Unique Themed Hotels

Designed by Agence Bastie, this suite is the perfect place for James Bond fans. Inspired by the famous British Spy, the 007 suite features golden toilets, gun-shaped lamps, and a 62" TV complete with the full archive of Bond films. 

Located within the Seven Hotel in Paris, France, the suite is popular with Bond fans from around the world as well as tourists looking to add a bit of mystery to their holiday.

Adventure Suites became one of the first 'themed hotels' during the 80s when it was known as the Presidential Waterbed Motel - where each room featured a waterbed and Jacuzzi!

In 1998, new owner Kathy Brassill took the theme concept to the next level, with each room showcasing a unique theme.

This Batman-themed room is inspired by the comic book hero, and is designed to look like the inside of the iconic batcave. Equipped with various memorabilia and Batman-shaped furniture, the Eden Motel has been thorough with their design. 

"We were suprised that comic book roamce seems to be so popular, but some people can't get enough of the Batman room and we have one client who visits at least once a week." - Eden Motel Owner.

Beer lovers everywhere rejoice! For now, not only can you drink a can of the sweet stuff - you can also sleep in one!

These beer-inspired super-structures provide accommodation for two people and can be found at Lake Skanderborg in Denmark. Can Sleep, as it is called, is a 121 room hotel, but unfortunately it isn't open all year-round.

Created especially for the Skanderborg Music Festival (also called Smukfest), Can Sleep is only during the month of August while the festival is ongoing.

Casa Margot Hotel Chmpagneries is a champagne-themed hotel in an award winning winery. 

The hotel opened in 2008 and was born when the founders of Casa Margot understood it wasn’t enough to simply show and talk about the process for the production of sparkling wines. True appreciation required visitors to take the time to “feel” the process, with the intangible values of good Champagne: glamour, luxury, patience, history, art...so they opened Hotel Champagnerie.

There are only two rooms at this exclusive venue, but what awaits those lucky occupants is an experience like no other.

The CasAnus is a one-room hotel located at the Verbeke Art Foundation in Stekene, Belgium. It's also designed to look like a giant colon.

It was originally created by Dutch artist Joep Van Lieshout, but the structure was renovated into living quarters and now sits on the grounds of the Verbeke Foundation Art Park.

The living space is fairly sparse, with a double bed taking up most of the room. There is an electric point, heater, as well as a shower and toilet at the other end of the room, with hot water.

The Cinderella Castle Suite is the only guest room located inside Disney's Magic Kingdon. 

This is one of the world's most exclusive hotel rooms with guests are selected at random through a lottery for the piviledge. A handful of celebrities have been lucky enough to stay (including Tom Cruise and his daughter Suri), but Disney does not take reservations for the Castle Suite.

This bold and beautiful guesthouse in Rome features your favourite superhero icons in every room. 

Suitable for single travellers or couples, the guesthouse has a variety of themed rooms ranging from Super Mario to Dylan Dog.

Crazy Bear offers a unique hotel experience, with over-the-top extravagantly-decorated rooms and a host of quirky in-room effects (including bathtubs filled from ceiling taps).

With three hotels in the UK, the Crazy Bear experience is a special treat for those looking for something a bit different to your standard hotel.

The brainchild of owner Mrs Dang Viet Nga, the Crazy House has been an imaginative work in progress since 1990. She started the Crazy House project to entice people back to nature. At first it caused quite a stir with the locals, but they have since grown to appreciate the odd construction.

"Everyone aspires for independence and freedom; therefore, through the Crazy House I want to realize my dreams of independence and freedom in the art of architecture." - Dr, Dang Viet Nga.

The indigenous owned four-star accommodation is uniquely shaped to represent Kakadu's most famous inhabitant, the saltwater crocodile.

It is situated in the township of Jabiru and is regularly used by visitors wishing to explore the north of Kakadu.

This thirteen-room art hotel is quite unlike anything else in South Africa. The owners themselves describe the hotel as an "interactive art exhibition", with each room designed by local artists, poets, photographers, designers and musicians from the area.

Given compete freedom to interpret each space as they pleased, the result is a collection of rooms that are an adventurous, humorous (and sometimes ironic) representation of Cape Town's culture.

KumbukRiver is a 16-acre eco-lodge located in Sri Lanka's primary wildlife sanctuary, Yala.

This is elephant country, and the people at KumbukRiver have built a mammoth (get it?) 40ft two-story structure known as the 'Elephant Villa', made entirely of wood and straw.

