coolest hotels ever

This interesting blend of modern decor and concrete sewage pipes is situated right along the banks of the Danube in the Austrian city of Linz. Each segment weighs about 9.5 tons, so you don t have to be too concerned about your friends rolling you into the river at night.

Complete with small doors and circular windows, Woodlyn Park in New Zealand allows you to experience a night in the life of a hairy footed midget. It s not just for geeks though, as you can opt to sleep in a beached ship or an authentic freighter plane from Vietnam next door as well.

Located in Southern Australia, it was opened as a prison in 1866, closed in 1995, and reopened as a hotel. For those of you that laugh in the face normalcy, you should be excited to know that the only real difference now is that the doors can be locked from the inside.

Dubbed the hotel on wheels it goes to and fro across the continent of South America, shuttling weary travelers up mountainsides and across deserts. Don t let the exterior fool you though, it comes fully equipped with 30 beds, hot showers, and continental breakfasts.

Although Null Stern means zero star in German, don t pass judgement quite yet. Okay, we know, a former Swiss nuclear bunker turned hotel might not sound too appealing but the service is allegedly unparalleled. You can even have a butler serve you breakfast through a hidden tunnel.

They don t call it the spinning hotel for no reason. Situated in a tank holding 478 tons of water, this 2750 ton Turkish hotel can make up to 1 revolution every 2 hours with the help of 6 electric motors. That s a mouthful of numbers but really they just mean you ll go to sleep facing the ocean and wake up facing the pool.

Having become popular in the Netherlands, these bright orange capsules were originally escape pods located on oil rigs. Although they seem small they are deceptively spacious with the ability to comfortably accommodate up to three people. Excluding the installation of an emergency toilet along with some bedsheets, these pods have largely retained their original barebones flavor.

Renowned for its beauty, the Quinta Real in Zacatecas, Mexico is actually a 17th century bullring converted into a hotel. While the rooms overlook the arena, a gigantic aquaduct overlooks the rooms. Not much else compares.

Although this is certainly not the most space efficient hotel on our list with room for only two occupants, it definitely wins in the cool category. Not only does it have an extremely luxurious interior you get your own crane. The Dutch must get really bored at night.

As the biggest treehouse in the biggest jungle in one of the biggest countries on the planet, the Ariau Towers are one of the most exotic places in the world to spend your night. Located deep within the Amazon this complex has over 4 miles worth of catwalks that snake through the canopy.