Why stay at boring, run-of-the-mill hotels when there is a world of creative, quirky accommodations out there?
That’s right, no reason to! So instead, if you want your next hotel destination to be a lot more memorable, you should check out this list of the 81 most unusual hotels in the world.
Carved out on the hillside in Trout Creek, Montana, the Hobbit House is a charming and faithful recreation of Shire.
If you’re a Tolkien fan, the level of detail in this place will blow you away, with references to the books on every corner.
The adult-only fairy-tale resort is designed to awaken your inner child. Upon arrival, you will be treated with an oversized Trollhouse cookie made with fairy dust.
The 1,800-square-foot main house stands on a 15-acre property with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Below it, there is a smaller hobbit house built into the hill.
Hanging over the edge of a cliff at 9,301 feet (2,835 meters), Bivacco Gervasutti is not a place for the faint-hearted.
Bivouacs (Bivacco in Italian) are small shelters in usually hard-to-reach places that allow climbers to climb peaks that are out of reach of normal mountain huts, or to take shelter in bad weather conditions.
Where a bivouac used to be no more than a container without comfort, that has now changed.
You need to climb a challenging ascent to get there, but the views certainly are unforgettable. It's located on the Frebouze Glacier in the Mont Blanc massif.
The capsule is named after Bivacco Gervasutti, the Turin-born Alpine climber Giusto Gervasutti, also known as "Il Fortissimo" ("the toughest").
The wooden shelter built in his memory in 1948 was replaced by this futuristic mountain capsule. The pieces of the state-of-the-art structure were brought up by a helicopter.
Thanks to solar panels and modern tech, you'll be able to browse the Internet in a cozy and warm cabin after a tough ascent from Val Ferret.
Bambu Indah consists of eleven wooden Javanese homes brought to Bali to create a sustainable retreat among the rice paddies and lush gardens.
Bambu Indah is a forerunner in sustainable travel, using only natural materials for construction (mainly bamboo), and serving vegetarian food.
Each house has its unique character and is furnished with antique furniture and locally made art.
The eco-lifestyle hotel has plenty of unique activities to offer. From daily yoga classes in their majestic Minang house made of black bamboo to candlelit dinners overlooking the river valley.
The fairy-tale vibe is strong with Baumhaushotel, offering eight whimsical treehouses in a German national park.
Expect wonky walls, dizzying colors, and a lot of fun!
The adventure leisure park in the district of Görlitz in Saxony entertains the whole family; a petting zoo, water games, labyrinths, bowling, and billiard games.
The wooden castles in the air can accommodate up to ten people. You can sleep in the middle of a ten-hectare enchanted forest on the banks of the Neisse river.
Inntel Zaandam looks like a patchwork of traditional wooden cottages typical for the Zaandam district of Amsterdam.
The city center of Zaandam has a typical Zaan appearance, with Inntel Hotels Amsterdam-Zaandam as the main eye-catcher. The facade consists of a 3D puzzle of 70 Zaanse houses in four shades of green.
The top-corner house is blue, referring to the 'La Maison Bleue' artwork by painter Claude Monet, who often used the Zaan region as a backdrop.
Since its opening in 2010, it has become the city's new major tourist attraction.
The entire building is internationally renowned, and in 2016 news channel CNN labeled the hotel as 'the most unusual hotel in the world' - so no wonder it has a place on our list.
Inside, it's every bit as creative as it is outside, so you're in for many surprises.
Ever wondered what it would be like to hide in the Trojan horse? At La Balade Des Gnomes, you can stay in one!
The lair of the best is a two-story accommodation designed in medieval style.
The other crazy rooms include a pirate boat, Moroccan desert night, and the Moon.
Nimb Hotel looks like a fairy-tale palace straight out of the Arabian Nights that someone dropped right in the middle of Copenhagen!
It's also the only hotel in Denmark to have a rooftop pool.
So if you like luxury with an oriental twist (and free entry to Tivoli probably won’t hurt either), this one is for you.
In 2015 Nimb was not unexpectedly named "Hotel of the Year" among 520 hotels in 82 countries in the network Small Luxury Hotels of the World.
It has since flooded in with awards for this unique, five-star hotel with 38 rooms, including 21 suites and seven gourmet restaurants.
You can get your lumberjack mode on at STF Kolarbyn because there will be a lot of wood chopping involved.
You’ll be staying in a wooden hut in the depths of the Swedish forest with no electricity or shower, but with beautiful unspoiled nature around you.
