Hotels are meant to be your home away from home. Often, though, especially with the advent of boutique and luxury hotels, they are even more than that, they become experiences in and of themselves.
The trend in hotels is towards providing guests with an immersive experience. Hotels have become concepts; no longer is enough to be a stop over. Modern hotels are escapes; they act as little pockets of luxury, of freedom from the normal 9 to five grind.
Take a look at the hotel scene and you’ll find a whole new crop of themed boutique hotels springing up in every nook and cranny of the world. There are chic new designer hotels that have been designed with the latest design and aesthetic trends in mind. All big metropolises and even smaller locals now have at least one art hotel or one music hotel or one design themed hotel. It’s all the rage. People love them and they pay a pretty dollar to get the experience.
Of course, you’ve got your standard beachside paradises, fully equipped with peace invoking reflecting pools, shabby-chic villas with mosquito netting romantically slung around the beds and organic chocolate covered coffee beans on the pillows; and you’ve got your upscale, metropolitan affairs, architecturally zeitgeisty structures that double as upstanding lessons on high class and elegance as well as those staid, institutional hotels which never go out of style.
Still for those in search of something a little bit different, something with more edge and flair, there’s a whole treasure trove waiting to be discovered.
Here’s a look at just some of the latest and most unique hotels you can find in exotic and not so exotic locals around the world.
The Magic Mountain Hotel, located right in the middle of the beautiful and scenic Huilo Huilo nature reserve in Panguipulli, Chile is indeed a sight to behold. The hotel is one of a kind-it was actually constructed in the shape of a mountain. Guests will marvel at the waterfall which springs from the peak of the ‘mountain’ and flows down the sides. As the hotel makes its home in the midst of a forest, guests can go for hikes, enjoy the natural hot tub made from giant wooden logs, participate in white water rafting and go on customized skiing trips.
The Ice Hotel, in a little town in the north of Sweden called Jukkasakjarvi is a modern marvel. It’s constructed entirely of solid ice and snow. Guests have to don parkas and they can warm up with drinks at the hotel’s unique ice bar.
In the Netherlands, visitors can head over to the Harlingen Lighthouse and stay in this charming tower. While the tower only houses two, and must be booked well in advance, it makes the perfect romantic weekend getaway. Although it doesn’t come cheap, it’s great for couples looking for an escape from the stress of daily life.
In Rome, visitors can stay at the Franklin Feel the Sound Hotel, located just a few steps away from the Vatican in the Prati quarter. This hotel is dedicated to good tunes-each room comes equipped with a state of the art sound system and you can borrow CDs and vinyl records in the lobby.
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