Hobbit-hole Hotel (New Zealand)
The Lord of the Rings trilogy has been a source of inspiration for the Hobbit-hole Hotel. The project developers have considered it to be promising and built an exact copy of a hobbit’s house. Here, visitors can dive into a fantasy world and feel like fairy-tale characters.
Magic Mountain Lodge (Chile)
Magic Mountain Lodge is shaped like a volcano and located in a forest difficult to pass through in Chile. The hotel is built of wood and rock, and covered with different plants outside. A beautiful waterfall flows from the top of the building. The hotel is designed for nine visitors. The guests can enjoy luxury apartments with porthole-windows on different levels.
Utter Inn (Sweden)
Utter Inn is a hotel in the centre of Lake Malar. A room consists of a cabine and a deck on a floating platform. Below, there is a bedroom which is located at a depth of 3 metres. The visitors can get to the bedroom by stairs. The hotel’s administration delivers tourists by boat. Then, they can use an inflatable boat to go somewhere private to enjoy nature.
Poseidon Undersea Resort (Fiji)
Visitors of this extraordinary hotel can feel like they live in a huge aquarium. The resort is 12 metres under sea level. The guests use a 3-seated underwater boat to move around the hotel. Also, the travelers are offered tours on a 16-seated board.
Crane Hotel (the Netherlands)
A real harbor crane in the city of Harlingen has been skillfully converted into a hotel for two. The hotel preserved original windows of the crane, and elements of industrial glamor were added for the interior of the bedroom and the bathroom. Breakfast at the hotel is served directly to the room with the help of the internal elevator. The guests are allowed to operate a crane as it hasn’t lost its original function.
Hotel Palacio De Sal (Bolivia)
It is hard to believe but Hotel Palacio De Sal is built from salt, including ceilings, floors, walls, and the majority of furniture. The hotel is one of a kind. About a million blocks of salt and salty water were used for its construction.
Free Spirit Spheres (Canada)
Wooden hotel rooms in the shape of spheres have been built on the hard-to-pass forest’s territory of Vancouver Island. They are very comfortable and have everything a visitor could possibly need. The only way to get there is to cross the suspension bridge connected to the stairs. It is very hard considering the fact that the stairs run around a tree trunk.
Mirrorcube Treehotel (Sweden)
A fascinating Mirrorcube Treehotel is located deep in the forest and is very popular among eco-tourists. The hanging cube is covered with reflective glass and infrared film so that flying birds do not break on glass. Astonishing views make the hotel a sheltered place for guests seeking a quiet yet breathtaking haven.
Hotel Costa Verde (Costa Rica)
An unusual hotel in the form of a Boeing 727 appeared in Costa Rica in 1965. The aircraft was transported from San Jose International Airport to Manuel Antonio National Park. It has been paneled with 15 m teak panels and the right wing has been turned into a wooden observation deck.
Hotel Lindenwirt (Germany)
The shape of Hotel Lindenwirt resembles a huge barrel of wine. The guests are offered to spend the night in giant casks which once were used to store six thousand litres of wine. Currently, they are equipped with comfortable beds and bathrooms.
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