Euromast Rotterdam, Netherlands - "Hotel in the television tower"

Featured Freshotel of the Month: May 2009



Foto Source: http://www.dafpv.be/Images/Euromast.jpg

Foto Source: http://www.euromast.nl/english/html/4-0.html

DESCRIPTION:
Sweet dreams at 100m!
Book the Euromast for a night and youll feel like playing the leading role in a Hollywood movie: A bottle of champagne is waiting for you and till 1 oclock in the evening you can order room service, the view of Rotterdam is breathtaking and inside youll experience the charm and romance of the sixties. The building dates back from that period and high up on the Euromast you can feel it too when youre rocking on the wind and when in winter frost flowers are covering the windows (no double glazing). Even the furnishing of the suites is completely sixties. And you can go outside as well. From 10 oclock in the evening till 10 oclock in the morning (from April to September till 9.30 hrs) the biggest and highest balcony in Rotterdam is all yours and yours alone.
The two non-smoking "Heaven" and "Stars" suites are located above the Brasserie at a height of more than 100 m. Heaven is situated on the south side and has a view on the world port of Rotterdam and the smaller Stars suite on the north side offers you a view on the skyline of Rotterdam. The suites include a spacious double bed, a lounge corner and a mini bar. Theres a desk with wireless Internet, airco and a television set with DVD player. Stars has a bathroom with jacuzzi and Heaven is provided with a rain shower. (Source: http://www.euromast.nl/english/html/4-0.html).

LOCATION:
Euromast, Parkhaven 20, 3016 GM Rotterdam, Netherlands

NUMBER OF SUITES:
2

URL/ BOOKING/ CONTACT:
http://www.euromast.nl/english/html/4-0.html
Call 010 - 24 11 788 (Mo-Fri 09.00 - 17.00 hrs)
Tel.: +31 10 436 48 11
E-Mail: suites@euromast.nl

RATES:
Both suites are 385.00 per night including an extensive breakfast (in your suite or at the Brasserie). You can book the suite no later than three months prior to your stay. Only in suite Heaven it is possible to book against extra costs a childs bed.

Kruisherenhotel, Netherlands - "Church Hotel"

Foto sorce: www.chateauhotels.nl

DESCRIPTION:

This fifteenth century gothic church and cloister has been turned into a desigher hotel.
The hotel is situated in the centre of Maastricht and has been transformed into a very special designer hotel. The hotel boasts 60 modern rooms. The nave of the church contains a mezzanine with a restaurant area, a library, and a wine bar.
The former Kruisheren cloister dates from the fifteenth century.The Kruisheren cloister was originally built for the Order of the Holy Cross and construction began in 1440. During the French Revolution, the Crutched Friars were driven out of their own monastery for good in 1797 when the cloister took the role of munitions storehouse and military barracks. The hotel opened its doors as a stylish design property in 2005.

LOCATION:

Kruisherengang 19

236211 NW Maastricht

The Netherlands

NUMBER OR ROOMS:

60 rooms & suites

URL/BOOKINGS:

www.chateauhotels.nl

CONTACT:

tel. +31 (0)43 329 20 20

fax +31 (0)43 323 30 30

info@kruisherenhotel.com

La Claustra San Gottardo, Switzerland - "Underground Hotel inside a mountain"

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Foto Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/humuku/410482865/in/set-72157594569895018/

DESCRIPTION:
High above the clouds. Deep in the mountain.
LA CLAUSTRA sprang from the vision of artist and sociologist Jean Odermatt.
LA CLAUSTRAis an interdisciplinary communication and research center. On a surface of 4000 m2, deep within the rocks of the Gotthard, you will discover a stylish and comfortable hotel equally well-equipped for your corporate seminars as for some time-out for individual guests.
LA CLAUSTRA, the unique hotel is situated at 2’050 m AMSL, in the heart of the Swiss alps on the San Gottardo pass. Today, the former artillery fortress offers modern conference facilities and comfortable rooms.
For a few special moments of well-being, the hotel provides a small steam bath, 2 Japanese Kusatso pools and a water grotto (cold water). The well-being area can be booked (60 m2) for 75 minutes of exclusive use. All rooms are equipped with warm and cold water straight from the own wells. Spacious showers and toilets (cabs) are available in adjacent rooms, just one door away. The temperature in the heated and air-conditioned interiors is a pleasant 20-22 degrees Celsius. They recommend light clothes with a sweater or a jacket. (Source: http://www.claustra.ch/en/welcome_en_static.cfm).

