The weirdest, most spectacular hotels in the world

Kakslauttanen, Lapland (Finland)
Treehotel in Harads (Sweden)
Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort near Anantara (United Arab Emirates)
Ecclat Hotel, Beijing (China)
Giraffe Manor, Nairobi (Kenya)
Gamirasu Cave Hotel, Ugrup (Turkey)
Napo Wildlife Center Ecolodge, Yasuni National Park (Ecuador)
The Verb, Boston (USA)
Hotel Unique, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Viva Dash Hotel Seminyaki, Bali (Indonesia)
Pumphouse Point, Tasmania (Australia)
Queen Mary, Long Beach, California (USA)
Le Negresco, Nice (France)
H2O, Manila, Luzon (Philippines)
Dog Bark Park Inn, Cottondown, Idaho (USA)
Das Park Hotel, Österreich (Germany)
Kakslauttanen, Lapland (Finland)

Category: 4 stars

Description: A spectacular experience in the heart of Finnish Lapland, the hotel lies in the region of Saariselkä. The rooms are glass igloos and wooden chalets from which you can see the boreal auroras through the glass ceilings.

Treehotel in Harads (Sweden)

Category: 5 stars

Description: Located 60 km (37 miles) south of the Arctic Circle, in the small village of Harads, the Treehotel lets you sleep in the trees. Its rooms face the spectacular river Lule in the heart of Swedish Lapland. A wonder.

Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort near Anantara (United Arab Emirates)

Category: 5 stars

Description: Outside Abu Dhabi, in the dunes of the world's largest sand desert, lies Ananara's Qasr Al Sarab. A unique experience with sand and stars as witnesses.

Ecclat Hotel, Beijing (China)

Category: 5 stars

Description: An exclusive site in the Parkview Green FangCaoDi enclave next to Ritan Park and the embassy district. Its pyramid-shaped glass design houses spectacular rooms with works of art by artists such as Dalí, Warhol, and Zeng Fangzhi.

Photo: Eclat Hotels

Giraffe Manor, Nairobi (Kenya)

Category: 5 stars

Description: This beautiful boutique hotel is located in the Langata Indian Forest in Nairobi. The building dates back to 1930 and has 12 rooms designed in the 'Out of Africa' style.

What's more, Rothschild's giraffes living alongside the guests make this a special place.

Gamirasu Cave Hotel, Ugrup (Turkey)

Category: 4 stars

Description: An authentic luxury hotel built in an imposing cave in Ayvali. Excavated from volcanic stone, its interior is decorated in the traditional Turkish style, with vaulted ceilings and all luxury details.

Picture: Gamirasu Cave Hotel

Napo Wildlife Center Ecolodge, Yasuni National Park (Ecuador)

Category: 5 stars

Description: Napo Wildlife Center is a community-based tourism project in the Ecuadorian Amazon. It conserves approximately 82 square miles of rainforest in the Yasuní National Park. A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. It also contains the largest area of rainforest in Ecuador. The hotel has different points from which you can observe the biodiversity of the Amazon River Basin.

The Verb, Boston (USA)

Category: 5 stars

Description: Located on Boylston Street, one of the main streets of Boston, this hotel with an elegant retro atmosphere celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2019. With its vintage decoration, this icon of Boston makes for a nice and colorful trip into the mid-twentieth century.

Photo: The Verb

Hotel Unique, Sao Paulo (Brazil)

Category: 5 stars

Description: The avant-garde makes its way into the upper-class Jardins district of Sao Paulo. Shops, museums, and parks surround this area, but its greatest work of art is the Hotel Unique. Visually overwhelming, the hotel combines architecture, art, fashion, design, gastronomy, and music so that each guest lives a personal and unique experience.

Viva Dash Hotel Seminyaki, Bali (Indonesia)

Category: 4 stars

Description: Just five minutes from Seminyak Beach and the famous Potato Beach Club, this hotel surprises you with its groundbreaking and contemporary image. Avant-garde, futuristic, and very colorful designs make the Viva Dash Hotel a visible point from all parts of Bali. An architectural wonder.

Photo: Viva Dash Hotel Seminyak

Pumphouse Point, Tasmania (Australia)

Category: 5 stars

Description: Situated on Lake St Clair, Australia's deepest lake, the Walls of Jerusalem National Park is the stage for this luxury home. The hotel lies in the middle of Lake Pumphouse, and its 18 rooms offer their guests a holiday of peace and tranquility.

Queen Mary, Long Beach, California (USA)

Category: 3 stars

Description: One of the most famous ocean liners in history, the Queen Mary has been anchored for years in Long Beach. It's been converted into a hotel, but it's also one of the main attractions in the area due to its history of paranormal activity. From ghosts to psychophonies, everything is possible in the Queen Mary.

Le Negresco, Nice (France)

Category: 5 stars

Description: Built in the early twentieth century, this hotel is two steps from the beach of Nice and the Promenade des Anglais. In Le Negresco, you will find five centuries of history, from Louis XIII to contemporary art. Moreover, each room is decorated individually and in its own style. A journey back in time on each visit.

H2O, Manila, Luzon (Philippines)

Category: 4 stars

Description: Sleeping in the H2O hotel is like sleeping in an aquarium. It has spectacular views of the Bay of Manila. However, stay away if you are claustrophobic.

Picture: Hotel H2O

Dog Bark Park Inn, Cottondown, Idaho (USA)

Category: 3 stars

Description: Have you considered sleeping inside a giant beagle? Of course - who wouldn't? With rooms decorated in dog-style, this giant canine has numerous games and puzzles.

Picture: Frances Conklin / Wikimedia

Das Park Hotel, Österreich (Germany)

Category: Unqualified

Description: Since 2004, the Dark Park Hotel has shown the world that you can sleep in sewage pipes. This complex decorated each room, if you call them in a way, with a custom mural. Other than that, you spend your nights in this hotel with the bare minimum. Not much space.

Photo: Das Park Hotel

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