Most popular unique hotels

The iconic Alpine hotel of the 19th century has seen better days. Back in the early times, at the peak of its operation, tourists flocked to see Rhône Glacier's breathtaking. Hotel Belvédère is located on a majestic curvy mountain road. The Furka Pass is a road-trippers paradise in the high …

Capsule hotels are in vogue right now. The German tour company Rotel has always been ahead of the game by providing capsule hotels on wheels since 1945. No matter how much you enjoy staying in a five-star hotel, you will always be stationary, trapped in one district. So, to feed …

Dutch artist Joep Van Lieshout has created a unique work of art that you can stay in...if your heart desires. His giant human intestine sculpture (yes, intestine), located in Belgium, sits in the middle of a field commissioned as part of the Verbeke Foundation Sculpture Park, which hosts over 20,000 …

The idea behind this trendy capsule hotel chain with locations in Tokyo, Osaka, Aichi, Fukuoka, and Miyagi, is that you get to sleep for 9 hours. Of course, if sleeping for 9 hours is your idea of ultimate luxury, you work too hard. Anyway, the concept here is simplicity and …

Somewhere in the high desert of northwestern Arizona, 21 stories below a stretch of cracked asphalt that used to carry half of America's westward dreams, there is a hotel room that has been around since before the dinosaurs. There is no cell signal down there, no sunlight, no sound beyond …

First World Hotel is Malaysia's entertainment hotspot. It is the world’s second-largest hotel, with 7,351 rooms in two colorful towers. The hotel is located in the Genting Highlands, in the Titiwangsa Mountains, far from the city, near the lush tropical rainforest. The entrance is a Spanish-style courtyard, and the site …

Burj-al Arab Hotel was the first to call itself ‘7 Star’. Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental Abu Dhabi is the second. It would take a whole book to describe this place in detail - there’s so much to do. There is a helipad, a jogging track, and a water park. The …

The Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan spa hotel was originally opened in 705 AD, and in 2011, it was declared the oldest hotel in the world by Guinness World Records (currently 1320 years old). The hotel was established by Fujiwara Mahito, the son of an aide to the 38th Emperor of Japan, …

Staffed by multilingual robots (yes, robots), travelers are sure to have a memorable stay at the Henn-na Hotel located in Nagasaki, Japan. Robots (one of which is an English-speaking dinosaur robot) serve to check guests in, and porter robots will carry luggage up to the guest rooms. Of course, a …

Germany's capital city is the historical backdrop to many poignant moments of history, with numerous museums, monuments, galleries, and other points of interest to illustrate them. Due to its laidback lifestyle, friendly locals, and dynamic vibe, it's no wonder why Berlin is one of Europe's most visited cities. Situated on …

The world’s first on-land cruise ship, this hotel takes all the joy of a cruise ship and combines it with the usefulness of staying in one place. The sound of waves lapping at the hull is simulated, so you can imagine you are on a cruise. The location is on …

Ever wanted to live the high life and join one of the biggest bands of all time? Even if you can barely play a tambourine, we can all live in a yellow submarine, at least for one night. Fans looking for the whole Beatles experience can book accommodation in this …

A visit to Matmata, Tunisia, will take you through movie history and a cultural introduction to the nomadic people who settled there. Located about 40 kilometers from the oasis of Gabes, Sidi Driss is set in a rugged, arid environment that was deemed the perfect location for filming Star Wars …

Juvet is far away from the densely populated world, a 90-minute drive from the closest Norwegian city, Ålesund. In the Ex-Machina movie, this stunning remote getaway was the property of a tech billionaire who experimented on [human-like robots](https://www.uniqhotels.com/?q=robot). These rooms were designed to bring you as close to nature as …

When you wake up in the Utter Inn, you will think you are still dreaming. After all, fish should not be swimming past your window, and that cloud is actually a jellyfish? What’s going on here? Then you remember you booked a room in the unusual underwater hotel by Swedish …

Forget everything you know about underwater experiences. The Manta Resort's Underwater Room isn't a restaurant where you dine below sea level for an hour, or a spa treatment with a glass floor novelty. This is a genuine floating bedroom, anchored 250 meters offshore in the Indian Ocean, where you spend …

The eight-bedroom (plus crew sleeping quarters) bed and breakfast hotel is located 32 miles (52 km) off the east coast of North Carolina, standing on four poles 135 feet (41 meters) above sea level. The Frying Pan Hotel is not for the faint of heart or those fearing heights. The …

Are you looking to spend a night or two in a space-age capsule that appears to be teetering off the edge of a cliff? Set 9,300 feet (2,835 meters) above sea level on the Frebouze Glacier in the Mont Blanc massif in Italy, Bivacco Gervasutti, named after the Turin-born Alpine …

There's a waterfall in the living room. Not a decorative one piped in by an interior designer, but a real, slow-trickling spring formation called the "Spanish Piano" - a naturally occurring rock structure that geologists and cave enthusiasts have apparently traveled from across the world to study. It's also just... …

In a city where excess is the norm and subtlety goes to die, the Grand Lisboa casino hotel rises from Macau's skyline like a fever dream made manifest. At 261 meters (856 feet) tall, this golden behemoth doesn't just dominate the former Portuguese colony's horizon – it practically shouts its …