LOCATION:
LA CLAUSTRA is situated halfway between Zurich (CH) and Milan (I), 300 m north of the top of the San Gottardo, on the old paved cantonal road.
San Gottardo, CH-6780 Airolo, Switzerland

URL/ BOOKING/ CONTACT:
www.claustra.ch
Tel.: +41 (0) 91 880 50 55
E-Mail: info@claustra.ch

NUMBER OF ROOMS:
17 rooms

Windmills, Greece - "Windmill Hotel"

Foto source: windmill.gr

DESCRIPTION:

These windmills situated on the Greek island of Santorini have been refurbished into villa like accommodations with two floors and private pools. The windmills are surrounded by vineyards and offer breathtaking views of the Aegean Sea and neighbouring islands.

LOCATION:

Imerovigli - Santorini, Greece

NUMBER OF ROOMS:

2 Windmills

URL/BOOKINGS:

www.windmill.gr

CONTACT:

Winter Tel/Fax: +30 210-8976016

Summer Tel/Fax: +30 22860-25207

Mobile: +30 6944-582428

Mobile: +30 6944-373236

Email: info@windmill.gr

Hydropolis, Dubai - "Underwater Resort"

Featured Freshotel of the Month: April 2009

DESCRIPTION:

The world's first luxury underwater hotel shaped like a jellyfish “Hydropolis” is currently under construction in Dubai. It will include three areas: the land station, where guests will be welcomed, the connecting tunnel, which will transport people by underwater train to the main area of the underwater hotel. The 220 underwater suites will be bubble-shaped, with clear glass roofs comprising both the sleeping area walls and the bathtubs. It is one of the largest contemporary construction projects in the world, covering an area of 260 hectares, about the size of London's Hyde Park.
The building cost of Hydropolis is $550 million, the luxury resort is being built on the Persian Gulf floor 20 meters below the surface just off the Jumeirah Beach coastline.
The Resort is designed and built in Germany, it will be taken apart, moved to the waters off Dubai, and then rebuilt underwater into two parts: one part on the sea ground, and the other floating in the sea. The Resort is due to open in 2009/2010

LOCATION:
Off Jumeirah Beach – Dubai, United Arab Emirates

NUMBER OF ROOMS:
220 Suites bubble shaped with see-through glass roofs

URL/BOOKINGS:
www.crescent-hydropolis.com

CONTACT:
info@crescent-hydropolis.com

RATES:
Expected to be more than $1,000 a night.

Axel Hotel Berlin, Germany - "Gay Hotel"

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DESCRIPTION:
Axel Hotel Berlin opens its doors to you on March 2009. We'll be awaiting you in Schöneberg, the heart of Berlin's gay scene and the centre of the hedonistic universe of trends inspired by the mythical Cabaret. A fascinating combination of design and comfort, Axel Hotel Berlin will hypnotize you with its exquisite, cosmopolitan spirit. Feel the charm and the enveloping combination of gold on black, superpositions and textures. Be surprised by its set of lights and exclusive furniture, which evokes natural elements and is visually connected to the outside garden. Architecture and environment melt into one another in a symbiosis that represents the Axel experience: limits disappear. (Source: http://www.axelhotels.com/de).