It does, however, have electicity and running water - although lighting is minimal.

Designed by fashion designer Betsey Johnson, the Eloise Suite at The Plaza Hotel in New York is based on the fictional character Eliose from Kay Thompson's classic book series.

Eloise is described as living in the 'tippity-top' of The Plaza Hotel, and The Plaza has featured artowrk and nods to her character over the years. Now, guests can actually book the Eloise suite, which hosts up to 4 children (parents can book the adjoining rooms).

Love Giraffes? Then this is the perfect place for you. Not only is it one of Nairobi's most iconic buildings, its also the home of a friendly herd of Giraffes, who wont think twice about popping their heads in the windows to say hello!

Set in 12 acres of private land within 140 acres of indigenous forest, Giraffe Manor dates back to the 1930s when European visitors first flocked to East Africa to enjoy safaris.

Walking down the streets of Shinjuku, you may spot a monster peering over the skyline. In fact, Tokyo's Hotel Gracery installed the giant structure as part of it's Godzilla-themed room. 

The room itself features a giant claw above the bed, as well as loads of movie memorabilia. The hotel also has 6 'Godzilla View Rooms' which look out at the 12 metre tall Godzilla replica, based on the original 1954 film.

This Beatles-inspired hotel is located in the band's hometown, Liverpool, just around the corner from the famous Cavern Club. 

Decorated throughout with artwork and photography of the band and its members, the Hard Day's Night Hotel is a must for any Beatles fan.

From the humble beginnings of a working farm, comes the World's first Hobbit Motel.

Built two years after the final Lord of the Rings film was released, these Hobbit-holes are all self-contained with kitchens and toilet facilities.

They can accommodate between 2-10 people, and each has specially designed furniture and décor.

The Hot Pink Suite (previously known as the Barbie Suite) is located on the 26th floor of the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Designed by the famous “Happy Chic” designer Jonathan Adler, this 2,350-square-foot suite is the ultimate bachelorette pad.

The suite’s dreamy décor features corseted, lace-up chairs, a sunburst mirror made from 65 Barbie dolls, custom Barbie art, terrazzo bubble floors and everything else you’d expect to find in Barbie’s Dream House (a lot of pink!).

What looks like a scene from the hit TV show 'Lost', The Costa Verde boasts the most exclusive suite in Costa Rica. Repurposed from an old 1965 vintage Boeing 727 that was originally lay to rest at the San Jose Airport, the suite is a favourite for weddings, honeymoons and romance retreats. 

Held up by a concrete plinth, the jungle canopy surrounds the suite which gives a sense of flight when viewed from inside the Boeing 727.

Located opposite Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, Hotel Football was created by professional footballers Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs. The Manchester United stars decided to create their own hotel after travelling the world during their football careers.

Co-owner Ruan Giggs is keen to express that Hotel Football isn't just for Manchester United fans:

“Obviously here we’re right in the shadow of Old Trafford, but Hotel Football is something we hope to take around the UK and eventually around the world, so for us it’s a celebration of football in general.”

At first glance, the Hotel Parchi del Garda looks like any other hotel. It’s not until you step into one of their four 4D ‘experience rooms’.

“A journey to the border that separates the real and the virtual world!”

Each of the four experience rooms has a different theme which ranges from a magical grotto to a majestic safari. With special effects and animatronics featuring heavily in each room, there wouldn’t be much of an argument for not leaving your room during your stay.

If you're a Star Wars fan, the Hotel Sidi Driss offers a unique experience, at the actual set of Luke Skywalker's home, Tatooine (actually located in Tunisia).

Used in 1976 and 2000 for films Star Wars Episode IV and Episode II, many of the buildings and set accessories created for the films are still in place, and have been transformed into a place for guests to stay and fans to explore.

All in all, the hotel is a far cry from luxury accommodations. However, if you’re looking for both a bed and an experience, Sidi Driss is more than satisfactory.

One of the most unique hotels in the world, the Icehotel was the world's first ice hotel when it opened in 1990. Each year since, it hass rebuilt with the help of local designers. As a result, every year sees a different and unique Icehotel. 

Located in Swedish Lapland, the Icehotel uses around 1,000 tonnes of ice each year. Rooms are kept ar a constant -5 degrees celsius and even the beds are sculpted from ice. However, a wooden frame, mattress and specifically-designed sleeping bag keep you nice and toastie as you sleep.

