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The first thing that every hotel owner thinks about is who will become its visitors.
A place to stay has to meet the needs of the visitor, and what's good for a two-week luxury getaway isn't necessarily what's needed for a one-day business trip. Likewise, for the more adventurous visitor, the typical hotel environment may seem boring.
For such fearless, quirky travelers, these unusual hotels were built.
The Mirrorcube Hotel, Harrads, Sweden
Hotel TheMirrorcube is a lightweight 4x4x4 aluminum box suspended around a tree trunk and covered with mirrors. The hotel itself can accommodate 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 by a rope bridge connected to another tree.
The hotel is camouflaged under a tree canopy, and one-way mirrors offer a 360-degree view of the surroundings. In order to prevent birds from colliding with reflective glass, the glass is coated with an ultraviolet color that is only visible to birds.
Icehotel, Jukkasjärvi, Sweden
Hotel ice hotel- This is the largest hotel made of ice and snow. Visitors can sleep on a bed made of snow and ice, like most of the furniture, at minus 5 degrees Celsius.
Every year the entire hotel building melts and then rebuilds again. In November, a team of architects rebuilds the rooms, the bar and the chapel out of several tons of ice. And if you dream of walking in snowy clothes, then it is worth visiting this hotel again, because every time it will be a different hotel.
Marmara Antalya Hotel, Antalya, Turkey
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 houses 24 rooms, rotates to provide visitors with an ever-changing view. The hotel floats in a pool with a capacity of 478 tons of water, and with the help of six electric motors, it rotates 360 degrees at the base several times a day.
Dog Bark Park Inn, Cottonwood, USA
Hotel Dog Bark Park Inn(Hotel complex Dog Lay), is a building in the form of a large beagle, offering bed and breakfast and accommodating up to four people at a time. Visitors can enter the huge dog's quarters through the balcony. There is a bedroom in the dog's head, a gazebo inside the muzzle, and a toilet hidden in a fire hydrant.
Huge beagle named SweetWilly, more than 9 meters high, more than 10 meters long and more than 4 meters wide, is made of wood and covered with plaster, and the ears are made of carpet.
Jules Underwater Lodge, Key Largo, USA
Hotel JulesunderwaterLodge is a former research laboratory and the world's first underwater hotel. She rests on stilts 1.5 m 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 underwater course.
Tianzi Hotel, Hebei Province, China
Built in 2000, the 10-storey building embodies chinese gods Fu, Lou and Shu which symbolize good luck, prosperity and longevity. Hotel Tianzi is the largest hotel-image in the world. God Shu, the one on the left is holding a peach in which the suite is located, and the entrance to the hotel is located at his right foot.
Sandcastle Inn, Weymouth, UK
This coastal resort is made entirely of sand, namely 1100 tons of sand. Over the construction of the hotel, which was completed by 2008, 4 sculptors worked, who built it during the week for 14 hours a day. However, the hotel itself held out until the first heavy rain.
For $15 a night, visitors could fall asleep under the stars and be woken up by the tide lapping against the hotel door. This hotel is not the best way, for those who do not like sand in their swimsuit or those who need a closed toilet.
Hotel Karostas Cietums, Liepaja, Latvia
This hotel is a former military prison built in 1905, hosting revolutionaries, enemies of the people in Stalin's times and later the KGB. While an exemplary hotel should be safe, clean and have good staff, a hotel Karostas, breaks all the fundamental concepts of hospitality, offering visitors to live in the gloomy atmosphere of a prisoner.
Here you can sleep on the rough bunks of the prison, taste the prison food and experience not the friendliest treatment from the prison guards.
Kokopelli's Cave Bed and Breakfast, Farmington, New Mexico, USA
This one-room cave house, 30m underground, was hewn out of the rock in 1980 with three openings for ventilation and electricity. Visitors can reach this bed and breakfast by walking up a steep cliff and stairs. To stay at the hotel you need to sign a liability waiver.
Godiva Chocolate Suite Hotel, New York, USA
chocolate maker Godiva built this suite entirely out of chocolate, including armchairs, bed, artwork, lamps and walls. In 2008, the chocolate room was moved to a hotel BryantPark for Valentine's Day. Incredibly sweet, this hotel room is more for eating than sleeping.
Hotel Palacio de Sal, Uyuni Salt Flats, Bolivia
The hotel consists of a living room, dining room, bar and 15 bedrooms made entirely of salt. The hotel was built from salt blocks brought from the wide surrounding salt plains and held together with a cement-like mixture of salt and water. The only things not made of salt in this hotel are the toilets and the tin roof. A small note: the owner of the inn urges visitors not to lick the walls.
