Nothing makes a holiday more memorable than a unique hotel stay. Exotic locations can be muted by the drab familiarity and corporate chill of chain hotels. However, if you know where to look, the world is full with quirky, unique hotels aimed at providing patrons with something to write home about. Here’s a look at some of the quirkiest hotels from around the world:
Cappadocia Cave Resort & Spa – Nevsehir, Turkey
Cappadocia Cave Resort & Spa – Nevsehir, Turkey
Offering 79 rooms of 5-star luxury, the Cappadocia Cave Resort & Spa is undoubtedly the ritziest cave in the world. Built within the stunning rocky landscape in the Turkish region of Anatolia, the area’s caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Fully incorporated in the unique surroundings are Byzantine ruins and old churches.
The hotels rooms are each luxuriously appointed and set inside these marvellous caves. The resort does not rely on this feature alone to attract customers, however. Offering multi-lingual customer service, steam room, spa, gym, pool and even camel rides, Cappadocia is an all-inclusive getaway for families, honeymooners and jetsetters.
IceHotel – Jukkasjärvi, Sweden
IceHotel – Jukkasjärvi, Sweden
Ranging from familiar igloos to extravagant ice sculptures, a stay at Sweden’s IceHotel is on the bucket list of many adventurous travellers. Each room within this unique hotel is made up entirely of snow and ice. Open only from mid-December to mid-April, the hotel’s 80 rooms are rebuilt every year.
Located in the Swedish Lapland, visitors to the IceHotel have the option of indulging in a number of different excursions during their stay including cross-country skiing, reindeer safaris and husky sledging.
Jules Underwater Lodge – Florida Keys, USA
Jules Underwater Lodge – Florida Keys, USA
Considered to be the first ever underwater hotel, it’s hard to get quirkier than the Jules Underwater Lodge in the Florida Keys. Containing only 2 rooms, this jewel of the sea caters mainly to scuba diving enthusiasts and researchers, but also performs the occasional wedding ceremony. Each of the rooms contains a window with views into the water and meals are catered daily.
Liberty Hotel – Boston, USA
Liberty Hotel – Boston, USA
Originally built in 1851 to house some of the country’s most notorious criminals, the aptly named Liberty Hotel has quite the history. The structure stood as a prison for over 120 years, it has been transformed into one of Boston’s most sought after hotel. Boasting views of the city, river and the famous Fenway Park, guests will enjoy luxuriously appointed rooms in the same place hardened criminals once called home. The lobby of the hotel pays homage to its history, with exposed gangways and art deco decor. Liberty hotel contains nearly 300 rooms, all with modern furnishings and is located in the heart of Boston.
Propeller Island City Lodge – Berlin, Germany
Propeller Island City Lodge – Berlin, Germany
The concept behind this daring hotel in artsy Berlin is to transform each room into a piece of art. All are the rooms within this unique hotel are custom built and designed. Guests can choose to stay in rooms featuring coffins, lion cages, or padded walls. There are also far less outlandish options such as the modern-themed or landscaped-themed rooms. The Propeller Island City Lodge benefits from fairly reasonable prices and a location near popular Berlin attractions like the KaDeWe and Schloss Charlottenburg.
The Hobbit Motel – Waitomo, New Zealand
The Hobbit Motel – Waitomo, New Zealand
New Zealand has received an enormous boost in tourism since the release of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Famously filmed amongst the country’s grassy hills and stunning countryside, it was only a matter of time before a Hobbit-themed hotel was opened.
Lucky visitors to Waitomo, New Zealand have the opportunity to stay in The Hobbit Motel, which from the outside bears a striking similarity to the shire. The motel contains only two living quarters, complete with sleeping, dining and kitchen facilities. Unlike actual Hobbits, the proportions of the hotel are suitable for full grown adults and while not exceptionally luxurious, the accommodations are clean and modern.
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Wow! Hotels exist so we have a place to stay because we want to visit the surrounding city, but in these cases, you want to visit the city to stay at the hotels.
I lately remained only at that hotel coupled with some unusual, possibly even paranormal encounters. However the hotel staff will not let me know anything. Is that this place haunted? .
