10 Unique accommodations around the world

When you’re looking for an accommodation when traveling, you can find hundreds of hotels and apartments online. Are you looking for something else and something unique to sleep at? Maybe these 10 unique accommodations around the world are something for you!

1. Skylodge Adventure Suites – Peru

A transparent luxury capsule that hangs from the top of a mountain in the Sacred Valley of Peru. If you aren’t that afraid of heights, you should totally give it a try! To sleep at the skylodges, you have to climb 400 meters of Via Ferrata or hike an intrepid trail through ziplines.

2. Icehotel – Sweden

An Icehotel which offers ‘cold’ rooms: rooms which are made out of ice. A very unique experience which you should definitely not miss. The hotel also offers ‘warm’ (read normal) rooms. They recommend to book the cold room for the first and last night and in the meantime staying at a warm room.

3. Capsulevalue Kanda – Japan

In Tokyo, Japan, You’ll get the chance to sleep at a capsule. How weird is that? However, the capsule hotel is a popular concept in Japan. In the first place, the idea was to design these capsules and to make the most out of the space they got. That’s also why these ‘rooms’ are not that expensive.

4. The Hobbit Motel – New Zealand

Located just 2 minutes from the Waitomo Glow Worm Caves, in the North Island of New Zealand, you can find Woodlyn Park. This complex offers several unique accommodations, namely two Hobbit Units, 5 suites in the Waitanic Ship, 2 units in the Bristol Freightor Plane and the Waitanic Express Train. However, the complex it probably most well-known for its Hobbit Units. This is, because these rooms are Lord of The Rings-inspired.

5. Free Spirit Spheres – Canada

This accommodation gives you the opportunity to stay at a treehouse! Located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, you can stay year round in a forest environment. If you like peace and if you like to be around nature, you should definitely put this unique accommodation on your bucketlist!

6. Giraffe Manor – Kenya

In the capital of Kenya, Nairobi, you can find this unique accommodation. This beautiful country house, which has been built by the Scots, offers a nice stay with company of giraffes. There are only 10 rooms in the hotel, what gives a personal atmosphere. There are living 11 giraffes on the property, so when you are opening your window in the morning, it’s possible that you’ll be greeted by a giraffe. How cool is that?!

7. Kakslauttanen Hotel – Finland

The most unique thing about Kakslauttanen Hotel are the igloos where you can stay at. When you’re in the right season and at the right time, there is a possibility that you can admire the Northern Lights through the windows of your igloo room.

8. Corsewall Lighthouse – United Kingdom

Always wanted to stay at a lighthouse? Corsewall Lighthouse gives you the opportunity! The hotel is located in the North Rhinns of Galloway. It has a nice location directly at the coast. The hotel features two suites with sea view and a nice restaurant.

9. Hotel Costa Verde – Costa Rica

Hotel Costa Verde makes it possible for guests to sleep in an upcycled 1965 Boeing 727 that’s been turned into a two-bedroom luxury guesthouse. Although the hotel has more suites in the area, the phoenix is the most unique hotel suite. It gives you views that will make you feel like you’re flying. The hotel is located between Manuel Antonio National Park and the Pacific Ocean.

10. Manta Resort – Zanzibar

The Manta Resort on Pemba Island, Zanzibar, features beach villas in a heavenly environment. What makes the accommodation unique, is the underwater room. It literally means you will sleep in a room which is underwater! You can watch fishes swim past your window and enjoy the undersea world. At night, spotlights under the windows can be turned on to attract the fishes.

Have you ever stayed at one of these accommodations? Or maybe another unique accommodation somewhere over the world? Please share your experiences with us in the comment section below!

Author: Tamara

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