In 1998, a local family set about building a major zoo that housed animals in as comfortable surroundings as possible. As such, most of the enclosure sizes are far larger than found in other urban zoos and the husbandry and welfare are aimed at achieving world’s best practices. 

The Jamala Wildlife Lodge is sitauted at the National Zoo & Aquarium, and gives guests the opportunity of experiencing the thrill of close encounters with some of the world’s most dangerous and endangered animals.

The Jane has a long history, first serving as a sailors' hostel in the 1900's. Now, more than a century later, The Jane is a 'boutique budget flophouse'. Modelled on ships' cabins, each of the 50 single-berth rooms is a study in style, thrift and efficiency. 

Owner and hotelier Sean McPherson bought the property in 2007, and restored it to its 1908 state. He admits that The Jane is "not for everyone". Spacious it isn't: single rooms are 50 sq ft. Amenities are minimal. Room service consists of the menu of a nearby deli that delivers. But what the rooms lack in space they make up for in character.

Jules' Undersea Lodge is the original and still the only place to book an underwater vacation - and to experience life as an "aquanaut," the term applied to divers who stay down for more than a day, sort of like pilots and space crews get to be called astronauts.

Jules' is the world's only underwater hotel, which offers SCUBA training in its lagoon. There is a catch - you have to dive 21 feet below the sea to get there!

In Stockholm, Sweden you can spend the night on-board a jumbo jet - with a difference. This plane never leaves the ground, and has beds in the cockpit!

The decommissioned 747-200 jumbo jet built has been transfomed into a unique hostel experience called 'Jumbo Stay'. 

There are 33 rooms in total, including the cockpit and the engines, as well as a communal lounge and on board bar.

Nestled in the wilderness, the Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort offers one of the best views of the Aurora Borealis (AKA The Northern Lights). Kakslattanen is famous for its glass igloos, which provide unrivaled access to these night shows.

Each glass igloo is fitted with frost-preventative thermal glass walls and ceilings, keeping it warm and cosy despite being surrounded by snow. There's also a toilet - but you'll find the showers available in separate buildings. 

They also provide a range of log cabins and snow igloos (yes - actually made of ice!).

Built around 1900, the Karosta Prison was initially used as an infirmary. However for most of the 20th century, it was used as a Nazi and Soviet military prison. It's history was so gruesome, even the solitary confinement room features a cryptic message above the door: ‘izeja no elles’, Latvian for ‘exit from hell’. 

The Karosta now serves as a museum/hotel, where guests must sign a release form acknowledging that they will be treated as a prisoner, complete with verbal abuse and physical exercise.

Each room is very simple. You'll get a bed, a small dresser and a toilet - just like the real inmates of the past.

Hidden in an unassuming farmhouse is La Balade des Gnomes (The Walk of Gnomes), an amazingly quirky proprtty designed and built by architect and hotelier Dominic Noel. 

Each of the 10 unique rooms is inspired by fairytales, science fiction and Ancient Greece.

La Balade des Gnomes is made exclusivly out of natural materials, and even comes with its own motto: all that you can imagine is real.

More boudoir than boutique, there are eight double rooms each with a distinctive La Rosa style and theme: 

• Lewis: Imagining Carroll's study 
• Sacre Coeur: Romance is sacred
• Little Red: Angela Carter not Disney
• Saloon: Cowgirl Heaven 
• Stoker: The view that inspired Bram
• La Rosa: Fit for a swan princess 
• Caravan: Homage to life on the road 
• Arabesque: Inside the genie's bottle 

Complete with a fully functioning human-sized wheel and a bed of hay, the 'Hamster Villa' allows visitors to live out a strange night just as their pet hamster would. 

Designers Yann Falquerho and Frédéric Tabary came up with the idea for the bizarre villa, saying: 

"We wanted to create a place that was a real gîte - a place where you could sleep and be comfortable - but also where you could have a real experience," he explained. "We wanted it to be eccentric and we decided that the funniest experience would be to become an animal."

More than two million LEGO bricks made up over 2,000 LEGO models throughout this themed hotel in LEGOLAND Florida Resort. What's more, ALL 152 guest rooms are themed, which include pirates, knights and Ancient Egypt. 

And the Lego theme extends to the outdoor spaces too - complete with an eye-catching swimming pool and brightly-hued interactive play areas.

The Library Hotel conept is inspired by the Dewey Decimal system.

Each of the 10 guestroom floors honor one of the 10 categories of the Dewey Decimal system, and each of the 60 rooms are uniquely adorned with a collection of books.