Kumbuk River Inn, 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 ecological hut is built of grass and twigs, and on windy days the inn begins to sway.
Giraffe Manor Inn, Nairobi, Kenya
Modeled after a Scottish hunting lodge, this elegant six-room inn features giraffe heads sticking out of its windows. The owners of the hotel are just obsessed with giraffes. In the estate, you can see living giraffes sticking their heads out to the guests in the hope that they will be fed. This place also houses a conservation center and an orphanage for elephants.
Hotel on wheels Hotelmóvil
Hotel Hotelmovil can be located anywhere where 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 luxurious 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 whole building rises on columns, which allows the space below it to be used as an entrance platform.
The billowing titanium awnings that adorn the hotel are not only functional, but pleasing to the eye. Perched on sunny hills, these colored metal plates serve as an environmentally sustainable umbrella and temperature modulator.
Hotel de Vrouwe van Stavoren, Stavoren, The Netherlands
Hotel de Vrouwe converted wine casks into four double rooms with standard amenities, a bathroom and a living room. Wooden barrels holding 14,500 liters of wine are still fragrant with wine Beaujolais that was once kept here. Although the rooms are quite small, they are very durable and airtight.
HotelRyugyong, Pyongyang, North Korea
Also called Hotel of fate, Ryugyong once aspired to be 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 being the tallest hotel in the world, it has become the worst designed building in the world.
IKEA Sovhotell Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden
For those who are pretty exhausted shopping, in the center of the Stockholm shopping center is a hotel Sovhotell.Company IKEA offers weary shoppers pillows, sleep masks and even soothing music. Here you can find single and double beds, and even a honeymoon suite. It is possible that the companies are simply fed up with customers who constantly test their mattresses for durability.
Our today's top will be of interest, first of all, to those who seek to get the most out of their vacation. The rating of the most unusual hotels in the world can amaze even the most sophisticated guest.
Who said, that the greatest interest represent attractions, beaches and excursions, but there can’t be anything interesting in the hotel? Any of the unusual hotels is worthy of the closest attention.
The Giraffe Manor (Kenya/Nairobi)
In this African hotel, the unity of nature and man is at the forefront. The Giraffe Manor is located on the grounds of a giraffe sanctuary. A comfortable English-style mansion is available for proud animals that roam around completely freely and may well greet tourists by looking out the window in the morning.
Icehotel (Sweden/Jukkasjärvi)
An ice boarding house is built annually 200 km from the Arctic Circle. Every year, different designers and architects work on creating frosty apartments. Therefore, the look of Icehotel is never repeated. Only the temperature inside the rooms is the same - minus 5-10 degrees. Guests sleep in sleeping bags lined with fur. Few people come to the coldest hotel in the world for more than one night. Fortunately, there is a traditional "warm" hotel next door.
Capsule Inn Akihabara (Japan/Tokyo)
A distinctive feature of the capsule hotel is the minimum area of the rooms. The room itself is a capsule made of especially durable plastic. Amenities include a radio, TV, alarm clock, wireless internet and a bed. You can swim in the public area. The main advantages of "Capsule Inn Akihabara" are economy and location in the very center of the Japanese capital.
Aqua Expeditions (Peru)
The floating hotel offers its guests 12 luxury suites. It is not a cruise ship, but drifts along the banks of the Amazon River, allowing guests to enjoy the picturesque landscapes of Peru. It has everything necessary for the comfort of vacationers - a bar, a restaurant and shops.
Hoshi Ryokan (Japan/Komatsu)
The oldest hotel in the world has been operating for 13 centuries. All these years it has been owned by a single family. The rooms are rather modestly furnished, although accommodation costs around $350 per night.
Eh Hausel (Germany)
- the smallest five-star hotel in the world. The living area of "Eh Hausel" is 53 square meters. The width of the hotel room is only 2.5 meters. At the same time, the hotel is wildly popular. Reservations must be made several months prior to arrival. It offers guests a spa area, a fireplace and luxurious furnishings.
Transparent project by Pierre-Stefan Dumas (France)
The room in this unusual hotel is a semi-transparent sphere. Inside there is a comfortable bed, a bathroom, a music center. Meals are included in the price. One night in the most transparent hostel in the world will cost 130 Euros.
Hotel Everest View (Nepal)
- the highest mountain hotel. The building is located at an altitude of 3,880 meters above sea level. Guests are guaranteed the most breathtaking views of Everest. A helicopter can deliver those who wish to the famous mountain peak.
Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa (Australia)
Gives guests a unique opportunity to get close to the surrounding luxurious nature. On the territory of the hotel complex there are small villas that use exclusively environmentally friendly energy. The menu of vacationers includes only organic products and water from sources untouched by civilization.
Poseidon Undersea Resort (Fiji)
- the most unusual hotel in the world, located under water. It offers 24 underwater capsule rooms and 48 beach bungalows. The capsules are located surrounded by picturesque coral reefs at a depth of 15 meters. The former research station became the base for accommodation.
Hotel de Glace (Canada/Quebec)
Located in the Canadian city of Quebec. The structure is entirely made of ice. Beds and other furniture in unusual rooms are also ice-cold, and so that guests do not freeze at night, they are given sleeping bags and kindle a fireplace. The hotel has a bar, a chapel and an ice gallery. True, it does not work for a long time, from January to March, so look for free dates and book tickets in advance.
Magic Mountain Hotel (Chile)
The Magic Mountain Hotel is the most beautiful hotel in the Huilo Huilo Nature Reserve in Chile. It looks like a volcano, but water is pouring from its top. Outside, it is covered with moss and resembles a house of dwarves or hobbits. A rope bridge leads to the entrance. It has all the amenities, as well as a sauna, a restaurant, mini-golf and other entertainment.
Palacio del Sal (Bolivia/Uyuni)
This marvel of architecture is located next to the Uyuni Salt Flats in Bolivia. It is built from salt blocks, furniture and sculptures are also made from salt. The local air is filled with trace elements and is good for health.
Malmaison Oxford Castle - (Oxford)
Malmazon Castle in Oxford used to be a prison and is now a luxury boarding house. The rooms are former prison cells. But now the maximum comfort is provided there: there is a shower, TV, a bar.
Marina Bay Sands (Singapore)
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one of . It has an unusual design: three towers 200 meters high carry a huge terrace, on which gardens and pools are spread. The main pool of this design seems to have no boundaries and breaks into the abyss, and in order to swim in it, you need to muster up the courage.
Propeller Island City Lodge (Berlin)
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this is the embodiment of the crazy ideas of the author Lars Strochen in Berlin. Each room has a unique design: full mirror room, jail cell, upside down room, flying cage beds, coffin bed, guillotine bed. In a word, welcome!
De Vrouwe van Stavoren (Netherlands)
This cute hotel is located in a picturesque location near the old port in the Netherlands. Its exotic rooms are made from huge wine barrels up to 14.5 thousand liters in which French wine was aged. Inside, the necessary furniture, a shower and a living room are freely placed.
Kakslauttanen (Finland)
is an ideal place to watch the stars and the northern lights. The original rooms are made in the form of cozy igloos, which are equipped with modern technology. Through the transparent roof you can observe the unearthly landscapes of Lapland all night long.
Treehotel (Sweden)
– This is not a banal tree hut, but a unique art object located in a Swedish forest. Five parts of the hotel - "Red Cone", "Mirror Cube", "Bird's Nest", "Cockpit" and "Flying Saucer" are suspended between trees at a distance of 50 meters from each other. There is a feeling of flight, and a beautiful view opens from the windows.
Corsewall Lighthouse (Scotland/Corswall)
If you went on a trip to the UK, then it makes sense for you to pay attention to the unusual lighthouse hotel, which is located on Cape Corswall in Scotland. This lighthouse was erected in 1815, and this was preceded by quite a interesting story. The thing is that before the construction of the lighthouse in this place, the robbers often made a fire, thereby attracting ships, which, of course, robbed. In the future, it was decided to stop this disgrace and a real lighthouse was built on the cape, which has retained its appearance unchanged to this day and is still a functioning structure.
1 out of 30
When planning a trip to any country, the first item on the list is the question of accommodation. But not all travelers will be to the taste of a standard hotel room, typical room service and a continental breakfast. To make your trip memorable, check out this list of the 13 most unusual hotels in the world, which are not only different from ordinary hotels, but also worth the investment and effort.
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It's best to stay away from this hotel if you want to cut down on your sodium intake. The entire building is built from pure salt, from walls to floors and furniture. The chalk-white huts blend into the ivory desert landscape of the Great Salar de Uyuni, which stretches in salty oblivion in every possible direction and provides excellent vantage points for stargazing. What can I say: this is a land of salt, a huge amount of salt.