LOCATION:
Lietzenburger Straße, 13/15, 10789 Schöneberg Berlin

URL/ BOOKING/ CONTACT:
http://www.axelhotels.com/de
Tel.: +49-3021002-899
E-Mail: berlin@axelhotels.com

RATES:
Starting at €55 per room per night

Kosta Boda Art Hotel, Sweden - "Glass Hotel"

Foto Source: http://www.kostabodaarthotel.se/en/press/image-bank.html

DESCRIPTION:
Right now, the construction workers in Kosta are putting the finishing touches to a glass hotel, glistening with art glass inside and out. The Kosta Boda glass artists have designed different parts of the hotel, as well as one hotel room wing each.
– We are building a unique hotel that will be an experience for all the senses. The glass artists contributing to this project are world famous, and this summer we welcome visitors from Sweden and the rest of the world to visit the ”kingdom of crystal,” says Mattias Landgren, Kosta Boda Art Hotel CEO.
104 rooms decorated by glass artists
The Kosta Boda Art Hotel will be 10 000 m2 large and will have 104 rooms and glass suites, all decorated by the world famous Kosta Boda artists. The end result is rooms of very different character, from Ludvig Löfgren’s skull decorated rock n’ roll quarters to Ulrika Hydman-Vallien’s classic tulip ornamented accommodation.
In the middle of the hotel, a large spa section is taking form around a Kjell Engman designed pool with shimmering blue glass tiles and a glass exhibition at the bottom. And if you want to, you can borrow a pair of goggles and have a closer look at the artworks.
The other parts of the spa are designed by Åsa Jungnelius, Elle Interiör Designer of the Year 2008 winner and Dagens Nyheter Cultural Award nominee. Jungnelius’ characteristic artworks of lipsticks and nail polish bottles in pastels and gold give your beauty and spa treatments an extra dimension. The artists contributing to the Kosta Boda Art Hotel are: Anna Ehrner, Kjell Engman, Åsa Jungnelius, Ludvig Löfgren, Ulrica Hydman-Vallien, Bertil Vallien and Göran Wärff.

LOCATION:
Stora vägen 75 Kosta, Sweden

NUMBER OF ROOMS:
104 rooms

URL/ BOOKING/ CONTACT:
http://www.kostabodaarthotel.se/en/reservations.html
Tel.: +46 (0) 478-348 30
E-Mail: info@kostabodaarthotel.se

Fox Hotel, Denmark - "Art Hotel"

Photo source: foxhotel.dk

DESCRIPTION:
This hotel was created when 21 graffiti artists, graphic designers and artists were given free reign to redo a three-star hotel. The result is a surprisingly comfortable hotel with wonderfully bizarre décor. The "King's Forest" room features life-size fairy tale figures, another pays tribute to Japanese comic art; friendly monsters, street art and secrets are the themes of some of the other rooms. The hotel offers free high-speed Internet, a beautiful breakfast buffet, room service, and a restaurant.

LOCATION:
Downtown Copenhagen, Denmark

NUMBER OF ROOMS:
61 Rooms

URL/BOOKINGS:
www.hotelfox.dk/

CONTACT:
Phone: +45 33 13 30 00
Central reservation: +45 33 95 77 55
Email: hotel@hotelfox.dk

RATES:
Doubles from $150.

Hapuku Lodge, New Zealand - "Tree-House Hotel"

Featured Freshotel of the Month: March 2009


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Foto Source: http://flickr.com/photos/stokes/1483168852/

DESCRIPTION:
Hapuko Lodge allows guests to get back to nature -- literally. Staying in one of the isolated retreats novel tree-house accommodations, which are furnished by local craftsmen and built 30 feet up in the canopy of the manuka grove, you'll enjoy views of the Kaikoura Ranges and the nearby ocean. While there, be sure to sign up for a couple of the on-site activities, such as a winery tour or some sea-kayaking, whale-watching and mountain-biking. Source: AOL Top 10 Isolated Retreats.

LOCATION:
State Highway 1 at Station Road, RD 1, Kaikoura, New Zealand

NUMBER OF ROOMS:
35 guests

URL/BOOKINGS:
www.hapukulodge.com/kaikoura/
https://www.hapukulodge.com/kaikoura/reservations

CONTACT:
Person: Stanley Morris
Tel: +64 (0)3 319 6559
E-Mail: reservations@hapukulodge.com

25hours, Germany - "Levis-themed Hotel"

