1. Manta Resort (Pemba Island, Zanzibar Islands)
The Manta Resort is located on Pemba Island, a center of traditional medicine and witchcraft. If you come to Manta, try booking an underwater room and enjoy the feeling of living and sleeping under the clear, calm sea, with colorful reef fish gliding past the large window next to your bed. At night, you can turn on the lights under the window to attract fish and octopus. The living room on the sea side has a common living area, a simple bathroom and a spacious terrace for you to sunbathe during the day, or watch the Milky Way at night.
And despite its name, the Manta Resort has no stingrays. Instead, the area is known for its diving spots, with sheer cliffs, undisturbed coral reefs, and abundant marine life. When you’re not in your room, you can indulge in the resort’s spa, go scuba diving, or wander around the island, which is teeming with wildlife and has a fascinating, exotic culture.
- Website: https://themantaresort.com
2. Golden Crown Levin Iglut Resort (Levi, Finland)
A magical night in a glass igloo, under the icy Arctic sky - this is the captivating introduction you will encounter when opening the Golden Crown Levin Iglut website. Located 6 km from the resort town of Levi, Levin Iglut is an independent hotel with a total of 18 glass igloos, each with a kitchenette serving breakfast, a full bathtub and a spacious double bed with adjustable headrests for watching the aurora borealis. The windows of the igloos are insulated and heated, so even in the cold Arctic, they will not freeze. When you need privacy, you can always pull the curtains and enjoy a warm bath in the igloo, or for a more exciting experience, try bathing while watching the stars in the outdoor hot tub.
This is the top ideal place to see the Northern Lights.
Not only does Levin Iglut have romantic white igloos, it also has the "Northern Lighthouse" - a resort built partly underground, fully meeting the needs of any tourist, very suitable for small groups with children (maximum of 4 adults and 2 children per group). The windows of this area are designed to face the beautiful wild slopes during the day, and connect to a wide stage to watch the aurora at night.
- Website: https://leviniglut.net
3. Kokopell's Cave (Farmington, New Mexico, USA)
Named after a fertility god carved into rock by Southwestern Americans centuries ago, Kokopell Caves is located in a remote, isolated area, about 300 feet above the scenic Plata River Valley. The entire resort is built into the sheer cliffs of the 60-million-year-old Ojo Alamo sandstone. Follow the stairs down to the cave entrance 70 feet below the summit to find a circular cave 590 feet wide.2, step inside to hot tubs, ceiling showers, a fully equipped kitchen and a living room with a fireplace.
From Kokopell Cave and the clifftops, you can look out over the vast and majestic desert below, see fiery sunsets in the southwest, and the Four Corners Monument, which marks the border of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado. From here, you can also take day trips to tourist destinations such as Chaco Canyon National Park, Mesa Verde National Park, or explore Navajo Country.
- Website: https://kokoscave.us
4. Book & Bed Tokyo Hotel (Tokyo, Japan)
Designed by architects Makoto Tanijiri and Ai Yoshida along with the entire staff of Suppose Design Office, Book and Bed is a luxury library-hotel, a place that can make the dream of sleeping surrounded by thousands of books come true.
In addition to shared bathrooms and toilets, this hotel also has 52 compact bunk beds equipped with reading lights, individual power outlets and curtains for privacy. You can also choose your desired bed size to suit your needs.
With a total of over 4,000 titles in English and Japanese, this place is a paradise for book lovers, a perfect place to “disconnect” from the outside world and immerse yourself in your own world.
Book and Bed Tokyo is located in the bustling Ikebukuro shopping district of Tokyo. As the hotel is located on the seventh and eighth floors of a high-rise building, if you look down from here, you will be greeted by a breathtaking view of the bright lights of the Japanese metropolis.
- Website: https://bookandbedtokyo.com/en/
5. Dromen Aan Zee Hotel (Harlingen, Netherlands)
Dromen Aan Zee (Dreams by the Sea) is a unique hotel built to honor the seafaring culture of the people of Harlingen. Here, you will become a guest in a room located more than 17 meters above the ground, on a sea wharf - a historic wharf that was still used for unloading ships until 1996. The refurbished engine room and control room have been transformed into an elegant apartment with views of the Wadden Sea. Bright interior colors, comfortable service and entertainment systems, a full kitchen and bathroom area, and a spacious terrace make this place seem more like a luxury yacht than a retired industrial machine.