Hotel de Glace, Canada
You don't have to live in an igloo to have a full Canadian experience, although that would probably be a lot of fun, but there are other options. For several months each year, you can experience this sensational Inuit lifestyle at an urban Quebec hotel built entirely of ice and snow.
Even touching the bed frames is cold in a hotel where 500 tons of ice and 15,000 tons of snow include 5-meter high ceilings and intricately carved furniture.
Desert Lotus Hotel, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
The Xiangshawan Desert is probably not the first place to think about when planning a vacation. In winter, temperatures are very low with frequent snowstorms, while summer brings hot, dry weather that causes huge sandstorms. However, these conditions are exactly what makes the Desert Lotus Hotel so unique.
The hotel's repeating white tiles give the building the appearance of a flower opening its petals over the desert. To cope with the permanent dunes, the Lotus Hotel is supported by a steel frame anchored in the sand with no water or concrete.
Tree houses in Kadir, Turkey
On Turkey's idyllic Turquoise Coast, at the end of a pine valley, lies the village of Olympos, where hoteliers specialize in a different type of dwelling: tree houses. These simple wooden bungalows nestled among the branches have long been popular with tourists, and this popularity has not faded over time. Kadir, one of the original hotels, currently manages over a hundred bungalows, as well as several larger huts and dormitories.
Adrere Amellal, Siwa City, Egypt
Sixteen kilometers from the charming town of Siwa is the Adrere Amellal Hotel. Eco-friendly accommodation overlooking Lake Siwa, nestled at the foot of the mystical "White Mountain", Adrere Amellal has 40 rooms, each decorated in the traditional style of the city, the walls are made of salt stones, and palm trees are used for the roofs. All rooms are unique and different in their design.
The earthen buildings naturally blend into the landscape, while the furniture and furnishings pay homage to talented local artisans. Other features of the hotel include ancient olive and palm groves, Roman springs, and gourmet cuisine.
Given the lack of electricity and telephones, Adrere Amellal is in complete harmony with the surrounding nature, and conveys this mood to its visitors. Torches, beeswax candles and endless stars light up the place, while old barbecue grills keep you warm on chilly evenings.
Aydinli Cave House Hotel, Goreme, Turkey
Explorers looking to unleash their inner caver can stay at the Aydinli Cave House Hotel, which opened in 2008. Situated high above the center of the old village, in the heart of old Göreme, the 14-room family-run hotel is carved from natural stone and traditional Cappadocian stone.
The rooms are decorated in a natural, even earthy style and are named after their origin. For example, the former food storage and pigeon nest room, called the Divanhorne or living room, offers original carvings and a private terrace with the best view. Before exploring Cappadocia, enjoy a traditional Turkish breakfast or enjoy panoramic views of Göreme and the Rose Valley from the hotel's rooftop terrace.
Earthship Biotecture, Tres Piedras, New Mexico
Before we give up Earth for another planet, it would be helpful to check out potential new digs. The Earthship project has been in development since 1960, and in 1997 opened sustainable lodges for visitors and guests (for less than an eternity). Made from recycled or sustainable materials, Earthships recycle their own wastewater, generate energy, and grow food. By the way, they are equipped with amenities that are unlikely to be found in space: Wi-Fi connection and TV.
Neemrana Fort-Palace, India
Despite the huge number of resorts with a historical past, New Delhi has a truly unique hotel, the most beautiful of which you can hardly find. Neemrana is a lively and energetic place for magical weekends, holidays, celebrations, and even conferences. With 15 centuries of heritage, this hotel is ideal for reimagining your present and even recreating a different past, thanks to a wonderful location.
All seven parts of the palace have 12 tiers rising to the top of the hill on which the hotel is located, while the garden covers 2.5 hectares. Hanging gardens, two pools that give the impression of approaching the horizon, and an Ayurvedic spa are just some of what makes this hotel one of the most unique and unusual not only in Delhi, but in all of India.
Hang Nga "Crazy House", Vietnam
With all the twists and turns, tree designs and animal sculptures, the Hang Nga Guesthouse, or Moon Villa, in the Vietnamese city of Da Lat is one of the weirdest places to stay overnight. The hotel is named after its creator, Hang Viet Nga, although it was later nicknamed "The Crazy House" due to its strange design and cavernous interior. The inspiration for this design was the architect's desire to bring people back to nature and remind them to appreciate and not destroy the environment.
The concrete structure is replete with animal-themed rooms, outdoor balconies and a sculpture garden. The architect took the works of Walt Disney and Salvador Dalí into account when planning her building, and guests can stay in one of 10 rooms connected by stairs, bridges and tunnel passages.