Foto Source: http://www.25hours-hotels.com/frankfurt2/hotel/gallery.php

DESCRIPTION:
The world's first Levi's hotel unzips its door in Germany. Tailored by Levi's - the name above the door says it all!
The hotel's 78 rooms on six floors are all dominated by different shades of denim blue, with red doorframes signifying the 501 red label. The theme for the rooms is the history of Levi's, with each floor showing how the jeans maker has shaped our lifestyles, from the 1930s to the '80s. Guests can choose between a bright and lively room or a moodier decor, and rooms come in M, L or XL size. While you might find the "M" a tight fit compared to its Thai equivalent, it's roomy by Frankfurt standards. L is snug and the XL studio gives you space to breathe easy. And even though it's a journey into the past, each room is well equipped with modern technology including a flat-screen TV, iPod sound system and free WiFi. The coolest feature for this visitor though was the pair of jeans from the room's era - now that's stylish! Staircases are painted to mimic the displays of jeans and clothes you find in boutiques. And just when you think it can't get any funkier, you find the Gibson Music Jam Room in the cellar, where guests can live out their rock-star fantasies on the piano, guitars and drums. (Source: http://media.frankfurt2.25hours-hotel.com/media/25hours-frankfurt/inthepress/files/080920Nation.pdf)

LOCATION:
25hours Hotel Frankfurt tailored by Levi's
Niddastraße 58
60329 Frankfurt

NUMBER OF ROOMS:

78 rooms

URL/ BOOKING/ CONTACT:
http://www.25hours-hotels.com/frankfurt2/kontakt/adresse.php
https://reservations.synxis.com/lbe/rez.aspx?hotel=20767&src=25hoursCompany&chain=5154&dest=25hoursHotel&alt=25hours&step=1
Telefon +49 (0)69 25 66 77 0
Fax +49 (0)69 25 66 77 288
E-Mail reception@ffm.25hours-hotels.com

RATES:
Starting at €100 per room per night

Luna Lodge, Costa Rica - "Jungle Hotel"

Foto Source: lunalodge.com


DESCRIPTION:
This Resort in the jungle of Costa Rica was voted as one of the most Romantic Getaways in the world by msn traveler: Best Romantic Getaways: Waterfront Escapes

Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica: With ecotourism oh-so-Disney now, you have to go pretty far to have the rain forest to yourself. Getting to the untouched Osa Peninsula is half the adventure—it includes a short plane ride from San José and a bumpy drive with rivers to ford. But, oh, the rewards: you might spot a wildcat or Baird’s tapir. Check into the Luna Lodge, perched on a mountain facing Corcovado National Park. Prepare to share a trail with sloths, tapirs, kinkajous, anteaters, spider monkeys, and the occasional jaguar. Not natural enough? The eight stylish bungalows all have private tropical gardens. For an extra thrill, book a plane ride into Sirena, the heart of Corcovado. (Alfa Romeo Air Charters, 011-506/735-5353; www.alfaromeoair.com). —David Hochman (Source: http://travel.msn.com//Guides/MSNTravelSlideShow.aspx?cp-documentid=889351&imageindex=12)

Amid tropical rainforest sits eight comfortable, cool, spacious, thatched roof bungalows.
Each bungalow provides two double beds, a private deck, and a private bathroom with shower and bathtub. The bungalows overlook vast tropical rainforest, and a honeymoon suite is also available with a king size bed.

LOCATION:
Peninsula de Osa, Costa Rica
Arrival information: http://www.lunalodge.com/plan.html

CAPACITY:
8 Bungalows + Hacienda-style rooms + stand-up tents

URL/ BOOKING/ CONTACT:
E-Mail: information@lunalodge.com
Tel: Call Toll-Free in the United States: (888) 409-8448, Costa Rica Direct: +506 8380-5036
http://www.lunalodge.com/reservations.html

RATES:
Starting at $ 95 per night per person

Igloo Village, Austria/Switzerland/Germany - "Igloo"

Source: www.igloo-dorf.com

DESCRIPTION:
The Igloo Villages are located in various ski resorts in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Andorra. The Igloo Villages offer overnight accommodation in Standard Igloo's, which have space for six people, as well as in Romantic Igloos for couples. The Romantic-Igloo Suite in Gstaad, Davos and Zermatt offer a private whirlpool outdoor under the stars. The Igloo Villages also offer an Igloo Bar.

