Most fantastic hotels in the world

Many tourists, “jaded” in the sights of distant travel, note that the largest hotels in the world seems to be absolutely identical with the only difference that offer a different panoramic view from its windows. However, there are hotels that can boast of their uniqueness.
International travel company TripAdvisor in United States formed the top-10 of the most fantastic hotels. Among them were the hotels in the caves of Turkey, the Victorian prison in England, Thai rice barge, and even the 9-meter wooden dog in the United States.
Hotels in Australia are not included in this list, although there are quite remarkable places – for example, the 250-meter hotel-crocodile Gagudju Crocodile Hotel, located in the National Park Kakadu or an underground hotel Desert Cave Hotel.

Gamirasu Cave Hotel, Cappadocia, Turkey
Gamirasu, located within the restored Byzantine monastic orphanage, was built a thousand years ago on a rock, which is raging in the lower reaches of a mountain river. Hotel “Troglodita” with 25 rooms combines the marble bathrooms and other elements of modern design with a so-called ” spiritual component. ”
Surviving fragments of frescoes from the age-old story so far can be seen on the floors of old churches located nearby, with an average of Anatolian region has kept hundreds of columns of volcanic rocks from which in ancient times, people cut out at home.
On the terrace of the hotel can be found a local shepherdess, leading to a single herd.

Al Maha Desort Resort and Spa, Dubai
Located on 25 square kilometers of classical Arabic desert, 45 minutes from the modern Dubai, this hotel was the epitome of legendary Bedouin camp parking.
The hotel is decorated with artifacts and antiques of the desert, while each of the 30 luxurious rooms equipped with luxurious modern cooling air.
The hotel offers views of the distant mountain, Hajar, which can be visited in the framework of educational tourism.
There are organized walks on camels and horses on the sandy dunes and the dunes, falconry and archery. The local fauna is replete with wandering in the desert gazelle and Arabian oryx with horns, reminiscent scimitar.

Silken Puerta America, Madrid, Spain
This unique hotel in central Madrid was the joint creation of 15 world-renowned architects, including such masters of architectural design, as Ushid Finlay, Zaha Hadid, Arata Isodzaki, Norman Foster, Jean and John Nouvelles Pouson.
A monument to modern design contains of 342 hotel rooms for more than twelve floors, each of which is unique in its shape, color and use of materials. For example, the interior of the second floor inspired the architects of the late Basque sculptor Eduardo Chilido, while the seventh floor enchants its curved walls, round bed and a single black and red colors.
The windows of the hotel open a beautiful view of the city and the picturesque view of mountains on the horizon.

Hotel de Glace, Quebec, Canada
Hotel De Glace is one of the many seasonal hotels in the northern Hemisphere, it is wholly built of ice. It is located in the village of Catherine de la Jacques Cartier, 35 kilometers from the province of Quebec, and every winter season is now over ten years, it offers 34 suites and rooms.
At this time De Glace will open its doors in the period from 4 January to 4 April 2009.
In the hotel the tourists would find ice cafe, ice chapel for weddings and an ice bar – drinks in glasses carved from ice. Local guests sleep in sleeping bags on ice beds in the room with the same “clear-cold” interior.
At the restoration of the hotel every year takes 500 tons of ice and 15 thousand tons of snow, while the construction took 5 weeks.

Malmaison Oxford Castle, United Kingdom
Castle in the historic Oxford refers to the time in 1071 AD and served as a prison in Victorian times. Here, to this day remain two basement prison cells with thick iron bars and massive wooden doors with thickness of 7.5 cm.
Guests can lock in these cells for fun, personal experiment, or an image, and then free themselves of “good behavior”.
Hotel Castle, described as “Oxford, mixing history with modernity,” offers 94 generously furnished rooms, some of which have been converted from three old cells. Extensive reconstruction of the castle has helped 3.5 million dollars in state grant and financial support to the National Heritage Fund.

Tea Factory, Sri Lanka
Hotel Tea Factory “stretches to 25 acres of land at a height of 2 thousand 200 meters, lost in the foggy mountains of the area of Sri Lanka – Nuwara Eliya.
Tea Factory was able to maintain the spirit of the past colonial era – the growing and packing of tea, being here with the 1800’s, since the British authorities.
The hotel restaurant is located in an old tea-sorting and bar is located in the former packing workshop.
The four-star hotel with 57 rooms is of a “green” philosophy of energy-efficient lighting, automatic switches with low power consumption, as well as noise control and secure environment.
Hotel guests can visit the tea plantations around the hotel, and walk or bike to tour in the mountains with its waterfalls, the wildlife sanctuary and national park.

Huvafen Fushi, Maldives
In 2008, Huvafen Fushi, situated on a coral island of North Mail, was recognized as the best sea resort island in the Indian Ocean.
What makes this luxurious resort with its luxurious suites in the fantastic tourist attraction, could be attributed to the words of the owners of Huvafen Fushi. At their website they describe the hotel as “magnificent and sensual escape into paradise,” and it’s not an exaggeration.
After a 30-minute trip to the speedboat from the international airport Mail guests will meet their personal butler. He will hold the tourists to one of 43 bungalows and pavilions, each with its own courtyard, shower and deck with dining table, couches and chairs.
Among the attractions at Huvafen Fushi is big game fishing, relaxing “Fishing at Sunset”, diving and other water sports.

Ariau Jungle Towers, Brazil
A trip by boat through the Amazon rain forest will be an ambitious objective for many travelers. Ariau Jungle Towers Hotel is located 60 kilometers north-west of Manaus microregions included in the state of Amazonas.
The biggest ecological hotel in the region, is located on the banks of the river Rio Negro,it is formed of eight towers located on their “top” 268 hotel rooms. Unusual design of Ariau Jungle Towers also include a total of more than 8 kilometers elevator bridges.
Imagine a hotel, a remote Amazon region of crown, with bridges, rising to 2.4 meters from the round dining room, a bar of polished tropical forests, like Eagle’s Nest, luxury club and a huge mahogany height of 30.5 meters of hanging down with a friendly monkeys, macaque, lenivtsami and parrots.

Dog Bark Park Inn, Idaho, United States
In the biggest hound in the world “, called” Sweet Willie “- 2 adjacent rooms, one of which fit the luxurious royal bed size. There is also a staircase leading to the attic, where the guests spread out the two cotton mattress.
Bathroom from “Sweet Willie” is under the tail, and convenience – from the outside, and masked it by 3.5-meter-long fire engine.
The couple, artists Denise and Francis Konkin, whose carved figurines of dogs and other animals adorn the rooms, – sell their wooden hand in a store located nearby. In 2003, they built “Sweet Willie” as a guest house, to bring to its business customers. And earlier this function was performed by 3.5-meter puppy Toby, who “guard” the entrance to their shop.

Imperial Boat House, Koh Samui, Thailand
Stay on board an old rice barge, located on the Cocos Islands Cheong Mon Beach, of course, can not be compared with the rest in five-star hotel, but 34 “on board” a number of teak wood (dry) have turned this resort into an excellent location for leisure tourists.
In addition to two swimming pools and other water sports The Imperial offers tourists to enjoy the beauty of waterfalls and scenic mountain hills.