| There are several places around the world | | | | too late drinking and missed the last train |
| that have very unique hotels. Try sleeping | | | | can get a night's rest. There are often |
| in a capsule hotel or a treetop hotel. There | | | | discount rates for those wishing to nap for |
| are some really fun hotels that supply you | | | | only a couple of hours during the day. There |
| with more than a bed and a shower. | | | | are several cave hotels throughout the world |
| | | | in such places as Australia, Spain, Turkey, |
| Though hotels are all similar in that they | | | | the United States and several other |
| all have beds and other accommodations to | | | | countries. Rooms in cave hotels typically |
| make staying there much more homelike, there | | | | have the entire walls or even two or three |
| are some very unique hotels in various parts | | | | walls made out of the mountain or other hard |
| of the world that challenge the concept of | | | | sediment formation that the hotel is built |
| the traditional hotel. The unique treetop | | | | into. For instance there is the cave hotel in |
| hotels in Costa Rica, Kenya and other parts | | | | Southern Australia, an Underground hotel and |
| of the world where the hotels are built with | | | | casino, in Coober Pedy. The Desert Cave Hotel |
| very large living trees making up a | | | | allows you to experience dug-out style |
| substantial part of the hotel structure. The | | | | living, underground shops, bar and opal |
| treetop hotel in Kenya is built into the | | | | display areas. Sleeping underground is a very |
| trees surrounding a watering hole for the | | | | unique experience. Quiet, cool, dark and |
| many species of animals that forage there. | | | | airy, the rooms seem spacious with their high |
| When you leave the main dining room to go | | | | ceilings. The unique Desert Cave Hotel, |
| back to your room you are always accompanied | | | | famous as the only international rated |
| by a guard for protection from wild | | | | underground hotel in the world, allows you to |
| predators. The Ariau Towers in Brazil, near | | | | experience dug-out style living. It's the |
| the city of Manaus is in the middle of the | | | | experience to enjoy if you are in the area. |
| Amazon on the Rio Negro and is a similar type | | | | They have all of the amenities, fine dining, |
| of living tree hotel. Ariau Amazon Towers is | | | | a pool, a beautiful spa and a well equipped |
| another unique hotel, located 35 miles from | | | | gym. There is one underwater hotel in the |
| Manaus, Brazil where the Rio Negro and Ariau | | | | entire world that can be reached without the |
| Creek meet. Built entirely at the level of | | | | aid of scuba gear which is really a unique |
| the Rainforest Canopy, Ariau's towers are | | | | hotel. The Utter Inn located in Lake Malaren, |
| linked together by 4 miles of strong wooden | | | | Sweden features one large room and visitors |
| catwalks. This architectural wonder affords | | | | can simply walk down into the hotel while |
| visitors a unique communion with the regions | | | | viewing underwater. This same company also |
| teeming plant and animal life while leaving | | | | has an undersea lodge in Key Largo, Florida |
| the fragile eco-system completely | | | | that does require scuba diving to reach. The |
| undisturbed. Bill gates invested in the hotel | | | | Utter (Otter) Inn in Sweden is a small |
| and had modern telephone / internet | | | | floating house with a deck for sunning. Its |
| connections installed. Straight out of | | | | uniqueness is that you descend the stairs |
| Neromancer, the Sci-Fi book by William | | | | into the lake. The bedroom is like an |
| Gibson, but only for the Japanese as of yet, | | | | aquarium but you are the fish. There is an |
| the unique capsule hotels are an economy type | | | | inflatable boat so that you can visit a near |
| of hotel with extremely high occupancy | | | | by un-inhabited island to swim and sun. You |
| capabilities. Most capsule hotel compartments | | | | will have to buy the deluxe package to have |
| are only about 6 ½ feet by 4 feet by a | | | | dinner delivered to you (by boat, of course) |
| little over 3 feet. These hotels are not | | | | in the evening. These are the few totally |
| recommended for large or very tall people. | | | | different and unique hotels around the world. |
| This amount of space certainly gives one | | | | Be adventuresome and check one or two of the |
| enough room to read or sleep, but not much | | | | out. |
| else. Of course if you've got wireless | | | | |
| internet the possibilities are considerably | | | | Copyright © Mary Hanna, All Rights |
| expanded. Capsule hotels are not necessarily | | | | Reserved. This article may be distributed |
| frequented primarily by lower income people, | | | | freely on your website and in your ezines, as |
| but are used by many types of people for many | | | | long as this entire article, copyright |
| different reasons. For about $25-34 per | | | | notice, links and the resource box are |
| night, a tired working person who stayed out | | | | unchanged. |