Hotels
Space Hotel
How much would you pay to stay in space? Would shelling out approximately $988,000 be worth it to enjoy majestic views of planet Earth? Word has it, Orbital Technologies is putting the finishing touches on its space hotel in 2016. The price includes a a round trip journey on a Soyuz rocket and five-day stay continue reading…
Treebones Resort – California
You can sleep in “room” any night, but how often do you get the chance to sleep in a yurt. What’s a yurt? Good question. Yurts are the name given to guest rooms at the Treebones Resort in Big Sur, California. These spaces provide all of the accessibility to nature you’d enjoy in continue reading…
Tubohotel – Mexico
While we’ve seen ‘hotels’ made up of nothing more than concrete tubes before, we’ve never seen this one before. Located just 45 minutes south of Mexico City, Tubohotel provides a lovely stay in an economical tube. For a rate of $500 pesos, your accommodations includes a queen-sized bed, a desk, a light, a continue reading…
Lords South Beach Hotel, Miami
Described as an “appropriately oriented hotel,” Miami Beach’s Lords South Beach Hotel is also an “appropriately Miami” hotel. Exactly what you’d expect from the sizzling hot city, its playful design details include giant prints of Liz Taylor and Debbie Harry, studded leather chairs and a giant, beach ball wielding polar bear. There’s certainly no shortage continue reading…
Futuristic Fantasy Hotels: 14 Wild Concept Designs
We feature some pretty awesome hotels here, but concept designs are what really lets our wandering imaginations go wild. Who wouldn’t want to stay in a hotel that’s located on the sea floor, serviced by airships, precariously perched on a cliffside or adorned with a 10-story statue of a robotic Michael Jackson? These continue reading…
10 Quirkiest Places To Stay in the World
We cover a lot of wacky lodgings, so we were pleasantly surprised to discover a few never-before-seen establishments on Travelphant’s list, 10 Quirkiest Place To Stay in the World. In no particular order, here they are.
Beckham Creek Cave Haven, Arkansas, US
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David Citadel Hotel New Kids’ Playroom – Jerusalem
Most hotels are decidedly kid-unfriendly. With restaurants banning young kids, it’s safe to say they are welcomed with open arms like they are at grandma’s. So it seems strange that Jerusalem’s David Citadel Hotel, known as the home-away-from-home for the world’s celebrities and political leaders, has a new 100 square-foot space that has continue reading…
Sleep In A Cloud
How would you like to sleep in the clouds? Sounds lovely, right? Well this is a different type of cloud, but you can sleep in it. CLOUD is an Urban Refuge that’s available for nightly bookings from June 20 to October 31, 2011. This playful piece of micro-architecture that sleeps up to 7 people is continue reading…