Posts Tagged: "Hotel"

INSTAGRAM HOTEL | 1888 HOTEL IN SYDNEY

Here’s an incredibly original idea for an authentic accommodation – a new five-star hotel in Sydney, Australia, called ‘1888’, inspired by a photo-sharing website Instagram. Why Instagram as the inspiration and why 1888 as the name? Well, it is a clever marketing move to tie the hotel to a popular photo- and video-sharing service, particularly …

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YAS VICEROY HOTEL | ABU DHABI

Coming up with new ideas is not easy anymore, but the YAS Hotel in Abu Dhabi is the product of a new idea. Mixing various aspects of accommodation and entertainment is not new, but mixing an F1 Racing track with a hotel most certainly is. The hotel was designed by Asymptote Architecture. Its construction started …

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DESERT LOTUS RESORT | MONGOLIA GOBI DESERT

You have probably never considered the Inner Mongolia Region in China as a top holiday destination, but when you see the Desert Lotus Resort situated 563 km west of Beijing, in esoteric Xiang Sha Wan, or the “Sand Bay” of the Gobi Desert, you’ll definitely change your mind. The resort itself looks almost unearthly, like …

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HOTEL DE GLACE | ICE HOTEL IN QUEBEC CITY, CANADA

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Hotel de Glace, or the Ice Hotel is a construction that is built every year. It is made of 15,000 tons of snow and 500 tons of ice and its freezing four feet thick walls that keep the temperature inside the hotel between -23⁰F and -28⁰F. Even though it does not sound like the most …

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GENERATOR HOSTEL | BARCELONA

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The first words that spring to mind when you mention ‘hostel’ are cramped, loud, smelly and small. You’d be pleased to know that there is a hostel / hotel that is anything but… It is called Generator Hostel, and it is located in Barcelona’s Gràcia district, a ten-minute walk from Antoni Gaudí’s famous Casa Batlló …

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AQUADOM AT THE RADISSON BLU

The world’s biggest cylindrical freestanding aquarium is not in the US, or Japan or any other ocean-bordering country – it is, believe it or not, adjacent to the Radisson Blu Hotel at 3, Spandauer Straße, Berlin, Germany, or, more precisely, at the very centre of the hotel’s lobby. The aquarium is called AquaDom, it was …

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ICEHOTEL IN SWEDEN

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This Icehotel in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, just 120 miles inside the Arctic Circle is no gimmick. It’s a real, stunning work of art that is used as a hotel. And it justifies the name. Icehotel is made of ice. Completely. It’s freezing cold and majestic. Every year in November loads of artists and engineers flock to …

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EL COSMICO | MARFA TEXAS

If you are in need of accommodation in Marfa, Texas, and would also enjoy a bit of peace and quiet time filled with wonderful conversations and laid back art, El Cosmico is by far the best option for you. It is essentially several renovated campers offering a relaxed accommodation. Apart from choosing campers, you can …

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Poseidon Resorts | Underwater Hotel In Fiji (VIDEO)

Poseidon Resorts is the company behind this magnificent project. Yes, this is intended to become a unique undersea resort, aptly named after the Greek God of the Sea, Poseidon. It is to be placed on an island in Fiji, where visitors will be able to enjoy the solitude and colorfulness of the marine life. The …

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Hotel Wiesergut in Hinterglemm Austria by Gogl Architekten

Austrian firm Gogl Architekten designed this wonderful winter retreat called Hotel Wiesergut in Hinterglemm, Austria. The idea was not to create something completely new, but rather to adapt the existing facilities that represented tradition and improve it. The home of Hotel Wiesergut is Hinterglemm, which is just about 65 miles away from the city of …

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