Most Unusual And Creative Hotels In The World

(Source: architecturendesign)

Choosing a good hotel is an important detail when planning a trip. After all, it’s where you’ll spend the nights and partly the days. But makes a hotel great? Is it the service, the design, the architecture, the atmosphere, the views? It’s a combination of all that. Some hotels are indeed unique and remarkable and some have really unusual designs which can be enough to make you want to visit them.

Prahran Hotel Pub Made From Gigantic Concrete Pipes.

The Prahran Hotel is located in Melbourne and it was a project by Techne Architects.Made from giant concrete pipes. The pipe booths feature leather upholstery and linen and they form three levels. The rear of the pub was renovated and it now has a dramatic look.

Giant Wine Barrel Room.

How would you like to go to Germany and stay in a wine barrel room? It’s not something from a fairy tale. On a farm in Sasbachwalden village there are five such rooms. Each one is named after the kind of wine which was stored in that particular barrel. The rooms have bathrooms, they are heated and they also have lovely rocky gardens.

Hayema Heerd.

The Hayema Heerd is located in Oldehove, Netherlands and it’s a very unusual hotel if we can even call it that. It’s a mix of straw bale, igloo and hayloft accommodations. Guests can choose between a classic hayloft straw bed or a straw castle with cow skins on the floor. They can also choose to stay in a straw igloo with glass panels and clear views of the sky.

Chile’s Water-Spewing Volcano Hotel.

In Chile there’s a hotel that looks like something described in a fantasy novel. Montaña Mágica Lodgem, also known as Magic Mountain Lodge is a hotel built on a natural reserve and it looks like a volcano. It sprouts a waterfall instead of lava. If you want to see a real volcano, there’s one you can actually see right from the hotel: The Arenal Volcano.

Sun Cruise Hotel.

Cruises can be very dreamy and beautiful and you wish you could stay there longer. Well, at the Sun Cruise Hotel you can stay for as long as you want. It lets you experience all the fun and luxury of a cruise but without getting sea sick. The hotel looks like a ship and it was built on top of a cliff in 2002. You can find it in South Korea.

Soviet aircraft into luxurious hotel suite

An entire airplane has been converted into a single luxury suite for two guests. It has a Jacuzzi, a sauna, TVs, blue-ray DVD player, wireless internet, air conditioning and everything else you can think of. The airplane can also be rented as a meeting space. It can accommodate up to 15 persons. The plane is an Ilyushin 18 built in 1960.

Hotel Burg Oberranna.

The Fortress of Oberranna was built in the 12th century and now the castle has been restored and converted into a luxury hotel. The hotel can be found in the Wachau Valley in austria. Guests can explore the surrounding on foot or horseback like in the old days. The area is a world heritage site filled with monasteries and churches.

Chateau de Bagnols.

Chateau de Bagnols is located in France, in a tiny village. It’s a historic building with towers and turrets and it even has a moat. The castle is now a hotel. It has an old area and a new area and they’re decorated in the 13th and 15th century styles. The suites have marble bathrooms, antique four-poster beds and the whole hotel is unique.

Spitbank Fort Sea Hotel.

This is the Spitbank Fort Sea Hotel. It’s one of three 3 forts which were built off the Victorian Coast in the 1700s. This one was renovated and transformed into a luxury boutique hotel. It offers a series of Commodore Rooms, Admiral Suite and a Crow’s Nest. There’s also the possibility of renting the whole fort for events such as weddings.

Converted Radio Tower.

La Corbiere Radio Tower is located in Jersey in the English Channel. It was originally a German observation tower built during World War II. Its gray exterior was for camouflage and it has been preserved as such. The tower is now a holiday accommodation maintained by a local heritage organization.