LOCATION:
Davos, Engelberg, Gstaad, Zermatt, Zugspitze and Grandvalira Andorra

NUMBER OF ROOMS:
Around 10 sleeping igloos for a total of 44 people

URL/BOOKINGS/CONTACT:
http://www.iglu-dorf.com/
Phone: +41 (0)41 612 27 28
Email: info@iglu-dorf.com

RATES:
Starting at 120 euros per person

Aviva Spirit & Spa, Austria - "Europe's unique Single Resort"

Foto Source: hotel-aviva.at

DESCRIPTION:
Recuperation and pure wellbeing awaits you at this unique hotel for single travellers.
You can design your own holiday, according to your preferences and wishes. Aviva provides the facilities, as well as the friendly ambience and caters your every need to ensure an unforgettable holiday.
The hotel offers a restaurant, bar with dancing and wine cellar.
The wellness area boasts an indoor pool, outdoor Jacuzzi, steam bath, saunas, caldarium and a relaxing lounge. Massage and facials are available for extra cost.
A fitness room, daily activity programme, Nordic walking sticks, bikes and snowshoes are all available.
Harly Davidsons, an Audi Cabrio Roadster TT and mopeds are all available to rent.

LOCATION:
4170 St. Stefan am Walde, Austria (2 hours from Munich).

NUMBER OF ROOMS:
100 rooms

URL/BOOKINGS/CONTACT:
http://www.hotel-aviva.at/de/singlehotel/aviva-singlehotel/subpage.60.html
info@hotel-aviva.at
Tel: +43(0) 7216/37600

RATES:

Starting at EUR 98 per room

Jumbo Hostel, Sweden - "Airplane Hotel"

Featured Freshotel of the Month: February 2009




Foto Source: jumbohostel.com

DESCRIPTION:
Jumbo Hostel is the world's first hostel housed in a Boeing 747. Night and day visitors will experience the unique feeling of staying inside a jumbo jet, retired and converted into a hostel and museum. On January 15th Jumbo Hostel will be opening, the world's first hostel built onboard a real Boeing 747-200 Jumbo Jet. This Jumbo (Liv) has undergone a complete overhall and major renovation work since last year. Liv was grounded at Stockholm Arlanda Airport back in November 2002. Back then it retired from operating Charter and Pilgrim flights and now the Jumbo is ready to welcome guests onboard once again, this time with a new image and purpose.
Jumbo Hostel offers 25 rooms with most three beds in each. All together, the hostel offers 72 beds; one more luxurious are to be found at the uper deck. The rooms are circa six square meters wide and measure three meters from floor to ceiling. All rooms have a flat screen TV where you can, among other things, watch the times of departure for all flights. Everywhere in the jumbo jet you have access to wireless broadband. All rooms offer a shower and toilet in the corridor, except for cockpit suite upstairs which boast their own shower and WC. Source: jumbohostel.com

LOCATION:
Jumbovägen 4, SE-190 47 Stockholm, Arlanda-Airport, SWEDEN

NUMBER OF ROOMS:
25 rooms with 85 beds (3 bunk beds per room)

URL/BOOKINGS/CONTACT:
http://www.jumbohostel.com/
http://www.jumbohostel.com/Booking.aspx?&mn1=5647
Phone +46 (0)8-593 604 00
E-mail: info@jumbohostel.com
E-mail reservation: booking@jumbohostel.com

RATES:

Starting at 350 SEK per bed

Manned Cloud - "Blimp Hotel"

DESCRIPTION:

The "Manned Cloud" created by Jean-Marie Massuaud, is an experimental airship or blimp hotel with a capacity of 40 guests and 15 staff. It will have a range of 5,000km which permits three day environmentally friendly cruising at a speed of 170km.

LOCATION:

Mobile

URL/CONTACT:

http://www.massaud.com/

The project will be launched in 2020.