We’re searching for a distinctive little spot to go near California Florida for vacation most likely at the outset of November approximately. Nothing too costly, but we’d play the role of really near to the beach :)
we would like a nice unique hotel?
I’ve been traveling and remained inside a hostel in Glasgow. The hygiene standards were below any expectation level. As well as Mattress BUGS!!!!!
I’ll be worrying on paper towards the owner, however, I question which association hostels come under and where I possibly could take my complaint just in case the hostel’s owner doesn’t be responsible.
The receptionist was drunk and declined to refund me after i contacted him with this particular matter.
Can there be worthwhile recommendation for any unique hotel in Shanghai or Suzhou? I really hope your accommodation features its own distinctive style to create my stay memorable. I really hope the cost is under $4000. Thanks.
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I will Hangzhou for travelling this summer time throughout August, most likely the finish of August. I’ll be organizing my very own tour and so i will have to be worried about my hotel accommodation. Please produce any suggestion! I’m interested in a distinctive hotel that can make my trip more distinctive. Thanks! In Addition, I will appreciate should you recommend any attraction in Hangzhou that’s certainly worth visit!
Very same American tourist questions: Could it be safe? Am I Going To be resented because I am American? I greatly be interested in nowhere Mosque and also the caves at Cappadocia and a few of the Christian historic sites. I wish to learn much more about Kemal Ataturk and also the good reputation for Poultry. This isn’t a holiday resort trip. I am very interested in el born area referred to as cradle of human civilization. My curiosity about A holiday in greece is mainly architectural. I wish to go to the Parthenon around the Acropolis, the Minoan structure of Knossos and so forth. A personal guide could be nice lower my stress level just a little in order to relax and revel in my explorations. If anybody can point me within the right direction, I’d be extremely grateful.
Very same American tourist questions: Could it be safe? Am I Going To be resented because I am American? I greatly be interested in nowhere Mosque and also the caves at Cappadocia and a few of the Christian historic sites. I wish to learn much more about Kemal Ataturk and also the good reputation for Poultry. This isn’t a holiday resort trip. I am very interested in el born area referred to as cradle of human civilization. My curiosity about A holiday in greece is mainly architectural. I wish to go to the Parthenon around the Acropolis, the Minoan structure of Knossos and so forth. A personal guide could be nice lower my stress level just a little in order to relax and revel in my explorations. If anybody can point me within the right direction, I’d be very grateful.
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I will Hangzhou for travelling this summer time throughout August, most likely the finish of August. I’ll be organizing my very own tour and so i will have to be worried about my hotel accommodation. Please produce any suggestion! I’m interested in a distinctive hotel that can make my trip more distinctive. Thanks! In Addition, I will appreciate should you recommend any attraction in Hangzhou that’s certainly worth visit!
Im remaining inside a hostel for around per week in Paris. Im attempting to reserve an area for me personally and 2 buddies. The majority of the hostels do not have college dorms like they are doing in other areas around the globe, and so i figured a triple room could be fine. The majority are lsited near to 100 pounds. Is that this cost per person or for the entire room? Im pretty sur eits for the whole room. Among the finest to be certain therefore we dont get jipped
To individuals who’ve remained at European hostels: I am likely to remain in hostels when I am travelling in Europe. I’ll be getting a typical size suitcase (20x30x8 inches size). Does it easily fit in the hostel lockers? I am asking this since i read that always hikers remain in hostels, so I am wondering when the lockers are just large enough for backpacks.
I will Hangzhou for travelling this summer time throughout August, most likely the finish of August. I’ll be organizing my very own tour and so i will have to be worried about my hotel accommodation. Please produce any suggestion! I’m interested in a distinctive hotel that can make my trip more distinctive. Thanks! In Addition, I will appreciate should you recommend any attraction in Hangzhou that’s certainly worth visit!
Wow, youve got me, those definitely some of the most unique hotels that I’ve ever seen! If I had to choose one of those to stay in, I’d probably have to go with the Hobbit village! I’d have to bring some of my friends, too, because they are huge fans of LotR!