The cabin is located in the scenic Bergslagen forest and offers cozy cabins, open cooking fires, and many outdoor activities.
Walk the nature trails to see wildlife and pick berries or swim and fish in the bucolic lake. Go on a Swedish-style safari, which tracks moose and beavers instead of lions and tigers.
Take a steam in the floating sauna and enjoy the fresh air.
Not many people can say that they've slept in a sculpture, but some guests of the Beaumont Hotel are among the lucky ones.
The dark, mysterious ROOM by an artist, Antony Gormley, is an art concept and a 5-star hotel suite in one. It's a silent retreat located on a quiet Mayfair square in London.
One of the most elegant hotels in London offers a time travel ticket to the old-world luxury.
If you’re bored of waking up to the same view for your entire holiday, the Rotel tour might be the answer.
By day you’ll be touring the place of your choice in the coach, and by night you’ll sleep in a comfortable room in the rear. Win-win!
The travel pioneer company offers once-in-a-lifetime trips to Europe, Africa, South America, the Middle East, and Asia.
This hotel is a real treat for aviation lovers. The owners of 727 Fuselage Home rescued an original 1965 Boeing from an airport graveyard and gave it a new life as an elegant suite on Costa Rican coast.
It might not be flying high anymore, but the views are still breathtaking!
The interior of the Boeing airplane was stripped of the original parts and fitted with wooden panels all around.
It hangs in a tree bordering the famous Manuel Antonio National Park. Breakfast is served on a wooden platform overlooking the rainforest and the sea.
If you are lucky, you may spot howler monkeys, toucans, coatis, and even sloths.
Hotel Not Hotel is a playful homage to art and interior design in Amsterdam. As the name suggests, Hotel Not Hotel is more than just an overnight stay. Rooms are hidden or disguised as artistic objects.
The hotel consists of a large open space with all rooms opening onto a common lobby, which means no wandering around in empty corridors. The rooms have no numbers, so you'll have to identify yours based on their looks!
Each room is different, and when I say different, I mean it. For example, you can stay in an authentic retro tram cart, a secret room behind the bookcases, or a miniature wooden house.
And your breakfast is served next to an antique tram cart.
If the splendor of Titanic captivated your imagination, then the Queen Mary Hotel is probably right up your alley.
Once a luxury liner for the rich and famous, Queen Mary now serves as an indulgent hotel with art deco suites. So you can live as a first-class traveler in the 1930s.
An overnight stay at Queen Mary is time travel back to an era when a trip to the USA was reserved for the wealthy. The royals and superstars preferred to travel on this ship between Europe and the United States.
Several cabins, living rooms, and restaurant environments on the boat have been recreated to their original state. So you really get a sense of what it must have been like to travel on the ship when it had its heyday.
But watch out for ghosts. According to some rumors, there can be as many as 150 of them on the ship. If you want to know more about them, you can book ghost walks, the 'Haunted Encounters Tour' and the 'Paranormal Shipwalk'.
Karosta Prison in Latvia is undoubtedly an extreme lodging choice.
Karosta Prison is a prison in Liepaja that was in use until 1997. Today the former jail is open to visitors. Every hour you can join a guided tour that tells about the history of the prison used to punish disobedient soldiers.
Do you want to experience what it is like to be an inmate of Karosta Prison? Then volunteer as a prisoner and spend the night in prison.
During your stay, you will be subjected to checks, and you will have to deal with real correctional officers who will treat you like a disobedient prisoner.
Your room is a cell with a simple bed, desk, and toilet. If you think a whole night is a bit too long, you can also participate in the shows that last 1.5 to 2 hours.
During this experience, you experience the horrors of what it is like to be a prisoner.
Forget your typical ski chalet! Barin Ski Resort in Iran looks like a snow-capped mountain.
Getting around this hotel feels like walking through an ice maze, and the rooms resemble ice-carved igloos.
RYRA Studio designed the building, and its exterior and interior reflect the breathtaking beauty of the surrounding landscape.
The Barin is located in the Shemshak ski resort north of Tehran. Yes, that's correct; Iran has some seriously great skiing terrain.
The crystal-shaped construction of The New Monte Rosa Hut is undoubtedly stunning, but you know what’s even more impressive? Its sustainable design!
If you want to see eco-design in action, this is the place. The project demonstrates that sustainable building is possible even in harsh environments like rocks and glacial in the Swiss Alps.
The minimalistic wooden interior is heated by the sun and the warmth of the human body.