Seaventures Rig Resort, Mabul Island, Malaysia
At the top of the Coral Triangle, one of the most spectacular dive sites in the world, sits what looks like an oil rig. But in fact, this is not an environmental time bomb at all, but a dream hotel for avid scuba divers. An elevator on this "tower" takes divers into the water, guiding them through the reef system, and all dives are included in the price of this resort. Although not all entertainment takes place under water: the hotel is famous for live music and barbecue evenings.
Kumbuk Hotel, Buttala, Sri Lanka
On the banks of the river Kumbukkan Oya stands a lone, slightly deformed elephant. This strange eco-hotel is built of grass and twigs, and sways slowly in the wind, like a clumsy thick-skinned animal. Up to 10 people can be accommodated inside this two-story structure. But real elephants can be observed in the nearby Yala Wildlife Sanctuary. The amazing surroundings, the river and the local facilities including a number of chalets create the ideal environment for tourists to have a unique experience.
Magic Mountain Hotel, Chile
This Chilean hotel is located in a mountain shaped like a volcano. Fortunately, it is not lava that flows from the top, but streams of water, since there is a waterfall at the very top. Over the years, water has washed over the rocks of the "volcano", and now it is so covered with vegetation that it blends into the background of the forest.
To get to the building itself, you will have to cross the monkey bridge, which is an adventure in itself. All 9 rooms are equipped with modern amenities and large windows, and each has a special name for one of the local bird species.
Hotel Unbalance, Peru
Architects do not get tired of creating outlandish buildings, and in the future the list of unusual hotels will surely be replenished with one more - the Peruvian Hotel Unbalance. Leaning precariously over the edge of a cliff, the Unbalance Hotel will be one of the most unusual places for citizens and tourists in Lima, Peru.
During our last trip to St. Petersburg, we talked a lot with the managers of large and mini hotels about how the hotel business works in our country. Almost every one of them talked about the fact 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 an 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 take a look at them together...
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: Open room rates from 6,500 rubles to 12,500 rubles. When ordering through Ostrovok.ru, the cost of rooms is from 4500 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 the Chenonceau castle in France.
2. The hotel has only 9 very comfortable rooms, 4 categories (Suite, Junior Suite, Standard, Single)
3. Paintings brought from France hang in the corridors, fresh flowers - everything is quiet and calm. You have to look for such quiet corners in the very center of Moscow.
4. The rooms have free tea and coffee, all bath accessories, including bathrobes and slippers.
5. Yes, the hotel itself is ideal for celebrating weddings or some small celebrations. At least all the conditions for this have been created: there is a cozy closed courtyard and a chic restaurant ... and of course a stunning honeymoon suite with champagne, a fruit basket from the hotel and a late check-out.
6. Breakfast is not included in the room rate and costs 600 rubles. If you do not want to eat at the hotel, there are plenty of caffeine and restaurants of all stripes around. It is difficult to stay hungry in this area :).
7. By the way, the hotel positions itself as a non-smoker. Wi-Fi throughout the hotel is free and quite fast.
8. We didn’t manage to taste anything in the restaurant, as it was being prepared for a banquet, but of course everything looks very “expensive and rich” :).
9. We visited Chenonoso in March, when it was still snowing. But judging by the stories and some photographs, in the summer the patio turns into a small cozy garden with a fountain and an outdoor cafe. You will definitely have to look there on a summer Saturday evening :).
Of the small nuances - the hotel does not have its own parking, so on weekdays during the day it can be problematic to leave a car.
: Open room rates from 6080 rubles. When ordering through Ostrovok.ru, the cost of rooms is from 4400 rubles.
10. To be honest, when we went to this hotel, it seemed like a kind of "scoop" with gloomy porters and slightly shabby walls. And in the room there had to be a decanter with faceted glasses. I don’t know where we picked up such associations, but in fact the hotel pleasantly surprised us.
11. The hotel opened, scary to imagine, already in 1952. Now it has 108 rooms, 6 categories.
12. You can immediately see how rich his history is. This is how you check into a room, lie down on the bed, and Chuck Norris himself may have slept on it :).
13. The building itself, for sure, many of you have seen, if not live, then in the cinema. By the way, until now, historical films are often shot here, because the entourage of many rooms conveys the spirit of that time as accurately as possible.
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 impressed us first of all with the height of their ceilings. 3.70 and up - that's really impressive! All windows overlook either the courtyard or a quiet street.
