10 unique hotels in the world that make a lasting impression

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

When planning your next adventure, be sure to check out this article. Here we have collected 10 extraordinary hotels, staying in which will make a truly lasting impression on you.

Price: from $ 170 per adult

Location: Davos (Switzerland), Engelberg (Switzerland), Gstaad (Switzerland), Stockhorn (Switzerland), Zermatt (Switzerland), Zugspitze (Germany), Grandvalira (Andorra)

Adrian Günter built his first igloo back in 1996. He then did not hatch any commercial idea, the Swiss just wanted to spend the night among the snowy mountain landscapes of his homeland. But the idea has found considerable interest among friends who also want to spend the night in an igloo. And today the enterprising Adrian already owns seven village-type hotel complexes. Their doors are open to guests from late December until the snow melts in April.

Of course, you can find similar hotels in France and Slovenia, but Iglu-Dorf tries to surprise its audience with unusual interiors made of snow figures. To do this, Adrian invites artists from all over the world, and they, with the help of ice axes, electric saws and shovels, create a unique decoration in the hotel's premises.

Price: from € 1,500 for two

Location: Jukkasjärvi (Sweden)

Uniqueness, luxury, high cost. This is how one of the wonders of Sweden can be described - Jukkasjärvi Icehotel. The hotel has been featured on Discovery Channel and National Geographic for its unique ice theme. It even has glasses made of ice, let alone walls, ceilings, furniture and decorations!

For 25 seasons, the Icehotel has been melting and rebuilding itself over and over again, completely changing its decoration. The most famous names in the field of design are responsible for the decoration of the rooms. Every year, a picky jury selects only 50 of the most interesting ideas, and the artists translate them into reality. The indoor temperature is kept around -5 ° C, and guests are invited to spend the night in sleeping bags, covered with reindeer skins.

The Icehotel also has its own church with a chapel. Many parishioners get married and baptize their children here during the Christmas season. It is important to note that the geographical position of the hotel allows its guests to enjoy the delights of the amazing light phenomenon of nature - the northern lights.

Price: $ 115 for four

Location: Lemon (Costa Rica)

60 squares 25 meters above the ground. No, this is not a two-room apartment on the ninth floor. This is a tree house or, as the creators themselves call it, an observatory. Only here you can wake up from the morning howler monkeys concert, and fall asleep to the lulling chatter of parrots. The two-level observatory is powered by solar energy and collects rainwater for a shower. In addition to the plumbing facilities, the first floor has sofas and hammocks for enjoying the views of the Caribbean, and the second (protected by a mosquito net) has two double beds. The Nature Observatorio offers a unique immersion experience in the flora and fauna of the wild jungle.

Price: from $ 160 per person

Location: 30 km from Parksville (Canada)

The Free Spirit Spheres hotel complex consists of three spherical houses nestled among trees at a height of about 4 meters, and free-standing amenities. The outer diameter of the balls is 3.2 meters, which allows you to fit a minimum set of furniture and a large enough bed for two people inside each room. The system of independent fastenings to three adjacent trees ensures maximum safety, and the houses themselves are very strong: their design and production is based on the principles of shipbuilding. Each of the rooms has its own name, power supply and heating. But the main advantage of Free Spirit Spheres is concentrated in the inimitable atmosphere created by the gentle swaying of the balls among the forest.

Price: $ 1,500 per night for two

Location: Pemba Island (Tanzania)

Snow-white sand, clear water and bright sun are quite common set of a solid beach hotel. And here The Manta Resort would not have been able to stand out among their own kind if it had not offered a truly unique opportunity - rest on a cozy bed surrounded by the water column with its inhabitants. The floating structure has three tiers: the upper one is for admiring the sky, the middle one is for ordinary pastime, and the lower one is for observing sea life. With the onset of night, the windows of the underwater room are illuminated, which attracts exotic fish, octopuses and squids to it. Probably, sleeping surrounded by many colorful eyes is not entirely comfortable, but definitely unforgettable.

Price: from $ 120 per person

Location: 250 km from Cape Town (South Africa)

South Africa is widely known to lovers of untouched nature for the diversity of its national parks and reserves. The Kagga Kamma hotel is located in one of them.

A quiet location away from the city invites its visitors to plunge into the embrace of the flora and fauna of the Söderberg massif. One of the most unique services of the hotel - the open-air room - is the opportunity to relax on a luxurious bed surrounded by stones and plants. Guests are offered a choice of a more familiar dwelling: a wooden house, a hut or a cave.

Price: from $ 250 depending on the season

Location: Puntarenas (Costa Rica)

A flamboyant mindset and an out-of-the-box approach brought the rusting old Boeing 727 back to life, bringing the Costa Verde Hotel worldwide fame. Looking from afar, you might think that the plane crashed in the jungle, but if you come closer, all the beauty and originality of the hotel's luxury room will open to your eyes. Inside the fuselage there are two bedrooms, a kitchen, a shower and a dining area. The interiors and furnishings are hand-carved Indonesian teak. But all this gloss fades in front of the amazing views from the open terraces located on the wings of the plane.

Price: $ 170 for two

Location: Panguipulli (Chile)

Huilo Huilo, a private reserve in southern Chile, is known, among other things, as the habitat of the smallest deer in the world and as the location of an amazing hotel with a magical atmosphere - the Magic Mountain Hotel. Legend attributes to the hotel magical power and the ability to fulfill the most intimate desires. Whether this is really so - is difficult to check, but it is definitely impossible to remain indifferent, looking at the enchanting view of the mountains, overgrown with dense vegetation, with a waterfall at the top. The hotel harmoniously fits into the ecosystem of the surrounding forest not only with its exterior, but also with the continuation of the "green" theme used in the interior decoration.

Price: from $ 150 depending on the season

Location: Paiguano (Chile)

300 days of clear skies a year is not a paradise for astronomers and those who like to look into the depths of the starry sky? The Elqui Domos hotel complex includes several wooden houses with a glass roof for up to three people, a row of ball-shaped tents with a transparent dome for four sleeping places and a small observatory with two powerful electron telescopes from Schmidt-Cassegrain. Each room is designed and equipped with appropriate equipment so that vacationers can study celestial bodies while lying on their bed. There is more than enough romance and reasons to think about the eternal.

Price: from € 1 depending on guest satisfaction

Location: Bottrop (Germany)

The Das Park Hotel is unique at least in that in it guests pay for their stay exactly as much as they see fit. This non-profit project promotes hospitality and provides a minimum of amenities. The rooms are equipped with massive drainpipes, which fit a double bed, a lamp and a small shelf. Guests are invited to use their own hygiene products, and showers, toilets and catering facilities are located within walking distance from the rooms. But, as a rule, even such Spartan conditions are liked by visitors, and they leave very good money to support the movement.

It is likely that just one stay in the proposed hotels will seem expensive to you, and this is without taking into account the costs of flights and travel. But the world is full of alternatives that you can afford, so we want to remind you of 15 cool hostels located in Europe. Choose, travel, be impressed!

Have you ever been to these places? Perhaps you have stayed in other equally interesting hotels?