Due to the construction complexity in the high Alps, the projects required a close partnership between ETH Zürich, the Swiss Alpine Club, and various outside experts and specialists.
Located in Harlingen, Lifeboat Hotel is a beautifully restored original lifeboat that can accommodate two people.
The Lilla Marras served as a lifeboat in various places along the English coast from 1955 to 1979. During that time, it saved 45 lives. The boat was brought to the Netherlands by an enthusiast, and now it serves as a unique accommodation.
Unlike most other boat hotels, this one is fully functioning, so you can hire a private captain to take you out in the sea!
The former royal coastguard boat has a sitting room and a bedroom with a water lily leaf bed.
Seeing the Northern Lights from your bed has to be one of the best hotel views on Earth. Levin Iglut igloos are (nearly) entirely made of glass, so you can watch the spectacular Aurora dance without freezing your toes off.
Levin Iglut offers fully insulated and heated glass igloos in an oasis of tranquility atop Utsuvaara Fell in Finnish Lapland.
In winter, you are surrounded by snow-covered trees and starry skies, and if you arrive at the right time, you can also see the northern lights while lying in your bed.
If you are ready for this adventure, all you need to do is get on a flight to Kittilä, 20 minutes by car, and you are completely free from everyday life's hassles.
During winter, you can also go snowshoeing, visit a reindeer farm or go on a husky safari.
Yes, you heard that right! Capsule Hotel repurposed old survival pods into lodgings ranging from basic pods to luxurious James Bond-themed suites.
The designers behind this unique concept are the guys from Free Architecture Surf Terrain. They were located at the boulevard of Scheveningen near The Hague before closing down.
So, unfortunately, it's not possible to book these funky orange survival pods that once served on an oil rig platform anymore.
Nakagin Capsule Tower was originally designed in the 1960s to provide self-contained living spaces for bachelors.
Until recently, the micro-apartments in this iconic building were for rent. Unfortunately, the building was commissioned to be demolished, and Nakagin Capsule Tower is now a pile of dust and rubble.
Luckily, fans of architecture managed to save a couple of the capsules, and they will be exhibited for curious visitors in the near future.
The Shell House would be your typical vacation home with a pool if it weren’t for the (very) unusual shape.
Not only does it look like a shell, but it’s also decorated with countless seashells found along the nearby beach.
Fortunately, the interior follows the quirky style inside, and the walls are curvy like the inner side of a seashell. Can you hear the sound of the ocean?
If you are ready to explore the unique architecture of the Shell House, head down to Isla Mujeres, a Mexican island in the Caribbean Sea, 8 miles (13 kilometers) off the coast of Cancún.
You might not be a mermaid, but you certainly can enjoy life under the sea. The Manta Resort has a unique floating suite with an underwater bedroom where fish glide past your windows.
It's a private "cottage" on three floors located in the middle of the crystal clear water, with the bedroom four meters below sea level.
From the upper deck, you just have to sit back and enjoy the sunrise and the beautiful starry sky, while from the bed, you can look out at the ocean's marine life.
The luxurious and laidback Manta Resort is located on the island's northwest coast and north of Zanzibar. It lies on a fantastic beach surrounded by colorful coral reefs.
If you're going on a trip to South Korea, why not stay on a cruise ship that hangs over the mountainside? Sun Cruise Resort offers all the luxury and convenience of a cruise holiday without, well, the actual cruise. No seasickness then!
Perched on a cliff in Korea, this ship won't take you very far, but maybe it can still float your boat.
It opened in 2002, and it's idyllically located on a beach with mountains in the background. The hotel offers a variety of water activities and has a pool, tennis courts, a private beach, and a harbor.
So you can watch the beautiful sunset from your cabin on the land without worrying about getting seasick.
If you're an art lover, Rogner Bad Blumau deserves your attention.
A famous Austrian architect, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, designed the spa hotel to unleash the guests' imagination and harness the beauty of the surrounding landscape.
There are dancing windows, colorful columns, golden domes, and a vast thermal Spa. Welcome to the magical world of Rogner Bad Blumau!
An hour and a half drive from Vienna is a spa complex a little out of the ordinary. The hotel's entire 33,207 sqft (3,085 sqm) is covered by health-promoting thermally heated water, outdoors and indoors.
There are 14 swimming pools where you can plunge in and relax, surrounded by a beautiful meadow landscape.
Located in a pristine Norwegian forest, Juvet Hotel offers undisturbed peace and quiet.