Complete with a reading room, this hotel is one for the book lovers.

With three rooms, each unique and spectacular - this lighthouse-turned-hotel will truly offer you with a unique experience.

The Lamp Room used to house the optic, but now grants guests with panoramic views of the sea.

Created by Alex Madonna, the Madonna Inn Motel features 110 uniquely designed and themed guest rooms.

The original 12 rooms burned down in a fire in 1966. From their ashes, the Madonna family built the most ridiculous and amazing guestrooms you’re likely to find anywhere.

This Marilyn Monroe-themed hotel is located in one of the most stylish areas in Paris, the 15th arrondissement. The hotel is full of artwork and imagery on Monroe, and her movies are even shown inside the elevators. 

Inspired by Hollywood's greatest icon, Marilyn Monroe, its astonishing décor ingeniously blends modern design and retro charm, with a warm and playful atmosphere and surprising lighting effects.

This former church located in the heart of historic Mechelen, Belgium has been transformed into a unique hotel.

Many of the original internal structures remain the same, including the alter and the stained glass windows.

The nhow describes itself as a "music and lifestyle hotel" that represents a new generation of hotels. Lively, offbeat and dynamic, the nhow hotel in Berlin is dedicated to celebrating music.

The public areas of the hotel – the lobby, reception, restaurant, bar and conference area – are located on the ground floor. Huge windows offer glimpses inside and outside, making the hotel part of the public space.

The design is vibrant and colourful, but its the attention to detail which make this hotel so spectacular. Not only does the nhow have its own music studio and recording booth, it also offers guitat and keyboard room service.

In the midst of the temperate rainforest, as if it had come from some unknown kingdom, a tree extends its branches towards the sky and Nothofagus emerges.

A magnificent building constructed with noble materials where sensations, shapes, textures and sounds can be experienced that will bring you back to the simplicity of nature.

The Nothofagus Hotel is inspired by the African baobab tree and is shaped like a pine cone, with huge windows offering forest and volcano views. All the styling and décor is inspired by the natural surroundings and crafted by local artists.

Located on the edge of Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest slat flat, is a hotel built of salt blocks. The Palacio de Sal (Spanish for Palace of Salt) was first built in 1995 and soon became a populat tourist attraction.

However, mismanagement caused serioys environmental pollution and the hotel had to be dismantled in 2002. In 2007 it was rebuilt in a different location on the salt flat.

The hotel is made up of around 1 million blocks of salt, which are used for the floor, walls, ceiling and furniture (including beds, tables and chairs).

Tokyo's Grand Pacific Le Daiba hotel has three Gundam-themed rooms. as well as a life-sized Gundam figure outside in Tokyo's Odaiba.  

Project Room-G, as the hotel calls it, is a special concept to create rooms featuring characters from the popular 33-year-old Mobile Suit Gundam animation series.

This definitely enters high on the 'creepy' hotel scale - and no, it's not because it's haunted or anything like that. 

Created by German artist Lars Stroschen, in an attempt to create a "living work of art", the hotel features over 30 rooms - each with a different theme - including a recreated dungeon, an upside-down room and a room completely covered in mirrors. 

Its website states the hotel is 'a magnet for creative individuals, those weary of consumption, those who see things differently, philosophers and seekers of perspective and vision'.

This Hollywood-themed hotel features a different star on every hotel room door, and is full of edgy, contemporary art and décor.

Inspired by the heros and heroines of the big screen, the Protea Fire & Ice in Melrose Arch is certainly not a hotel you would forget in a hurry.

Seadventures Dive Rig is a former oil rig, transformed into a hotel for scuba divers of the south-eastern cost of Sabah, Malaysia. 

Located in the Coral Triangle, the area is a popular diving spot due to the abundance of sea life.

A major feature of the rig is its elevator that takes divers directly into the reef underneath, which means no longer do divers have to lug their gear on and off a boat.

It also has a movie room, a karaoke lounge and bar, pool tables, table tennis table, a souvenir shop and a conference room accommodating up to 60 people. It even has free wi-fi access.

Exclusively situated on the fifth floor, the Space Suite – designed by the artist Michael Najjar  – offers guests a unique and entirely special experience.

The outer space furnishings have been designed to the smallest details, with a floating bed, pictures of galaxies, hovering astronauts and models of rockets.

"The intention was not at all to create a comfortable bedroom," says Najjar. "It's more about creating an immersive environment which makes the hotel guest feel like living on a space station."