Nearby is Vuurtoren, a decommissioned lighthouse built in 1920, which today becomes the Dromen Aan Zee guest house with three spiral-shaped rooms on the top floor, also fully equipped and above all, 360-degree views of the sea and the city. If you are afraid of heights, you can choose the Reddingsboot room on the ground - which is a repurposed lifeboat, so this special room can "carry" you to explore the sea for 2 hours.
- Website: https://www.dromenaanzee.nl/en/
6. Costa Verde Hotel (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)
Aside from its slogan, “There are still more monkeys than people,” the Costa Verde Hotel is also famous for something else: guests who come here will have the opportunity to spend the night on a Boeing 727, a 1965 plane that has been creatively repurposed into a luxury two-bedroom resort.
The fuselage is still intact, with an interior entirely paneled in local teak, with windows opening onto the forest and ocean, and a large covered veranda. All bedrooms are air-conditioned and have private bathrooms. A special feature of the hotel is the restaurant and bar, which are located on the C-123 cargo plane – a “witness” of the Iran-Contra scandal of the 1980s.
- Website: https://costaverde.com
7. Happy Nomads Village Hotel (Karakol, Kyrgyzstan)
The Happy Nomads Village offers guests a taste of traditional Kyrgyz life in three bozuis (nomadic tents). Surrounded by beautiful flower gardens in warm weather, each tent is traditionally built, with heated floors and two single beds, spacious enough to accommodate up to five people. The interior is simple yet luxurious, with carpets and colorful walls.
Guests staying here will have access to large bathrooms with wall-mounted showers, and a homemade breakfast of jam and bread in the communal tavern (which is also a hut). You can also go horse riding into the mountainous countryside and chat to the trilingual plantation owners, who speak English, German and Russian; or go skiing at the Karakol ski resort, 20 minutes away, if you visit in winter.
- Website: https://www.happynomads.info
8. Palacio de Sal Salt Hotel (Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia)
You've probably heard of ice hotels, butPalacio de Sal (Salt Palace)In Bolivia, it is even more unique, using salt from the world's largest salt pan, Salar de Uyuni, to create a luxury hotel in the middle of a deserted space. Almost everything inside the hotel is more than 4,500 m2The entire property is made of salt, including the ceiling, walls, floors and furniture. All 30 rooms are simply but stylishly designed, with wooden floors, tiled bathtubs and strict temperature control. The dining room windows offer panoramic views of the vast salt flats. Breakfast includes local lamb and llama, along with the hotel’s specialty, salt chicken.
In addition, the uniqueness of Palacio de Sal also lies in the surrounding sky outside the hotel, when Salar de Uyuni seems to turn into a giant sea of mirrors every rainy season, or a mysterious romantic paradise full of stars every night.
- Website: https://palaciodesal.com.bo
9. Santos Express Cruise Lodge (Mossel Bay, South Africa)
The Santos Express was a passenger train in the 1920s, and since its demise, it has made a permanent stop on Munro Street, just over 30 metres from Santos Beach, and a 10-minute walk from the Dias Museum, the city centre and Mossel Bay harbour. The first four carriages have five double-bedded sleeping quarters and a shared bathroom, while the fifth carriage has 16 bunk beds to accommodate large groups.
The Honeymoon Caboose is ideal for couples, with its ensuite bathroom and sea-facing terrace. The two Royal Suites are ideal for families seeking privacy. No matter which room you stay in, you can enjoy stunning views of the deep blue ocean beyond. The adjacent Santos Beach is one of South Africa's top-rated beaches, famous for swimming, whale watching, diving and surfing.
- Website: https://www.santosexpress.co.za
10. Tree House Resort (Iquitos, Peru)
Sleep soundly amidst the soothing sounds of nature at the source of the Amazon rainforest, Peru- this is truly an attractive invitation for anyone who loves to travel and especially wants to return to wild nature. To have this unique experience, visitors must take a one-hour boat ride from the center of Iquitos, then climb to a height of about 10-20 m, and finally set foot in front of eight dome-shaped houses above the forest canopy.
A 5.5m diameter dome, wooden railings, sheer curtains and mosquito nets are all that separate you from the dense, mysterious rainforest. Each treehouse has a cold shower and shower, and suspension bridges lead to the central house, where Peruvian delicacies are served. You can also spot squirrel monkeys, macaws, tree sloths and other rainforest denizens. Private tour guides will also take you on short excursions with activities such as dolphin watching in the river and visiting indigenous villages.
- Website: https://treehouselodge.com