It’s part of the recent architecture movement to create buildings that blend in with the landscape and highlight the beauty of their surroundings.
The hotel has 28 rooms, all decorated differently and housed separately. Each house has one or two walls built entirely of glass, and each has its own ideal geographic location, so you can never see any of your neighbors.
The unique hotel is famous for serving as the film set in the Ex-Machina movie. You may not interact here with humanoid robots, but the state-of-the-art design is comparably impressive!
Juvet is located by the well-known and beautiful national tourist road that runs between the world heritage area Geirangerfjorden and the dramatic stretch of road around Trollstigen. Many tourists know the area because of the spectacular waterfall Gudbrandsjuvet.
Frank and Patrik Riklin run a project called Null Stern ("no stars") which is aimed to poke fun at over-styled hotels around the world.
Their first project was located in a Swiss nuclear bunker and, sadly, has now been closed for several years. Luckily, the brothers have opened their second experimental hotel, that's essentially a bed in the wild open surrounded by the Swiss Alps.
You sleep like a king on a hotel bed with two bedside tables and lamps. That's all the decor you get, except for the beautiful nature.
Waking up better is hardly possible. Once you open your eyes, you don't want to close them again.
But just because the only stars they have are in the sky doesn't mean there's no service. A butler is available throughout the day who is a 10-minute walk from your bed.
If you like to stay in places that get people turning their heads in astonishment, hardly anywhere will do the job better than Ooops Hotel.
Although it looks like it’s half-sunk in the lake, you have nothing to worry about. It’s just a skilled illusion! The hotel is floating in the lake off the coast of Vasteras.
The transfer is by boat, and you will be completely secluded due to its location in the Västeråsfjärden bay.
Everything about Harlingen Harbour Crane is fun: the colorful interiors, the fireman's pole right in the middle of the room, and, most importantly, the fact that you can operate it yourself!
The high legs of the crane are almost in the Wadden Sea, yet you are only a few steps away from the historic center of Harlingen. Romantic overnight stay in a harbor crane? You got it!
The Harlingen Harbor Crane was used until 1996 to unload timber from Scandinavia and Russia. Today, the converted crane is a unique place to stay for two people.
You can set up your own view by operating the crane at the height of 56 feet (17 meters). Bored of the city view? Turn to the sea!
And you won't need to struggle with climbing like the workers used to in the past. The cage ladders were replaced by two specially designed lifts to take you to the living compartment.
Volcano-shaped construction is covered with plants, a waterfall runs down the walls (and in front of your room's window), and a monkey bridge leads to the lobby.
You won't find ordinary at Montana Magica Lodge, but you'll definitely find magic there.
This unique hotel was built in Chile's UNESCO Huilo Huilo Biosphere Reserve. There are some amazing hiking opportunities around here. If you are not staying at the hotel, you pay for access to the trails.
Not far from the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, Friedrichstrasse, and other sights in the center of Berlin, you will find the Arte Luise Kunsthotel, which is a sight in itself.
The hotel dates back to 2008 when many young Berlin artists started an 'art laboratory' there.
This hotel has 50 rooms and suites, located in a neo-classical mansion from 1825. An internationally renowned artist decorated each room.
No two rooms are, therefore, the same. There is a black and white striped room, a suite with a 13-meter high ceiling, and a room with a sleigh as a bed. No matter your choice, you'll spend the night in a gallery.
If you’ve gotten this far down the list, you might think you’ve already seen the craziest repurposed hotels.
Well, SiloStay with apartments in steel grain silos will probably challenge that opinion.
The quirky interiors follow the rounded shape of the silos and make clever use of the industrial styling.
Mountains and nature trails surround this part of New Zealand, so SiloStay is an excellent spot to spend a night or two.
9 Hours Capsule Hotel in Japan might be the most efficient hotel in the world.
They estimated that all you need on a business trip is a seven-hour sleep plus an hour in the evening and the morning for rest. And that’s all the time you’ve got to enjoy this futuristic capsule hotel.
The high-tech minimalist style is prevalent throughout its interiors, and the tiny capsules offer an affordable yet drastically different accommodation than traditional hotels.
So, if you are not put off by sleeping in a small space, staying here is a great way to start your journey in Japan.
Bet the Americans didn't see that one coming! Canopy Tower was built in the 1960s as a US radar tower to control the Panama Canal and has since been revamped as a world-renowned birding destination.
The eco-hotel is located in the Soberania National Park, just a 25-minute drive from Panama City and meters away from the rainforest's canopy.