16. The parquet, as we were told, has remained since those times and is regularly rubbed by specially trained people. The hotel also has an art gallery.
17. All rooms have all kinds of bath accessories, free Wi-Fi and tea, coffee and water. There is also excellent parking for all guests.
18. The interior looks great of course. To preserve and maintain the historical image, a group of restorers works on the staff of the hotel. And this is not an empty phrase, the condition of the hotel is really amazing.
19. We liked this table. You can immediately see big things behind him once decided :).
20. At one time, in Moscow, it was fashionable in such hotels to rent some rooms as offices. Naturally, this caused some inconvenience to the guests. In the hotel "Soviet" now the entire number of rooms is used exclusively for its 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 the wedding at a local restaurant :). And the phone in the photo, by the way, is working - checked.
22. Breakfasts are included in the price of all room categories.
23. In the evening, live music plays in the hotel - a harp or a piano.
24. A restaurant where show programs are held every evening.
: Open room rates from 550 rubles. When ordering through Ostrovok.ru, the cost of rooms is 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 only 500 rubles a day, just 7 minutes walk 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-bed).
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 its rehearsals right there :).
28. Inside there is everything for a full-fledged student life :). Free Wi-Fi, TV, microwave, refrigerator - in general, a kind of student paradise :). By the way, there is even a case when a young man from America met a girl in this hostel, from somewhere in Siberia, and the other day they got married .. how! :).
29. There are also such 2-bed rooms with private facilities right in the room.
30. The interior of the Factory was decorated by young artists, so in places it turned out informally and boldly.
: Open room rates from 3200 rubles. When ordering through Ostrovok.ru, the cost of rooms is from 2800 rubles.
31. The hotel is located near Red Square, in Teatralny Proyezd. It was opened by a group of designers, artists and actors in the summer of 2009.
32. A total of 23 rooms of 4 categories were found.
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 nuance: apparently on Fridays and Saturdays in some hotel rooms it is 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 accessories, except for bathrobes and slippers.
36. Breakfasts are included in the price of the room, but rather unpretentious.
38. Some rooms without windows, however, are cheaper.
39. There is twilight in the corridors and a certain mystery is directly felt.
40. We haven’t ridden such elevators for a long time 🙂
And: The open cost of rooms in the hostel is from 700 rubles, and in the hotel from 3200 rubles. When ordering through Ostrovok.ru, the cost of rooms is from 600 rubles and 3000 rubles.
41. The Basilica Hostel and Hotel are located in a quiet side street near the Kitai-Gorod metro station. Not close distance from the subway (about 20 minutes on foot) is probably the only controversial point.
42. In total there are 14 rooms of 3 categories (2, 4 and 6 people)
43. To be honest, for the first time in hostels we saw such spacious and clean rooms. You can't even say 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 price of the room (not so often 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. Inner courtyard, in the summer a tent is set up here, in which exhibitions, picnics, etc. are held.
47. Well, this is the room of the Basilica Hotel, which is located in the next building. In total, it has 11 rooms (standards and suites), costing from 3,000 to 4,000 rubles.
: Open room rates from 2900 rubles. When ordering through Ostrovok.ru, the cost of rooms is from 2400 rubles.
48. This small hotel (12 rooms, standard and comfort) is ideal for those who come to Moscow on business in the Varshavskoye or Kashirskoye highway area. 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 binding of the hotel's design to the name, but ... In general, an ordinary, solid hotel in a quiet area.
50. Here is a tree growing there.
51. Kitchen with stove, microwave, refrigerator, kettle, etc. - everything is free. If desired, you can order breakfast in the room for 400 rubles. Here you need to understand that in this area there are no caffeine and restaurants on every corner, so this kind of cuisine can be very useful.
52. Comfort differs from the standard in a larger area, the furniture is a little better and the TV is a little bigger :). The rooms have all bath amenities except bathrobes.
53. By the way, the hotel positions itself as a "non-smoking", but inside the hotel there is a "smoking room". Wi-Fi is free in the rooms.
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Wherever we go on vacation, we attach great importance to the choice of a hotel. For most tourists, the service provided by the hotel, comfort, its location, varied food in restaurants, white sheets and reasonable prices are important. However, among all the diversity, in different countries there are hotels that are attractions in themselves. We bring to your attention a rating of the most amazing and unusual hotels in the world.
1. Dog Bark Park Inn, Idaho, USA
Once in the US in Idaho, it is simply impossible to pass by this miracle of drywall and plywood. This two-story hotel in the form of a dog is designed for four vacationers. Happy guests are not embarrassed by the fact that the entrance to the "dog hotel" is located where they usually do not reach Sun rays. So, in the "head" there is an attic, a spacious and comfortable bed is located in the "belly", and a nook - in the "muzzle".
