The Frying Pan Hotel
This place looks like an abandoned lighthouse and not a hotel, right? The truth is, it is both. Located in a reef that is full of sharks, 30 miles away from the closest piece of land, the Frying Pan is known as the most dangerous hotel in the world.
While it could be a nightmare for many people, it is a dream for those who love adventures. People can do extreme activities there, such as parachuting from the tower and into the shark-infested waters or slacklining right above it.
Crane Hotel Faralda
The Crane Hotel Faralda is just that: a crane hotel. While its name is pretty self-explanatory, it gives more questions than answers. The place is a re-purposed crane with three rooms inside to which guests can get by taking a freight elevator.
Inside, however, it looks incredibly luxurious. Its floor-to-ceiling windows give you a beautiful view of Amsterdam, where it is located. Also, the top of the crane has a bungee cord so that guests jump from the top into the waterfront.
Skylodge Hotel
Peru is known for its incredibly high mountains and beautiful landscapes. While you can certainly go hiking to appreciate the view, you can also stay at the Skylodge Hotel, which is literally hanging from a mountain at 5,000 feet.
To get there, people have to climb all the way up, but going down is much easier because it involves zip-lining. If you need room service, hotel employees will climb all the way up just to get it to you.
Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort
The Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort is the definition of a winter wonderland. Located in Finland, the resort is made up of several glass igloos that allow guests to enjoy the famous northern lights and Finland's beautiful winter landscape.
The igloos are equipped with only the best furniture and, of course, a heating system, so they are nothing like real igloos. There's not much to do outside, so the real adventure is kicking back and watching the Aurora Borealis do all the magic.
Mirrorcube Hotel
If you're staying at the Mirrorcube Hotel in Sweden, you better pay attention to how you got there, because you may not find it again. Depending on the angle, this hotel can be practically invisible because its outer walls are entirely covered in mirrors.
The Mirrorcube hotel is the ultimate treehouse, mixed with an epic supervillain's lair. If you want to hide in the woods and be invisible, this is the perfect place. The mirrors are extremely reflexive, so it is not easy to spot the building.
Null Stern Hotel
The Null Stern Hotel, located in the Swiss Alps, looks like something straight out of a cartoon, but it is very real. Like all hotels, it offers a place to sleep... and that's pretty much it: no doors, no walls, no ceiling, and all view.
Located at the top of a hill, the hotel offers a stunning 360° view of the Alps by day and the stars by night. A personal butler takes care of the guests' needs at all times, so they just stay in bed.
Book And Bed Tokyo
Sure, this cubicle doesn't look very appealing, but most people who stay at the Book and Bed Tokyo don't spend much time sleeping. This hotel is the perfect place for book lovers who don't mind having a small place to sleep.
The hotel has many shelves with around 3,000 books in Japanese and English and common reading areas outside of the individual cubicles. The bathrooms are also shared, so this is definitely not the best hotel for those looking for comfort and luxury.
Dromen Aan Zee
The Dromen Aan Zee (dreaming by the sea) hotel, located in The Netherlands, is a gorgeous little hotel inspired by the traditional seafaring culture of the region. Much like the Crane Hotel Faralda, this hotel was a harbor crane until 1996.
It may not look great on the outside, but it is a stylish apartment on the inside, filled with bright colors and cool modern design furniture. To be honest, it looks more like the inside of a yacht than some harbor crane.
Hotel Costa Verde
Hotel Costa Verde, located in Costa Rica, is the perfect place for those looking for adventure. This rainforest hotel includes an upcycled Boeing 727 sticking out of the window, which looks like a movie set for a film about people lost on an island.
This guesthouse also has two bedrooms, and the sitting area is inside the plane. There are a restaurant and pub nearby that is also housed in an airplane and belongs to the hotel, so guests can have drinks and dinner there.
Snow Village Hotel
If you don't mind the cold and you want a completely new and exciting experience, you should visit the Snow Village Hotel in Lapland, Finland, a hotel made entirely out of ice and snow. But how does the hotel survive and not melt?