On the rooftop with the sizeable yellow sphere, you have a 360-degree view of the surrounding jungle, and in the distance, you can see Panama City.
Green canopies cover the floors below the rooftop. You can hear the sounds of the jungle inside your room. Sloths are sleeping in the tall trees around the hotel, while the red-necked tamarins – cute monkeys with angry faces – jump from branch to branch.
Giraffe Manor isn't just a romantic name. This 1930s estate is home to tame giraffes who like to poke their heads through the restaurant windows to see what you're up to.
The hotel's ground is also a sanctuary for giraffes. Even though the hotel lodge first opened in 1932, until 1974, it was housing hunters. Luckily a radical change meant that the unique species of Rothschild Giraffe were sheltered and not hunted anymore.
Currently, over ten giraffes are roaming around the premises (and stealing your food), and as they are used to people, you can safely walk around them.
Sekeping Serendah is an intentionally minimalist rainforest retreat outside Kuala Lumpur.
The sheds are kept open from all sides so you can enjoy the sounds, smells, and views of the surrounding nature.
Sekeping Serendah Retreat offers the unique experience of glamping, the luxury variant of camping. You can spend the night here in the middle of the lush green rainforest, surrounded by the jungle's inhabitants, such as monkeys and parrots.
Kennedy School Hotel will take you on a sentimental journey with a quirky twist.
Old classrooms were converted into bedrooms (chalk blackboards still there!), and the detention room was turned into a place you'll happily be detained at – a bar.
The former school now has 57 rooms, all with a school theme. There's a lot of history in the walls, and that's not all. They have four bars, an outdoor pool, a private cinema (with sofas), and its own brewery.
The cowboys-and-Indians game just got serious! At Mustang Monument Resort, you can re-live your childhood fantasies of sleeping in a tipi or going to a Western saloon, and crossing the prairie on horseback.
All the rooms, luxury teepees, and cottages at the Mustang Monument are tastefully furnished and ranch-house-themed.
The experience wouldn't be complete without the wild horses. On 900-acre land, you can spot 650 wild mustangs that have been rescued from the wild and freely roam around.
Just one look at Sala Silvermine’s Mine Suite will give you the chills (literally, it’s pretty cold down there).
This hotel room carved out of pure rock 155 meters below the surface is the deepest suite in the world and a pretty fancy one at that.
For hundreds of years, silver was mined in the Sala Silver Mine. The precious metal was essential to the crown because it was mainly used for coins.
Mine visits, planned or through group bookings, are offered throughout the year for individuals and companies.
Who has not dreamed of living in a tree house, high up in the trees with stunning forest views? Now you can finally realize your childhood dream, just wrapped in luxury! Some of Scandinavia's most famous architects have designed the rooms of this hotel, which became an international star.
From a UFO ship through a glass cube to a giant bird's nest, the treehouses in Treehotel are unlike anything you've ever seen.
Treehotel is located in the small town of Harads, north of Luleå. Initially, they have built four tree houses plus a sauna in the trees, but they are getting close to twenty that they have planned.
The wooden rooms vary from 15 to 25 square meters and hang between three and six meters up in the old pine trees.
SleepIn Fængslet in Denmark managed to maintain the dismal look of a prison ward after a thorough refurbishment. The 22 hotel rooms are located in the former Horsens State Prison building.
So as odd as that sounds, you can spend a night behind bars quite comfortably here.
As a guest at the living museum, you are guaranteed to have a unique, thought-provoking, and memorable experience.
The CasAnus was designed by Joep van Lieshout and was initially conceived as a mobile exhibition space. But since the object turned out to be challenging to move, so they decided to give the Casanus a permanent place.
First in Tilburg, then in Kemzeke at the Verbeke Foundation, where the art object fits in seamlessly with the rest of the artworks.
The CasAnus is suitable for two people and has a double bed, a toilet, a shower, and a dining table with chairs. There is no kitchen, but luckily there is a large breakfast basket in front of the door in the morning to start the day well.
So, how about staying in a giant intestine for the night?
A fashion photographer Johan Hellström achieved the impossible with Fabriken Furillen, as he converted the desolate landscape of an old gravel query into a romantic, cozy getaway.
Driving into the gate of the Furillen Factory on the Swedish island of Gotland is a strange experience. It's like going into a closed quarry where there have not been humans for decades.
Because the gray lunar landscape only gets colored from some plants and pine trees. It's almost like driving into a black and white photograph.
