, just 18 km from the UNESCO-protected Thingvellir National Park, the hotel seems to grow out of the mountain and hangs in the air, resting on puffs of geothermal steam. The abundance of thermal springs nearby not only provides 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 living - from € 496 per day for a 2-bed room.

13. Giant Wine Barrel Room

Sasbachwalden, Germany

An eco-hotel in Germany is original with its rooms in the form of giant wine barrels overlooking the vineyards. The hotel is located in a unique location among the forested hills, in a village famous for winemaking and woodworking industry.

The cost of living - from € 156 for 2 adults.

14 Treehouse Lodge

Iquitos, Peru

Sleeping to the sound of rain and birdsong in the Amazonian jungle is a real dream come true. Guests literally live in the trees - all bungalows are hidden in lush crowns. Outwardly, the houses resemble bird nests, connected by wooden bridges. This unusual accommodation allows vacationers to completely merge with the wild Peruvian nature.

The cost of accommodation - from € 1,238 for 2 nights for two.

15 Ice Hotel

Jukkasjärvi, Sweden

Icehotel is a real ice gem in Sweden. Its unique interior and architectural ensemble is created every year by talented artists from all over the world who come to the village of Jukkasjärvi to turn their ideas into reality. The hotel's ice rooms are decorated with LED lamps, animal skins, paintings and ice sculptures. All amenities are located in an adjacent room, a few meters from the hotel, where guests' belongings are also stored. Tourists wishing to stay in an ice hotel are instructed on living in rooms made of ice.

The cost of living is approximately € 578 per night for two. It is not recommended to spend more than one night in a cold room.

16 Treehotel

Harads, Sweden