Well, the hotel is made from scratch every single year. Every time it is rebuilt, its themes and decoration change, so you never know what you're going to get. For example, the hotel in 2018 was Game of Thrones-themed and featured dragons, white walkers, and more.
Happy Nomads Village
You may have never thought about traveling to Kyrgyzstan, but this beautiful country has lots of gorgeous landscapes to offer. The Happy Nomads Village is the perfect place to stay at while vacationing there.
The hotel features several yurts surrounded by flowers, which make it look like a small village. The yurts are small, and the bathroom is shared. Meals are also served in a common room, so people have a chance to bond and get to know each other.
Palacio de Sal
Remember that cool (no pun intended) ice hotel in Finland? Well, the Palacio de Sal, located in the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, is a hotel made of salt. Of course, the main attraction of the area is the incredible salt plains, but this hotel takes the experience to the next level.
This remote hotel has a view of the salt plains, of course, and it is mostly made of salt, except for the bathrooms (for obvious reasons). The salt beds might not sound comfortable, but the fluffy bedding and pillows make up for it.
Santos Express
The Santos Express is a hotel located in Mossel Bay, South Africa. It is a 1920s passenger train that is permanently parked at Santos Beach, not too far from Mossel Bay's downtown, and it offers a unique experience.
However, it is not luxurious inside like most of the hotels on this list. In fact, it is pretty much what it seems: a train. Guests (or passengers) sleep on bunk beds and share bathrooms, except for those who book one of the two Royal Suites.
Treehouse Lodge Resort
The Treehouse Lodge Resort is a stunning treehouse hotel in the middle of the Peruvian Amazon. This is the perfect place for adventurous souls who want to be in touch with nature.
Getting to the hotel takes an hour-long boat ride from Iquitos into the rainforest. Then, guests have to climb 34 to 67 feet to get to their treehouse. There are suspended walkways that connect each house to a common area where meals are served.
Hobbit House
There are several Hobbit-inspired hotels around the world, but if you don't want to travel far while still have a great Lord-of-the-Rings experience, there's one in South Dakota, United States.
The whimsical Hobbit House features Elvish inscriptions, circular doors and windows, and offers guests Hobbit slippers. The decor includes a Sauron mask and the One Ring, of course.
Propeller Island City Lodge
The Propeller Island City Lodge is better known as the Upside Down hotel for obvious reasons. As you can see, everything is upside down. This nausea-inducing German hotel gives people a unique experience with hand-crafted pieces of furniture that adorn the ceiling.
The hotel is basically a work of art, and all of it was hand-made by artist Lars Stroschen. The upside-down room is one of many themed rooms, such as the vampire room, a room made entirely of mirrors, and a room where you sleep in a lion cage.
Langholmen Hotel
The Langholmen Hotel, located in Stockholm, looks like a pretty ordinary hotel judging by this picture, right? Well, this place is better known as the Prison Hotel because it offers guests a "prison experience."
Basically, the hotel offers fake gang riots and jailbreaks to entertain their guests, who are literally locked up in their rooms. The hotel staff is dressed up as correctional officers, and the windows are barred.
Henn-Na Hotel
The Henn-Na Hotel offers a unique experience that came straight out of a science-fiction film. The hotel, located in Nagasaki, Japan, employs robots as part of its staff. And this robots don't look like people - they are dinosaur robots.
The dinosaur robots speak several languages and are programmed to answer any question and tend to every guest's needs. There is no restaurant or room service inside because the hotel wants to keep it minimal, so its main attraction is the robots.
The Manta Resort
The Manta Resort is an unbelievably tiny hotel that holds big surprises. Located 200 yards off the coast of Tanzania, the hotel has an underwater bedroom where guests can look at the beautiful sea creatures that inhabit the Manta Reef.
This one-room hotel is booked for most dates, so it is very difficult to get a reservation, but it is definitely not impossible. For those who always wanted to feel like a mermaid, this is the perfect hotel.