It is often said that "the devil is in the details". This is where most places fail. And that is precisely why the Furillen factory has succeeded with its amazingly detailed interiors — both in its restaurant and the 16 guest rooms.
Frank Gehry’s iconic buildings are among some of the most important works of contemporary architecture.
If you’re a fan of architecture, you can’t pass up the opportunity to stay at the eye-popping Hotel Marques de Riscal, which is one of his best designs.
Marques de Riscal is located near the village of Elciego in the Spanish wine region of La Rioja. Surrounded by medieval walls and vineyards, the place has an almost fairytale-like feel.
In total, there are 61 rooms with a loft-like setting. The rooms are spread over the two wings of the hotel, the Gehry wing and the Spa wing, connected by a glass bridge.
The rooms have views of the vineyards, the village of Elciego, and the Sierra de Cantabria mountains.
Don't judge the book by its cover or the floating cottage by its exterior.
Utter Inn is already adorable as it is, but it also features an underwater bedroom below the surface!
If you want to live underwater but can not dive, you can try Utter Inn on Lake Mälaren in Sweden. One kilometer from the shores there is a small floating cabin where the bedroom is in an "aquarium" under the water.
The artist Mikael Genberg is behind this and the Woodpecker Hotel - a hotel at the top of a tree.
Kirkjubaer Guesthouse used to be a place of worship for the village of Stodvarfjordur but now serves as a cozy and welcoming guesthouse for travelers.
The church was built in 1925 in an old fishing village, offering accommodation for up to eight people in four double beds. They rent kayaks and row boats if you feel like discovering the waters of Iceland.
At Igloo Hotel Kakslauttanen in Finland, you can watch the Northern Lights right from your bed!
And if you prefer the traditional snow and ice construction instead of a glass igloo, they've got that too.
The igloos are insulated in a way to make the indoor temperature comfortable, even when the temperature drops below -4°F or -20°C.
Kakslauttanen is one of Finland's most famous destinations and offers everything from horseback riding to reindeer safaris - that is, sleigh rides with reindeer. You will not find more winter idyll anywhere else.
With all the stunning flowers and trees around, Eve’s Garden lives up to its name.
You’ll find here sustainable design, organic cooking, and mindful living.
The Organic Bed & Breakfast and Ecology Resource Center is situated in the pretty high mountain desert of West Texas and has seven hand-built and custom-designed guest rooms.
There's hardly anything more romantic than a lonely lighthouse on a sandy beach.
If you stay at Pelican Point Lodge, you can enjoy that view every day from the control tower that's been transformed into a comfortable, stylish hotel.
The lodge is located on the deserted Pelican Point peninsula, and here you will find pristine beaches with the Atlantic Ocean on one side and Walvis Bay Lagoon on the other.
In the world's oldest desert surrounding the hotel, you will see wildlife and learn how the animals have adapted to the barren environment.
Good news for all the bookworms out there! At Book And Bed Tokyo, you’ll find cozy sleeping pods behind the bookshelves and a wide range of books in English and Japanese. There are enough books to keep you read all night long!
The reimagined hostel has capsules integrated into a bookcase, doubling its functionality and inventing a new style. Apart from your capsule, the window-side cozy nooks offer a place to relax, and here you can look at Tokyo city too.
If people can age like wine, they can also sleep like wine – by which I mean in a wooden barrel.
The Dutch Hotel de Vrouwe Van Stavoren will sort you out for a cozy night in a wine cask.
Located at the old harbor of Stavoren, you will find this unusual hotel/restaurant. The stunning location offers you a view of coming and going sailing yachts and traditional boats.
Jealous of your nephew's car bed? Well, the good news is they come in adult size too. And they are made from real cars!
At V8 Hotel, you'll find plenty of creative car-themed rooms, including a car wash, car workshops, or a racing course.
The 26 V8 rooms were individually designed and reflect a piece of automotive history on their walls and even on the furniture.
The hotel is located within the MOTORWORLD Region Stuttgart, a 258,333 square feet (24,000 m2) space dedicated to petrol heads.
Don't miss the nearby Porsche and Mercedes museums!
What happens when you put an ultra-modern design in a beautifully preserved gothic interior? Judging by Kruisherenhotel, a pure aesthetic feast happens.
The Gothic monastery was converted into a hotel in Maastricht in the Netherlands. Here, you can observe a spectacular interplay between classical architecture and modern design.
Construction of the monastery began in 1438. The choir in the church was completed in 1459, and the current building was around 1520.