Having seen enough of such an unusual structure, you can get acquainted with its author, who was the self-taught artist Denis Sullivan. The artist creates with the help of an ordinary saw. In Denis's studio there is a huge collection of his works, the bulk of which are dogs, in addition to which you can also meet fish, cats, bears. The park at the hotel has a lot of entertainment. For example, there is a cinema here, you can watch a movie in it from the windows of your car.
2. The Ice Hotel, Jukkasjärvi, Sweden
The construction of The Ice Hotel in Sweden starts every year in mid-November. Then tons of ice and snow are mined from the Tourne Elv River for construction. The hotel has a reception, a church, a bar and a lounge. The total capacity reaches 1750-0_bgblur_00 people. All objects of the hotel are made of ice, and the design of the rooms changes every year. You can rent a room in this unusual hotel from December to April, after which all the components are brought back into the river to melt there. With daily air temperatures at around -15 degrees, it is also quite cold inside the hotel, about -5 degrees. Vacationers will not be bored either; dog sled races, snowmobile safaris and elk safari are offered for their entertainment.
Despite the cold material of which the hotel is made, its restaurant always has a rather warm atmosphere. Numerous visitors have the opportunity to taste fish dishes served on ice plates. In any case, if you decide to visit The Ice Hotel or its restaurant, you should dress warmly.
3. Poseidon Undersea Resort, Fr. Fiji
Each tourist country, wanting to attract tourists, is looking for new ways, and the more original this method, the more tourists you can get. Therefore, the state of Fiji decided to surprise seasoned travelers by opening an underwater hotel Poseidon Undersea Resort 5 * near Poseidon Island, located on the ocean floor. 48 bungalows of the new hotel are located on land, and 24 rooms - under water. Underwater numbers are capsules with total area 50 m2 and a luxurious suite with an area of 3750-0_bgblur_00 m2 - located at a depth of 15 meters. The underwater part of the hotel is equipped in a former underwater station built in 1962. Poseidon Undersea Resort 5* rooms are decorated with leather and marble, part of the walls are transparent. If necessary, the capsules can be lifted to the surface of the water. The guests of the underwater rooms can feed representatives of the local fauna with the help of a special remote control. Living under water in a 2-bed room at the Poseidon Undersea Resort will cost 30 thousand dollars a week.
4. Crazy House, Dalat, Vietnam
The author of the Vietnamese hotel Crazy House is the architect Hang Nga, who received a PhD in architecture. Her creation is in great demand among Russian tourists, who are brought here on excursions, according to one version, the Vietnamese think that in Russia everything is built like that. In some rooms of the "mad house" (that's what the Vietnamese themselves call the Crazy House) souvenir stalls are open, while unoccupied rooms are open for inspection.
The building, built of reinforced concrete, imitates woven tree trunks, and the interiors of the rooms look like caves with stalactites.
The hotel belongs to a complex that also includes an art gallery and a cafe - all these buildings are united by a single architectural style. In addition to caves, it has huge webs built of wires, a giraffe made of concrete with a tea room inside, concrete trees.
The hotel got its name by accident - the first tourists who saw this masterpiece often exclaimed "Crazy House!", And so it took root.
5Propeller Island City Lodge, Berlin, Germany
This small fantasy hotel is located in Berlin. The hotel owes its name to the novel by Jules Verne and the name of the hotel is translated as "City house - an island with a propeller." All rooms of the hotel are themed. For example, fans of spinning in front of a mirror will surely like the mirror room, which is called "Narciss Room", the room has many angles and is completely decorated with mirrors. Being in such a room, you may get the impression that you are in a kaleidoscope. The hotel's designer, Lars Stroschen, believes that the interior of a room can change the minds of its occupants. In another rather popular Upside Down room, you can feel that the world has turned upside down, because here the chandelier hangs on the floor, and the bed is on the ceiling. In the Flying Bed room, the floor has a certain slope, thanks to which the grandmother's bed "flies", and although the chair and table are upright, a wardrobe comes out of the wall. There is also a room with cages in which you can sleep, in another room the beds are separated by a lamp in the form of a guillotine. And the audio system, which the rooms are equipped with, will add sound effects and music, which will allow you to feel the atmosphere of the chosen room even more. Guests receive instructions on how to use the room upon check-in.
