WWorld's Coolest Hotels
black and white giraffe on brown grass field

One-of-a-Kind Hotels You Won't Believe Exist

No category fits these. A Boeing 727 in the canopy, a palace made of salt, a bedroom under the sea — the world's true originals.

black and white giraffe on brown grass field

Nairobi, Kenya

Giraffe Manor

A 1930s manor where Rothschild giraffes join you for breakfast.

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The water is crystal blue and clear and there are huts in the water

Tetiaroa, French Polynesia

The Brando

Marlon Brando's private atoll, reborn as a carbon-neutral hideaway.

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a rocky cliff next to the ocean

Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada

Fogo Island Inn

A world-class inn on stilts at the edge of the North Atlantic.

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a night time scene of a cabin in the woods

Saariselkä, Finland

Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort

Glass igloos built for watching the aurora from bed.

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gray building surrounded by body of water

Rangali Island, Maldives

The Muraka, Conrad Maldives

The world's first underwater hotel villa, five meters below the surface.

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rocky mountains

Sacred Valley, Peru

Skylodge Adventure Suites

Transparent capsules bolted to a cliff face 400 meters above the valley.

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green trees beside blue sea

Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

Hotel Costa Verde 727 Fuselage Suite

A refitted Boeing 727 perched in the Costa Rican jungle canopy.

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mountain and river

Valldal, Norway

Juvet Landscape Hotel

The glass cabins from Ex Machina, dissolved into a Norwegian river valley.

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a large stone structure in the water

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

Palacio de Sal

A hotel built entirely of salt on the world's largest salt flat.

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A large waterfall in the middle of a forest

Huilo-Huilo Reserve, Chile

Montaña Mágica Lodge

A moss-covered volcano-shaped lodge that spouts water from its peak.

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a large inflatable dome sitting on top of a wooden table

Allauch, Provence, France

Attrap'Rêves Bubble Hotel

Transparent bubble suites for stargazing in the Provençal forest.

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