In 2000, hotelier Camille Oostwegel took the initiative for a thorough restoration to create a 60-room hotel.
Hang Nga Guesthouse has been splitting the crowds since the very beginning. So is it a surrealist masterpiece of architecture or a thing straight out of nightmares?
You have to decide for yourself, but it certainly is one of the most iconic spots in Dalat.
Architect Dang Viet Nga was inspired by nature around the city of Dalat and by the works of the Catalan architect Gaudí.
The Hang Nga Guesthouse has ten rooms, and they all look like part of a fairy tale.
You’ve probably seen other repurposed planes before but hear me out. Vliegtuigsuite Teuge has a fully-equipped cockpit and truly indulgent facilities with a sauna and jacuzzi onboard the aircraft.
And on top of that, the view of the Teuge airport runway is excellent from the integrated balcony.
Vliegtuigsuite Teuge may be the cheapest way to experience first-class luxury.
Is anything more incredible (and terrifying) than staying in a glass box hanging off a mountain?
At Skylodge Adventure Suites, you get a cozy suite with a living room and a bathroom, so it's half adventure, half comfy lodging.
The hanging pods are located in the magical Sacred Valley in Peru, between Cusco and Machu Picchu. Each of the three capsules can accommodate eight people and is attached to the mountain via cables and bolts.
To arrive at your "room", you need to climb 1,312 feet (400 meters) of winding mountain path, including some ziplining. However, if you make it up there, you will be rewarded with stunning panoramic views of the Urubamba River from the main bedroom, which consists of a wooden platform with glass walls and ceilings.
Who said you could only sleep in a caravan on a campsite? The idea behind the hotel is that those who have never been on a regular camping holiday should try it slightly more comfortably.
Hüttenpalast is a former vacuum cleaner factory that now houses quite a collection of lovely vintage caravans. They might be indoors, but they certainly haven't lost their charm.
The room-in-room concept allowed the beauty of the industrial building to stay intact. Instead of lengthy corridors and floor-to-ceiling walls dividing the rooms, it's quirky caravans and a large open space.
Are you ready to sleep in a coffin, on a suspended bed, or under a guillotine?
Once you step inside Propeller Island, nothing will shock you anymore. This hotel and art installation by Lars Storschen push the very limits of what a hotel can be.
It all started when Lars transformed two rooms in his apartment into a guest room to finance music projects and thanks to his creativity they quickly gained a lot of attention. Then he decided to expand the guest room business, and five years later, Propeller Island City Lodge was born.
Not often can you take a peek inside an army building. The La Claustra Hotel is hidden in a 6,726-feet-high (2,050 meters) mountain and used to be a military bunker.
Although La Claustra has been transformed into a comfortable 4-star hotel, you can still learn a lot about this former military fortress by wandering through its corridors.
There is a jacuzzi in a separate manmade cave, and you can enjoy a 6-course dinner in the evening.
The luxurious underground hotel can accommodate 30 people.
The name really says it all, doesn’t it?
House In The Clouds is set on top of a 20-meter tall water tower, with gorgeous panoramic countryside views.
The original structure held 50,000 imperial gallons (230,000 liters) of water, but in 1923 they decided to cover it with a cute wooden cottage on steroids.
The 70 ft (21 meters) high tower house has five bedrooms and three bathrooms, and it will take you 85 steps on its staircase to arrive at the living compartment.
Jumbo Stay rooms are relatively short on space (as you might imagine), but they don't lack the wow factor.
You can stay in the cockpit, in a turbine, or the wheel well cabin, so every inch of the plane is put to good use.
The suite in the cockpit boasts a stunning view, and if you have always wanted to experience the sacred place in the front part of a jumbo jet, then you have the opportunity here.
The former Boeing 747 is parked at Stockholm's Arlanda Airport, so if you miss your flight, you can visit it - there is an airport shuttle bus provided, free of charge.
Seaventures Dive Rig has been relocated from its original site to one of the best diving spots in Malaysia to create an eco-friendly and unique dive resort.
Seaventures' rehabilitated oil rig, about 0.6 miles (one kilometer) from the Malaysian island of Mabul in East Borneo, serves as a hotel for adventure seekers.
The platform stands on its legs 33 feet (10 meters) above the water, offering fantastic views of the Celebes Sea.
Even though the structure still screams of its industrial heritage, "onboard" you will find high-speed wifi, airconditioned bedrooms, and even a gaming room.
When making a themed room, Eden Motel certainly goes all out.
