10. JUMBO STAY, SWEDEN
Ever wanted to spend the night in the cockpit of a real, converted jumbo jet – on the ground? Here’s your chance. The plane is a used out jumbo jet model 747-212B from 1976, which was originally built for Singapore Airlines and later served with legendary Pan Am. It has been awarded a brand new, modern interior decoration, offering guests a memorable overnight experience. It’s an exciting budget hotel for aviation enthusiasts and families with children and caters to business people since it’s located at the entrance to Arlanda airport.
9. GIRAFFE MANOR, KENIA
The exclusive boutique hotel Giraffe Manor is located in one of Nairobi’s most iconic buildings. Its timeless elegance recalls the 1930s when European visitors first flocked to East Africa to enjoy safaris. With its stately façade, elegant interior, verdant green gardens, and delightful courtyards, guests often remark that it’s like walking into the film Out of Africa. However, the fascinating thing about this unusual hotel is its herd of resident Rothschild giraffes who visit morning and evening, poking their long necks into the windows in the hope of a treat, before retreating to their forest sanctuary.
8. TREEHOTEL, SWEDEN
Why not create a hotel that gives people a chance to experience nature amongst the tree-tops while also providing a uniquely designed housing experience? These questions led Scandinavia’s leading architects to create Treehotel in Harads, where rooms are suspended 4-6 meters (13-20 ft) above ground with spectacular views of the Lule River valley, miles of forest, and a powerful river. The Mirrorcube is the hotel’s most exciting accommodation, camouflaged by mirrored walls that reflect their surroundings.
7. SUN CRUISE RESORT, SOUTH KOREA
Located on a coastal cliff in Jeongdongjin, a tourist destination known for having the best view of the sunrise in South Korea, Sun Cruise Resort is one of the country’s biggest tourist destinations. The hotel is a specially designed cruise ship on land. It is constructed high on the edge of a mountain so that a stroll on the sun deck allows its guests to feel they are out at sea without suffering from motion sickness. Sun Cruise Resort features 211 rooms, both condominium and hotel style, a Western and a Korean restaurant, a revolving sky lounge, a nightclub, a karaoke, and a seawater pool.
6. CONRAD RANGALI ISLAND, MALDIVES
Conrad Maldives Rangali Island welcomes guests to dive into an extraordinary experience both above and below the surface of the Indian Ocean in the world’s first underwater hotel villa, called the ‘Muraka.’ This villa is a triumph of modern design and technology, delivering a truly transformative journey suited to amaze the most sophisticated explorers across the globe. Located more than 16 feet (5 m) below sea level in the middle of the Indian Ocean with glass walls, the Muraka is a two-level aquarium where you can fall asleep to fish swimming overhead and wake up to the swaying arms of coral.
. COSTA VERDE, COSTA RICA
Costa Verda is located on a coastal rainforest bluff nestled between the lush green of Manuel Antonio National Park and the incredible blue of the Pacific Ocean. The resort is home to one of the world’s most unusual hotel suites, a refurbished Boeing 727 airframe (built-in 1965), which in its prior life shuttled globetrotters on South Africa Air and Avianca Airlines (Colombia). This fully outfitted, meticulously detailed, two-bedroom, Boeing 727 fuselage suite jets out from the jungle canopy, affording you views that will make you feel like you’re flying.
4. PALACIO DE SAL, BOLIVIA
Located on the banks of the majestic Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, just 25 km (15 mi) from the city of the same name, you will find the Palacio de Sal hotel, unique in its class for being entirely built with salt: walls, floors, ceilings, furniture, sculptures … everything! The hotel was created in 1998 by the wild initiative of a hidalgo man, Juan Quesada Valda, a pioneer in salt hotels worldwide. With a unique and sui generis architecture, the hotel provides its visitors a place to find a balance with nature and enjoy a pleasant and unforgettable rest.
3. ICEHOTEL, SWEDEN
Icehotel is the world’s first hotel made of ice and snow. Founded in 1989, it is reborn in a new guise every winter in the Swedish village of Jukkasjärvi, 200 km (125 mi) north of the Arctic Circle. The hotel has around 150 warm and cold rooms, respectively. The latter has an ice décor and a bed made of ice covered with reindeer hides (you sleep in a thermal sleeping bag). The hotel also includes an ice church, ice bar, ice sculpting studio, and pillar hall, in addition to two heated restaurants, lounge, four meeting rooms, and two wilderness camps.
2. NO MAN’S FORT, UK
From the moment you catch a glimpse of the impressive No Man’s Fort on the horizon, as your private boat makes its approach, it’s impossible to feel anything short of excited. Built as a line of defense against enemy attacks on the Solent and Portsmouth, No Man’s Fort is the largest of three spectacular artificial forts that form the collective, Solent Forts in Portsmouth. Boasting 22 luxurious rooms and suites, the real draw of this outstanding but unusual hotel is the vast and varied nature of the facilities and activities on offer.
1. HOTEL MARQUES DE RISCAL, SPAIN
Since its unveiling in 2006, this masterpiece hotel created by Frank Gehry has become a highly sought-after contemporary luxury retreat. Design, art, gastronomy, wine, and the lush landscape combine to create a memorable sojourn among medieval towns in Elciego. The hotel’s luxurious interior bears the unmistakable stamp of Gehry’s design. Tilted walls, zigzag windows, cathedral-height ceilings, and a host of bespoke details create the impression of accommodation as a work of art in its 43 rooms & suites.
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