Alpine Capsule - "Portable Luxury Hotel"

DESCRIPTION:

The Alpine Capsule, designed by Lovegrove Studio, is a revolutionary mountain living unit. The unit will have a diameter of 8 meters and the external surface will reflect the surrounding environment, de-materializing its appearance. From the inside guests will be able to gaze at the 360 panorama view.

The Alpine Capsule will be completely energy independent; the necessary energy will be supplied by external “power plants”, using solar energy integrated with vertical wind turbines.

LOCATION:

Mobile unit, currently scheduled to be placed in Piz la Ila in the Alta Badia Region, Italy in 2010 at a height of 2.100m.

URL/ BOOKING/ CONTACT:

http://www.rosslovegrove.com/

Construction will begin in 2010.

Skihaus, Swiss Alps - "Portable Ski Vacation Accomodation"

DESCRIPTION:
SkiHaus was conceived while skiing late and high in the Alps: evening sun, a beautiful, clear, starlit night, twinkling lights of the village in the valley, a reluctance to return: Would it be possible to stay here in the beautiful, cold silence?
The SkiHaus serves as a mobile alpine hut or a ‘hard tent’. The lightweight, all-aluminium structure weighs only 315 kg and is designed to be lifted into position by helicopter.
It is well-insulated using lightweight aviation materials and has a self-sufficient energy system powered by solar and wind generators.
Since 1992 the SkiHaus has been tested by the team together with mountain guides and helicopter engineers at varying altitudes in the Swiss Alps up to 3901m (next to the ‘Kleines Matterhorn’). It will be used further by the local mountain guide centres for ski touring, climbing, guide training, ski races and medical positions.
Besides its rescue and safety functions, the SkiHaus is an architectural vehicle with which to explore the third dimension and the wide clear spaces on top of the mountains. It has been situated on the Swiss-Italian ridge close to the ‘Kleines Matterhorn” since May 2004 and is currently used as shelter and accommodation for skiers and climbers. The unit includes a kitchen.

LOCATION:

Different locations in the Swiss Alps. Transported by Helicopter.

CAPACITY:
4 People

URL/ BOOKING/ CONTACT:
http://www.hcla.co.uk/projects/?pid=79

RATES:
The unit can be purchased for $ 55.000.

Travelodge, UK - "Hotel made out of recycled Containers"

Foto Source: http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/08/22/travelodge-shipping-container-hotel/

DESCRIPTION:

Travelodge recently opened a hotel in Uxbridge, England that is constructed entirely from prefabricated shipping containers. The completed design uses eighty-six containers of various sizes that were retrofitted into bedrooms and bolted together onsite. The exterior has been clad and fitted with windows, thus converting the assemblage into a seamless 120-bedroom hotel. Verbus Systems estimates that the structure’s prefab composition saved the hotel chain more than half a million pounds and at least 10 weeks of construction. Verbus Systems claims that the hotel’s modular construction makes its construction 40-60% quicker than traditional building methods, plus it doesn’t require complicated construction processes or specialized labor, which helps to reduce cost. They also quote a 70% reduction in on-site waste. The interiors are indistinguishable from other Travelodge hotels, and after construction, the exterior betrays nothing. Travelodge plans to follow up with a 307-room version at Heathrow. They expect to save up to 10 million pounds (18.6 million dollars) a year on hotel development by using this new method. Source: inhabitat.com

LOCATION:

Colham House, Bakers Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1RG, England

NUMBER OF ROOMS:

120

URL/ BOOKING/ CONTACT:
http://www.travelodge.co.uk/search_and_book/hotel_overview.php?hotel_id=365
Tel.: +44-0871 984 6373

RATES:
Starting at GBP 19 per night

Hotel Everland, France - "Mobile Luxury Hotel"

Featured Freshotel of the Month: January 2009

Foto Source: everland.ch

DESCRIPTION:

Everland is : 1 capsule measuring 35 m2 designed by 2 artists, 10.5 tons (fiberglass-covered wooden structure; interior carpeting and blue tiles for the bathroom). A 350 ton crane was needed to hoist Everland to the roof of the Palais de Tokyo. Everland spent 159 nights in Yverdon on Lake Neuchâtel for Expo. 02 (June through October 2002) and, following a pause on the roof of the artists’ home, an additional 400 nights in Leipzig on the roof of the city’s Museum of Contemporary Art (June 2006 to September 2007). Everland arrived in Paris on 16 October 2007 and will remain there until December 2008.