Among the themed rooms is an entire suite line inspired by the most famous DC Comics superheroes. The best example is their famous Batman Suite, with a mind-blowing level of detail and amazing design.
Here, you can sleep between dark decorations, posters, and symbols of the famous comic.
Slightly confusing and definitely very unusual, The Cubehouse must have required a lot of custom furniture but looks surprisingly homely and welcoming inside.
The unusual tilted and co-joint set of cube houses feature comparably crazy interiors.
The cubes houses were designed by Piet Blom and built in 1984. They are constructed over a walkway and are angled to create the impression of a forest.
The cubes are tilted and sit on hexagon-shaped pole structures. The cubes contain the living areas, which are split into three levels.
The triangle-shaped lower level contains the living area. The windows on this level open onto the environment below due to the slope of the tilted cube.
The middle level contains the sleeping area and a bathroom, while the top level, also in a triangular shape, is used as either an extra bedroom or a living space.
The top level provides an excellent view since the room is a three-sided pyramid with windows all around.
If you’re committed to reducing your carbon footprint while traveling, Amazon Jungle Palace is a place for you.
This unusual floating hotel uses state-of-the-art technology to ensure sustainable tourism.
Is it a hotel, or is it a time machine straight out of a science fiction film? It could easily be the latter since Hotel Jested offers retro and future-forward rooms.
If all you need is peace and quiet, check out Hotel Punta Grande.
Located far from the only town on the remote island of El Hierro, it’s undoubtedly not marred with hordes of tourists.
Dennis and Frances had been carving wooden dogs for many years before they decided to create their most enormous artwork – Dog Bark Park Inn.
This giant wooden beagle holds a comfortable suite and, unsurprisingly, is decorated with dozens of dog-related items.
The hundred years old Ship In The Ice will make you feel like you’re a daring traveler on a polar expedition.
Except without all the hardship and danger and with an added joy of husky sledding and five-course meals.
Houshi Onsen is a stunning wooden ryokan (Japanese inn) that was built in 1875 at the source of a hot spring.
Furnished in traditional Japanese style, it feels like stepping back in time.
These bizarre concrete houses are the 1960s vision for future homes: cheap, functional, and aesthetic. But arguably, Museumotel, with its psychedelic 50s and 60s-inspired interiors, is more of a throwback to the past.
The Boot in New Zealand looks like it's taken straight out of a nursery rhyme. Everything about it is cozy, welcoming, and sweet.
If you want to get a glimpse of the future on your holiday, Japan is undoubtedly the right destination. Robots will serve you at Henn-Na Hotel, and you'll open your room with facial recognition instead of a conventional key card.
Henn-Na Hotel is the world's first to have a fully-robot staff, so this place is for you if you are into AI and robotics.
If you’re a Beatles fan, this one will get you twisting and shouting. Yellow Sub is a faithful recreation of the famous album cover submarine, and it’s filled with Beatles memorabilia.
For most of us, the famous Atomium building in Brussels is only accessible as a museum and exhibition space.
However, lucky primary schoolers can spend a night in one of the glass spheres as part of the educational experience.
If you like luxury with a quirky twist, The G Hotel will really hit the spot. With a style that can be described as futuristic baroque, this hotel is a sight to behold.
The long maritime tradition of Chiloe inspired the shape of Espejo De Luna, and it resembles a wooden ship washed ashore.
Inside you’ll find a reception and a two-story restaurant while the lodgings are spread out on the property.
Hotel Everland was an art project by Sabina Lang and Daniel Baumann that ran between 2006 and 2009.
Guests could book only one night, and the location was constantly changing as the hotel toured Europe.
What makes Icehotel so unique is that it’s built from scratch every year!
Each winter, artists and designers from around the world are invited to pitch their ideas for creative art suites entirely carved out of ice. So no matter how often you visit this place, it will be different every time.
With a width of only 8.2 feet (2.5 meters), Eh'häusl has a solid claim to the title of the world's smallest hotel.
It was built in the 18th century when couples needed to own a house to get married. So the bride and groom would buy it right before tying the knot and sell it on to the next couple right after!
If this isn't recycling at its best (and weirdest), I don't know what is.
Das Park Hotel has rooms inside sewer pipes that offer little more than a bed (seriously, not even bathrooms) and come under a pay-as-you-wish model.
Everything about this former sea fort feels like a spy movie, from arriving by helicopter to the hyper-luxurious interiors.
Spitbank Hotel is really pushing the limits of architecture makeovers with its insanely indulgent revamp.