Housed in an ex-Russian aircraft carrier, the Kiev, this ship-turned-hotel offers 148 guest rooms for travelers looking for a unique stay. The luxury hotel is part of Binhai Aircraft, an 80,000-square-meter military theme park which opened in 2004 in east Tianjin, China. The interiors are extravagant; suites with silver cushions ...

For something that’s called Public Hotel this place is pretty damn exclusive. Actually, forget exclusive. This place is fabulous. But despite extravagant looks, Public Hotel is actually very decently priced (if you can say that anything is decently priced in New York). The modest pricing is a conscious choice of ...

Norrqvarn Hotell is set in an old mill on the banks of Göta Canal, Sweden. Surrounded by woods and fields, the hotel seems pretty idyllic, yet, nothing out the ordinary. But… there’s a couple of surprises hiding round the corner. In a nod to the youngest guests (and those of ...

Opened in 1928, Beverly Wilshire has been popular with celebrities for almost a century now thanks to its popular location at Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills. It hosted president Barack Obama, Elvis Presley, John Lennon and many more distinguished guests – some of them fictional. It was here that the characters ...

Park Hyatt Tokyo combines the signature luxury the chain is known for with a local flavour. Despite being located right in the center of chaotic Shinjuku, the hotel offers a soothing atmosphere of calm. Sitting in the Club on the 52nd floor or taking a dip in the indoor pool, ...

Even though the Dutch rule of Indonesia is a distant past, the fascination with the country persists in the Netherlands. In addition to the countless Indonesian restaurants, Amsterdam has now gotten its very own 4-star hotel inspired by the mixing of the two cultures. And very appropriately, the hotel is ...

Schöne Aussicht or Bella Vista (“beautiful view” in English) are not just empty names. The views from this mountain refuge are truly stunning and completely wild. Located in Val Senales in South Tyrol, the hotel is surrounded by nothing but glaciers and mountain peaks. It’s not that easy to get ...

Those treehouse hotels never stop surprising you! You think you’ve seen it all and then another one pops up, even more crazy than the previous ones. Like the O2 Treehouse. I mean, just look at this pinecone-shaped beauty! Dustin Feider built his first geodesic treehouse for a thesis project at ...

Tucked at the base of Kazbek Mountain in Stepantsminda village in Georgia (the country, not the state!), Rooms Hotel Kazbegi is as stunning as the nature surrounding it. With 156 guest rooms, each with incredible mountain views, the hotel structure simply made of wood, glass and steel, designed by the ...

Located in China’s Yongding County, the Tulou Fuyulou Changdi Inn is known as an “earth building.” China's tulou were built by the Hakka people, a Han subgroup that ventured into southern China about 2,000 years ago. Built between the 12th and 20th centuries, these communal earthen buildings housed large families, ...