Are you bored to death with the same drab hotels every time you go on a vacation? If so, then we’d like to suggest some mind-blowing hotels that you must visit before you kick the bucket. Do yourself a favor and check in at one of these top 10 unique hotels around the world today.
Starting with the Kumbuk River Resort at number 10 to the Propeller City Lodge at one, we leave it up to you to take the final call.
10. Kumbuk River Resort, Buttala, Sri Lanka
The Kumbuk River Resort is an eco-friendly themed resort. It borders the Yala National Park and resembles an elephant. It has a wooden structure with a swaying straw roof. You are in “elephant country.” Birds and animals entertain you with their musical calls. The resort is in the southeast corner of Sri Lanka. This unique resort with scenic surroundings and a river nearby makes you feel one with nature. The guests are in an idyllic eco-hotel located in Buttala, Sri Lanka.
9. Seaventures Rig Resort, Mabul, Malaysia
The Seaventures Rig Resort is a scuba diving hotel set on an oil rig. It is on top of the Coral Triangle. Located next to Mabul Island, the guests at the Seaventures Rig Resort relax comfortably in their air-conditioned rooms and have unlimited offers that feature diving under the resort. On the open deck is the restaurant that offers yummy food buffet style with beverages. You have all the facilities here such as a bar, pool tables, a souvenir shop and a movie room. It is great to have a vacation on a rig hotel. The scuba divers reach the waters below by a lift before they can explore the reef. Warm blue waters surround the resort to give you a unique diving experience.
8. Livingstone Lodge, Kent, UK
Livingstone Lodge is UK’s first overnight safari lodge. Your safari takes you to African nights under the stars. You dine, wine and roam the wildlife reserves of Africa. Voted as UK’s best tourism experience in 2012, the tents out here overlook fields and a watering hole. You are surrounded by pure nature. Every guest here has a pleasant experience. With a hot cup of coffee in hand, you are greeted by a misty sunrise at dawn. Perched atop a hill, your tent that is supported by stilts offers awesome views of the vast marshy countryside and the English Channel. Everyone including the animals is kept cozy in their heated tents. Have a drink in the rustic lounge with a traditional Southern Hemisphere feast. Your experience here is so tempting that you wish to return to Livingstone Lodge again.
7. Sala Silvermine Suite, Vastmanland, Sweden
The Sala Silvermine Suite is a historic underground suite. Here you can sleep soundly in the world’s deepest bedroom about 155 meters underground. The experience of staying at the Sala Silvermine Suite is unforgettable for it has an unusual mine setting. It is beautiful out there though it’s cold, damp and dark. The suite has magic lakes, dark winding galleries and caverns. Surely, you will recommend Sala Silvermine Suite in the county of Vastmanland in the town of Sala, Sweden to your friends after your holiday here.
6. Hayema Heerd, Oldehove, Netherlands
Guests are welcomed here to straw-themed accommodation. Your gaze could meet a hayloft straw bed, a straw castle, soft cow skins on the floor and unique chandeliers. You also have a straw igloo fitted with transparent glass panels for the guests to romantically stargaze. There is straw everywhere, yet you are cozy and feel comfortable. You enjoy the peaceful atmosphere at your farm campsite. Located within the realms of a beautiful landscape, Hayema Heerd recharges you. Away from the crowds you are amid peaceful and quiet nature. You love the adorable animals, and your family has a lot of fun playing around and building their straw bunkers. The people out here are simple and friendly, making your vacation memorable.
5. Magic Mountain Hotel, Panguipulli, Chile
Situated within the Huilo Huilo, a private Natural Reserve, and surrounded by nature, this unique hotel is outstanding and truly magical. Shaped like a volcano and partially covered with moss, Magic Mountain has water spewing from its top. A cable bridge takes the guests to its front door. The hotel is made of wood and stone with windows to gaze at the beautiful forest with its flora and fauna. Here, you can also indulge in some outdoor activities such as hiking, rafting, and horseback riding. It is a fairy-tale hotel in the midst of the Chilean Patagonian Rainforest. The guests here wake up with the dawn and enjoy every moment of their vacation enjoying the natural surroundings.
4. Aydinli Cave House, Goreme, Turkey
This cave hotel lies in the picturesque old town of Goreme. It is a unique family run guesthouse. Carved out of the natural rocks of Cappadocia, with beautifully furnished rooms it offers its guests views of the Rose Valley, and the snow-capped Aragus Mountain with the Goreme village and its fairy chimneys in the forefront. This hilltop cave hotel is truly traditional, yet provides all modern amenities.
3. Bubble Tree Hotel, France
You can book a bubble in this unique hotel and get a fabulous experience first hand. The bubbles made from transparent plastic can be covered at night for a little private moment or you can just lay down and gaze at the twinkling stars amid the woodlands. This hotel is designed by French designers and lies just 10 miles north of Marseille. Staying at the Bubble Tree Hotel gives you immense pleasure.
2. Hang Nga Guesthouse, Dalat City, Vietnam
This “fairy-tale house” resembles a large tree trunk. Its architect Hang Viet Nga has given this spooked hotel many twists and turns. The guests go up to the guesthouse climbing ladders that lead them to nooks and crannies. You pass through many tunnels as well. It displays structures resembling a spider and a giraffe. The theme rooms and their balconies give the guests an enjoyable time. This guesthouse surpasses all your imagination. Situated in Dalat City, the Hang Nga Guesthouse is one of the world’s ten most creative structures. The hollow tree used for this guesthouse extends in all directions with uneven windows. Staying here during your vacation is an exhilarating experience. The rooms here have nonlinear organic shape, and the interiors and furnishings are all handcrafted. Stone structures of different animals are visible throughout the guesthouse. The five-story-high Hang Nga Guesthouse takes the guests back to their childhood to when things were pure and natural.
1. Propeller Island City Lodge, Berlin, Germany
The Propeller Island City Lodge is truly a work of art by the German artist Lars Stroschen. It is creativity at its best with upside down rooms and flying beds. Every object the guests see here is custom-made. You are in for an exciting stay in its themed rooms. Be prepared for a creativity overdose as you check into the Propeller Island City Lodge for it is quirky out here. Each room is unique and different with varied settings. By the way, did we say that you could sleep in a coffin.
Let us know in the comments below about any other hotel you think deserves to be in the top 10.
