Sunday, May 6, 2012

Some interesting "hotels"

Not so long ago at school, we had a task to find some unique accommodation possibilities around theworld. I was actually quite surprised when we started searching, since so many weird and funny things came out. It's amazing what kinds of things you can do with just a little imagination. So here's a bit of something that we found. :)


Das Park, Austria


Sewage pipe hotel in Austria. Each pipe is equipped with a bed, lamp and one window / air hole. They can be moved from place to place and the visitors can pay whatever amount they feel appropriate after the stay.






Moving hotel in South America. It transports travelers up the mountainsides and accross deserts, and even though it looks small, inside you can find 30 beds, hot showers and small breakfast.







Capsule hotel in Den Haag, The Netherlands. These two survival pods from an oil rig can accommodate max. 3 persons and there's even a small toilet inside. If you want, you can choose a James Bond themed survival package for the night, and you get a mirror ball and DVD player with all the James Bond movies.





Silvermine suite in Sala, Sweden. It's a single suite 155 meters below the ground, and it's a part of the inn above in the surface. The price includes a tour around the mines and some food. It's cold though, since it's only +2 degrees celcius all year round.







Crane hotel in Harlingen, The Netherlands. It only accommodates two, but you can rotate the crane however you want to. There's a luxury bedroom, showers and a picnic place on top. Luckily you don't need to use ladder to go up but there's a lift instead.





Jumbo hotel in Stockholm/Arlanda airport in Sweden. There are 27 different rooms from luxury suites to 3-bed combo rooms and even a lounge. Lunch and afternoon tea are available for additional charge.



Salt hotel in Uyuni, Bolivia. The building itself and most of the furniture are entirely made of salt. There is even a spa and a salt golf course. It's located about 3.6 kilometers above the sea level.



Floating and underwater hotel in Västerås, Sweden. It consists of the floating house on the lake and a small room 3 meters below the surface. The guests are taken to the floating house and provided with a small boat, and then left alone.




Of course there's even more amazing things out there in the world. You can see some more hotels for example here and here, but this is it for me. Let's see if there will be anything to update about during summer. :)

★ Maani