-Hotel Everland is a work of art AND a Hotel the same time.
-All guests are an integral part of the project.
-Hotel Everland was built as a one room Hotel it can't be modified, nor multiplied.
-To show Everland in partnership with an art institution is important, only this way it can be visited as an exhibition piece during the day. Also only this way the privilege of "staying over night as the only one in the building/area" is possible.-L/B does not consider to built more than one Hotel Everland. Source: everland.ch.

LOCATION:

Currently on top of Palais de Tokyo in Paris, France.

NUMBER OF ROOMS:

1

URL/BOOKINGS:

http://www.everland.ch/en
http://www.everland.ch/en/booking/

CONTACT:

http://www.everland.ch/en/contact/

RATES:

Starting at € 333 per night. Booked out for the next 60 days.

Travelpod, UK - "Portable Luxury Hotel"

Foto Source: http://stuff4restaurants.com

DESCRIPTION:
The Travelpod - Was claimed as the World's first mobile hotel room. The pod is sealed in a polycarbonate glass box, but includes features offered in conventional hotel rooms such as Flat-Screen TV and air conditioning and an en-suite bathroom. Leigh McCarron, Travelodge’s director of sleep, called it “a ground-breaker in outdoor accommodation”. The Travelpod, which measures 6 metres by 2.4, includes a double bed, bedside lights, carpeted floors, and dressing table - plus blinds. The Travelpod will be available soon at outdoor Events such as music festivals or sporting competitions. TravelPod’s spokesperson says, “With the popularity of outdoor sleeping we saw a definite niche in the market for something a bit more up-market”. When asked who will be hiring this hotel room, she replied “One woman wanted 20 of them for the guests at her garden wedding to sleep in.” “One man wanted one delivered to a beautiful spot in the Lake District, so he could propose to his girlfriend in it”.

LOCATION:
Changing locations throughout UK (sporting and musical events).

URL/ BOOKING/ CONTACT:
This information was published by Travelodge in 2007 http://www.travelodge.co.uk/press_releases/press_release.php?id=255&search=travelpod . It is unclear if this mobile unit is still bookable.

Galactic Suite "Space Hotel"

Foto Source: galacticsuite.com

DESCRIPTION:

By 2012 Galactic Suite's plan to launch the first ever Space Resort. For around $4 million per person you can spend three nights aboard a three-bedroom boutique type hotel room.
Prior to the flight one attends an eight week intensive training course at a space camp on a tropical island. Then the tourists ride a private space shuttle into orbit. Hotel guests would see the sun rise 15 times a day. Some of the sensations one will experience are weightlessness, space sports, and star gazing.

LOCATION:

450 km above earth, in orbit

URL/BOOKINGS/CONTACT:

http://www.galacticsuite.com/
reservations@galacticsuite.com

RATES:

$4 Million for three nights

The hotel is bookable as of 2012

Hotel Puerta America Madrid, Spain - "Unique Hotel by 19 famous Designers"

Foto Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ramonduran/2387594049/

Foto Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/greenshines/296521023/

DESCRIPTION:

While the facade is the work of the French architect Jean Nouvel, each of the hotel's 12 floors - from the elevator lobbies down to the blankets and bathrobes - has been conceived by powerhouse architects and design studios, among them Arata Isozaki, Norman Foster, Marc Newson, Ron Arad, Richard Gluckman, Javier Mariscal, Victorio & Lucchino and Zaha Hadid. With public spaces like the Black Tears restaurant designed by Christian Liaigre and the underground garage by Teresa Sapey, the Puerta América can bill itself as "12 floors with 19 stars." With 308 standard rooms, 22 junior suites and 12 suites, the hotel is hardly "boutique," but the mix of design styles is as aesthetically engaging as it is disorienting. The facade, covered with a rainbow of vinyl panels - which are, in fact, a clever system of window screens that modulate incoming light - gives a hint of the diversity inside. Source: travel.nytimes.com

LOCATION:

Avenida de América, 41, 28002 Madrid, Spain

NUMBER OF ROOMS:

342

URL/BOOKINGS / CONTACT:
http://www.hoteles-silken.com/HPAM/index.php
https://reservations.ihotelier.com/istay.cfm?hotelid=4753&languageID=1
Tel.: +34 917 445 400

RATES:

Starting at EUR 350 til EUR 3.900 for a suite.

