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A nifty site for finding the perfect (wacky) hotel

by Jerry Guo (RSS feed) on Feb 3rd 2008 at 10:20PM

Sometimes it's really about the destination, and not the journey. I've just come across a great site, UnusualHotelsoftheWorld.com, which is exactly about what its Internet address describes. It claims to be the most comprehensive listing of unusual hotels in the world, and on top of that, they also publish a 224-page book, titled, that's right, "Unusual Hotels of the World."

So they're not the most creative people in the world. But they are very thorough. They currently have 136 hotels listed around the world, 50 of which are in North America and 45 in Europe. My favorite feature is an interactive map that shows you exactly where in the world there's an unusual hotel. The search feature is also quite strong: you can search by continent, keyword, and a comprehensive list of categories.

Here are just some of the quirky categories: castle, oasis, palace, igloo, island, prison, treehouse, and underwater. I've already added several must-go destinations from their site to my life-list.

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