Sure, the December/New Year holiday season is past. But that doesn’t mean you can’t dream of a unique hotel getaway. And these are as unique as it gets!
Underwater hotels are available in many places. But the Maldives’ Rangali Island Resort may be the most breathtaking.
Over-the-water rooms with glass floors are also featured in many places.
And then there’s China’s floating hotel (“floatel?”) The Ark.
Or are you more of a treehouse person? The Aura House in Bali, available thgrough airbnb, is the ultimate in bamboo luxury!
Not high enough for you? Peru’s Sky Lodge cabins, near Machu Pichu, are cozy and safe. The only trick is getting to them.
Trojan Dog? No, it’s the Bark Park B&B in Idaho. Only problem is, well, the entrance.
Leaf me alone! The Giraffe Manor in Nairobi is designed for sharing with its namesakes. Which might or might not be good for your appetite.
Eskimo love. The Hotel de Glace in Quebec is made entirely of ice, even the beds. Cold? Sure, but you’ll cuddle like you’ve never cuddled before!
Too austere? Maybe you’d prefer Sweden’s Ice Hotel, each room uniquely carved.
Are you a night person? Germany’s Propeller Island Lodge has just the beds for you.
And finally, you can book this traditional Chinese sailing ship in Singapore! It comes with a full crew and a private chef! Only one problem: he serves nothing but … (wait for it) … junk food.
I would stay in all of them except the lodge podge in Peru and the coffins. They rest, oh yeah! 🙂
;>) The crosses in lids are a nice touch.
With pillows of garlic. 🙂
;>)
Said the chef.
Belli! Credo che bisogna essere molto ricchi🙄
Probabilmente. ;>)
They are all stunning and inviting, except the coffin-shaped beds.
Yeah, I don’t think I’d like to spend time with anyone who sleeps in one of those.
👍😉🤗
Wishing you a lovely weekend
Thanks, you too, Luisa.
wow –
Think I’ll stick to my own bed. At least if I fall out it would be a reasonably safe fall.
;>)
How do people sleep in a room made of ice, or one that’s thousands of feet in the air? My adventuresome spirit (what there was of it years ago) has given way to practicality and comfort!
;>)
A treehouse would be a lovely experience!
I agree. Especially one like this!
The architects for these structures have amazing skills. One would likely have to climb to a sky lodge-and what a climb! Sleeping in an ice cave does not sound like something anyone would want to pay to do-but the bed looks comfortable. 🙂
Wowser!
The coffins are a big no for me, the rest look nice but I know myself, I am not too adventurous. Would choose practicality and comfort.
Great pictures Mitch!
Love the over the water rooms. Gives me ideas for paintings.
Hope your new year is off to a good start.
Thank you, Cora, and likewise.
Those are very exciting hotels where I would like to stay. I’ve stayed in one of them, the ice hotel in Jukkasjärvi in northern Sweden. My wife was cold but the kids loved it. It was exciting, lots of beautiful ice art, and the dog sled ride was a hit with the kids. There is a “normal” wooden hotel building next to the ice hotel. My wife left in the middle of the night and stayed there instead.
You married a very sensible woman, Thomas.
How do you order a Quarter Pounder in Chinese? With fries of course.
;>)
At Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah; they will let you stay in one of the cabins along with a rescue cat.
Thats so cute
These are really neat, and staying at them would be an adventure 🌞
Wow!
I wanted to add that I would definitely try one of those Coffin beds, if given the opportunity. As long as the lid is attached securely. At least it’s on ground level.
These look fascinating, but I don’t know if I would be entirely comfortable sleeping in all of them. The troubleshooting part of my mind would be wondering things like, “What if the glass cracks under the weight of the water?” or “What if someone decides to slam the lid shut on my coffin?” 🙄
Hahahaha. I agree.
;>)
I stayed in the ice hotel in Romania some years ago. It was absolutely bloody freezing.
People must stay there on a dare.
Those look interesting! But I’d have to say no to the ice hotel and the coffin beds…..
Me too, Ann. ;>)
hi reading from Bali. thank you for sharing
My pleasure, Gederedita. Good to meet you!
These places are something else!
Your essay has reminded me of hotels, in New York State’s Catskill Mountains, that used to be very popular resorts: The Concord, Grossinger’s, The Neville, and a bunch more. They weren’t unique hotels, like the ones you wrote about, but they sure were great places to vacation in. They all are out of business now, unfortunately, because people’s vacation patterns changed.
We’re frivolous people, we tourists.
WOW!!!! Wish I wasn’t afraid to fly!
Time to hit the road then? ;>)
Very interesting, to say the least.
I had all kinds of thoughts looking at where these hotels were. The side of the mountain got me. Uh, no.