These days tourists are looking for a more "authentic" experience. To cater to such types, entrepreneurs are setting up boutique hotels in the grungier and less well-known areas of famous cities.
Take the Wanderlust Hotel, for instance. It's located in a converted schoolhouse in Singapore's Little India district: a hodge-podge of shops, temples, and warehouses far away from the usual tourist haunts.
Despite the adage, it's not all about location because the hotel's interior has each floor designed by a different design firm. When the award-winning designers asked the owner what kind of aesthetic he had in mind, he replied with a wave of the hand, "just make it fun and crazy".
Check these pics to see what they came up with. Personally, I love the wall-mounted typewriter on the third floor. When you stay, you will be assigned a "Guest Experience Ambassador", in other words, a local to recommend the best places to go and enjoy during your stay.
Wanderlust Hotel is housed in a 1920's Art Deco-style building in the Little India district of Singapore.
The hotel's eclectic lobby is just the beginning of the creative design journey it offers.
Wanderlust is an experimental boutique hotel with fun and unique themes.
Pantone - Red Room
A different designer or design studio designs each floor and room of the hotel.
Pantone - Turqoise Room
Mono - Flower Room
Mono - Princess Room
Mono - Origami Room
Whimsical - Spaceship Room
Whimsical - Ascii Room
Whimsical - Tree Room
There is an outdoor jacuzzi and a quirky poolside chill zone.
2 Dickson Road, Singapore
