Three friends, who had spent many years visiting & promoting destinations all over the world both personally and for corporate activities decided to create the definitive guide for the many hotels around the world that offer their guests something unusual about their stay.

Be it that guests stay underground, inside an igloo, up a tree or even underwater, Unusual Hotels of the World has set out to be the online location for travelers from around the globe to access information and subsequently book rooms at unusual and unique hotels. We believe it is most comprehensive source for unusual hotels around the world and such features a whole variety of hotels properties. Some of these properties are already known internationally, however many will be new discoveries to the majority of travellers.
Simon

Unusual Hotels of the World offers ‘experiential’ hotels. Staying there is worth the trip, which will often be long and arduous, and delivers the guest a memorable and hopefully enjoyable experience. Some are luxurious, some are not, and throughout the guide you will find a range of choices to suit the budgets of every traveller.

Unusual Hotels of the World permanently updates and features promotional deals and offers provided by guide hotels in its regular newsletters to registered users of the online guide. Sign up using the Sign Up form and join our online community.
Steve

It is impossible for the creators of Unusual Hotels of the World to personally inspect all member hotels due to the vast number of locations included in the guide. We’re getting round to as many as we can, but would be delighted to receive positive or negative feedback from hotel guests. If any hotel is receiving regular negative feedback we discuss the issues with the hotel owners and consider temporarily removing the hotel from the site subject to changes being implemented that would rectify guest feedback.
Sid

Our network of travelers contacts from around the globe. If there are properties that we have missed, please let us know and we’ll work to include them in the future. We sincerely hope that you come to appreciate the value that Unusual Hotels of the World creates for travellers and hope that you enjoy being part of our Unusual World.

Simon Penn, Steve Dobson and Sid Lalwani,
Co Founders of UHOTW

Engelberg Igloo Hotel. An Igloo world in white !!!

Adrian Günter built his first igloo in 1996, to better enjoy the mountain and first powder snow of the day. Following an avalanche of interest from friends wanting to sample an igloo night, he increased the number of igloos and opened the “small world in white” in 2005, with 6 villages across Andorra, Switzerland and Germany now accepting guests.

Moving three thousand tons of snow every December to build each village, Adrian invites Inuit artists from Canada to craft sculptures inside each village. With only an ice pick, motor saw and shovel, artists produce seals, arctic wolves, polar bears and whales as well as swirling designs and patterns illuminated by candle light to look over the guests from the walls.

The villages are open from Christmas day through to the beginning of April each year, snow conditions permitting.

With 5,600 visitors in 2006, all ages have enjoyed the cosy hospitality of an expedition sleeping bag and sheepskin rug, from the youngest 19mth old baby to an 83 year old lady guest.

Positive Experiences

“This place is amazing. I went there with my fiance just after we got engaged and we spent midnight on New Year’s Eve in our own private hot tub looking up at the stars. Brush up on your German before you go though!“

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