Hotel Umaid Bhawan Palace, India - "Authentic Royal Palace Hotel"

Foto Source: http://www.forbestraveler.com/resorts-hotels/castles-royal-residences-slide.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bs_rajawat/2558396100/

DESCRIPTION:
H.H. Maharaja Sahib of Jodhpur, India has some stories of his own. He lives with his family in one wing of Umaid Bhawan, an opulent 347-room sandstone palace, while the rest of the palace and 26 acres of gardens are open to guests. His decision to open the palace, completed in the 1940’s as the last great residence of a Maharaja, was similarly due to an overabundance of space for the family’s modern lifestyle. “The palace was built to hold official functions, events and parties,” he said, “so it was ideally suited for the hospitality industry.” But the Maharaja and family didn’t move out; they continue to live and hold traditional festivals in their section of the palace, sometimes inviting hotel guests to participate. And he will, with a prior request, meet with guests to tell them about the palace and the family. But does he ever mind that strangers are tromping through the family digs? He, like the other royals, insists that he doesn’t. “We still see it as our family palace,” he said. And opening it to the public has its advantages, not all of them financial. “This great palace was always intended to be fully utilized, and one can better enjoy it this way. The whole place has come alive again.” Source: forbestraveler.com

LOCATION:
Jodhpur - 342 006, Rajasthan, India

NUMBER OF ROOMS:
347 rooms in total in the palace (64 of which are located in the hotel wing)

URL/BOOKINGS:
http://www.tajhotels.com/Palace/Umaid%20Bhawan%20Palace%2CJODHPUR/

CONTACT:
Tel. : (91-291) 251 0101
Email: ubpresv.jodh@tajhotels.com

RATES:

$260 - $ 4.000

De Vrouwe van Stavoren, Holland - "Wine Barrel Hotel"

Foto Source: http://www.hotel-vrouwevanstavoren.nl/Wijnvaten.htm

DESCRIPTION:

This hotel for winelovers is located in Stavoren, a very old port in northern Holland. The rooms where you sleep are in 15,000 litre wine barrels. There are four of them, each created from Swiss drums that used to contain Beaujolais wine from the French chateau area.
The rooms look quite cozy, wood panelled, of course, with room for two narrow beds. No comment on the smell in the room; foxy, fruity, but all with plenty of body. Maybe you chose by flavour: red or white. Each one comes complete with a t.v., radio shower and toilet for this rare wine treat. There is a porch/ sitting room attached so things aren't quite as cramped as they appear.n Source: treehugger.com

LOCATION:

Havenweg 1, 8715 Stavoren, Netherlands

NUMBER OF ROOMS:

4

URL/ BOOKING/ CONTACT:
http://www.hotel-vrouwevanstavoren.nl/
Tel.: +31-514-681202

RATES:

Starting at EUR 49 for a single room

Controversy Tram & Train Inn, Holland - "Tram Hotel"

Foto Source: controversy.nl

DESCRIPTION:
The accommodation here consists of two former street trams converted into four themed bedrooms: Italian and French (you can smoke in both of these) and English and American (non-smoking). The owners' house is next door, and includes a London double-decker bus installed in the living room, which they've converted to a bedroom. On site is also a video library, converted from an oil rig escape pod (but looking far more like a UFO). Source: hotelchatter.com

LOCATION:
Koningspade 36, 1718 MP Hoogwoud, Netherlands

NUMBER OF ROOMS:
4 (one tram & one train)

URL / CONTACT:
www.controversy.nl
Tel.: +31-226-352693

RATES:
Starting at EUR 60 per Person per night