6. Whitepod, Les Cerniers, Switzerland
The Whitepod Hotel is a high-tech and unique ecological camping located at an altitude of about seventeen hundred meters above sea level. In this hotel, small groups of tourists (up to 10 people) have the opportunity to spend a comfortable, but at the same time unique holiday. The purpose of creating this hotel was to provide physically and mentally tired tourists with peace, quiet and beauty. Local chefs prepare traditional dishes for hotel guests. If desired, under the guidance of an experienced guide, you can make a ski expedition. There are no cars, buses here, it is only possible to get here on skis or snowshoes. And there are no hotels nearby either. There is nothing here but breathtaking landscapes and the Alps. It is in this campsite that you can get the long-awaited silence.
7Magic Mountain Hotel, Chile
Each of us probably dreamed of being on the pages of our favorite book. Admirers of Tolkien's work can fulfill their dream by going on vacation to the Chilean Magic Mountain Lodge hotel, which looks so unusual and fabulous, as if it came into this world from the pages of The Lord of the Rings. In Patagonia, there are many protected places in which nature has been preserved almost untouched. They also wanted to attract tourists here in an unusual way, they needed something magical, so they decided to build a Magic Mountain Lodge hotel with a fabulous view in the Huilo-Huilo Natural Park. The hotel looks like a huge mountain with many caves intended for human life. And although inside these are not caves, but quite comfortable rooms, from the outside the building looks very unusual. You can get inside the hotel only by a suspension bridge, and water flows from the roof of the hotel - mountains, watering the plants located at its foot. The building owes its unusual appearance to a local legend about the presence of a magical mountain in this area, which fulfills the wishes of those who find themselves on it.
8. La Villa Hamster, Nantes, France
Located in the French city of Nantes, La Villa Hamster is unique in its own way. A feature of the hotel is the way guests are accommodated - here they are accommodated like hamsters. Those who decide to become guests at the Hamster Villa (they call it La Villa Hamster) will have to feel all the sensations of these domestic animals, living in captivity by the will of people. The room fund is a cage for hamsters, all interior items in which are designed to fit the size of an adult. For example, for exercise there is a wheel with a diameter of 2 meters, food feeders, a water fountain, and a comfortable soft bed made of hay. In addition to the delights of a hamster life, you will also have to transform into a hamster outwardly, that is, hotel guests are required to wear a hamster costume. Since the institution is in demand, apparently many are satisfied with such amenities. Although La Villa Hamster is housed in a 19th century building, it has wireless Internet and a plasma TV. The area of each room - cells is 16 m2. In addition to a portion of grain for breakfast, hotel guests are served normal human food.
9. Capsule Inn Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan
A rather unusual Capsule Inn Akihabara hotel has been operating in the Japanese city of Tokyo for more than three years. The main feature of the hotel - capsules are the minimum size of the rooms and the lack of large area the hotel itself. The hotel consists of 2 parts - a common space where you can wash or discuss some issues and a certain area for each guest - these are the same rooms - capsules. Each capsule is made of reinforced plastic and has everything you need for a normal rest - an alarm clock, TV, radio, wireless internet, lighting and a comfortable bed. The area of each room does not exceed 2 m2. However, the capsule hotel has several disadvantages. For example, it is not suitable for those suffering from claustrophobia, lovers and couples who are used to falling asleep together. It is also not suitable for parents with children, unless the children are used to falling asleep in a separate room. However, the rooms - capsules are not very small, you can safely sit in them. Since Capsule Inn Akihabara is located in the center of Tokyo, it is one of the best economy options. In addition to the fact that it is always clean here, you can enter and leave at any time.
10. Tianzi Hotel, Hebei, China
Tianzi Hotel was built in 2750-0_bgblur_750-0_bgblur_0750-0_bgblur_01 in Hebei province in Langfang city, located between such famous cities of the country as Beijing and Tianjin. The height of the hotel is 41.6 meters and has nine floors. Immediately after the construction, the hotel got into the Guinness Book of Records, as it became the largest house - a sculpture. This hotel has several names - here are a few of them: the Imperial Hotel, the House of the Sons of Heaven, the House of the Three Bogatyrs. The hotel consists of three figures that are symbols of Chinese folklore: Lu (on the right - prosperity), Fu (central - happiness), Shou (on the left - longevity). The hotel has two entrances, which are located on the left and right of the building, and the windows of its rooms hide the patterned dresses of the figures. The left hero holds a vegetable in his hand, in which there is a suite with two windows. The rooms themselves are quite small and have a small list of amenities.