The Beermoth is a 1954 Commer Fire Service truck converted into 'luxurious camping' living space for two. 

Presently located on Inshriach Estate, the modified truck features an oak parquet floor (rescued from a Tudor mansion) and an over-the-top Victorian double bed.

Recently voted Channel 4's 2015 Shed of the Year.

The Boot is a fairy-tale-inspired unique luxury retreat nestled within a grove of hazelnut trees. 

Downstairs in the lounge there is a comfy couch in front of the open fire. The kitchenette has tea and coffee making facilities and a mini bar. The tiled bathroom is equipped with toiletries, soft towels, hairdryer and a shower built for two.

Up the spiral staircase you’ll find the bedroom with a regal queen-sized bed, dark curtains for late morning rises, and a Juliet balcony with views into the courtyard and across the pond.

The Chcocolate Boutique is the world's first chcocolate-themed hotel, which opened in 2007.

Learn about the fascinating history of chocolate and indulge in the culinary art of making delicious chocolate truffles by hand from raw ingredients at a special chocolate workshop.

Each room comes with its own complimentary selection of divine handmade chocolates. You can even indulge yourself while watching chocolate themed videos such as Chocolat or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in the provided DVD players.

The boutique Inn at the Agora is a transformed church, which offers its guests a particularl unique experience - the chance to sleep in the underground crypt that once held the remains of a priest for over 100 years.

In 1907, Father Wallace, the first priest of St. Patrick's Church (Lewiston, Maine) was laid to rest in the crypt below the church's mortuary chapel. After transforming the church into a hotel (and removing Wallace's remains), the crypt now serves as a hotel room for (brave) guests.

The crpyt features a specially-made double coffin for the guests to sleep, and with the exepction of a few 'homely' additions (including a LCD TV and a selection of 60 classic horror films), remains in it's original state.

Formerly Petworth Railway Station, this station house is now a charming hotel - complete with a train! Guests can choose to stay in the station house or the refurbished train carriage.

The restored railway station here boasts four original Pullman carriages, each divided into two independent rooms, with excellent bathrooms. 

With brass beds, painted ceilings and mahogany panelling, The Old Railway Station will take you back to the Edwardian era.

The Turbine is a boutique hotel transformation of an old power station. All the old machinery which was used in the power station had been restored and forms an integral part of the hotel asthetics.

With a fantastic lagoon location and its unique and quirky design, The Turbine is the perfect place to relax in luxury.

This hotel is located in Las Vegas, surround by the dry desert-like landcsape of Nevada. Despite this, The Venetian is inspired by the italian city of Venice, and features architectural replicas of various Venetian landmarks.

The Palazzo Ducale, Piazza San Marco, Piazzetta di San Marco, the Lion of Venice Column and the Column of Saint Theodore, St Mark's Campanile, and the Rialto Bridge can all be spotted as you sail around the hotel's man-made rivers in a Gondola.

Known by most as a restaurant, The Wicthery by the Castle featrues 9 dark and gothic guestrooms, each filled with glamour, indulgence and luxury.

The Witchery takes its name from the hundreds of 'witches' burned at the stake on Castehill during the reign of James VI - more than anywhere else in Scotland.

All the rooms are suites, and in each you’ll find champagne waiting for you on ice, luxury four poster beds and dark, romantic décor.

Also known as The Emperor Hotel and Son of Heaven Hotel. Built in 2000, the Tianzi Hotel stands at a height of 41.6m. 

The hotel itself depicts Fu, Lu and Shou, the Chinese gods of good fortune, prosperity and longevity. These deities stretch way back in Chinese traditional religion to the Ming Dynasty 400 years ago.

Also known as "three wise men", Fu Lu and Shou can be found all over religious temples and ancestral shrines in China.

Located in the heart of Liverpool's Albert Dock, you'll find a collection of tethered boats. This one, however, is a little different. Made to look like the RMS Titanic, the 'Titanic Boat' is actually a floating 3-bedroom hotel! 

Guests can enjoy a 52-inch TV with Sky, as well as a lounge area and a fully equipped kitchen.

Treehotel offers a unique hotel experience: treerooms with contemporary design in the middle of unspoiled nature. 

According to the website, Treehotel was inspired by the film "The Tree Lover" by Jonas Selberg Augusten; 

"It's a tale of three men from the city who want to go back to their roots by building a tree house together. 'The Tree Lover' is a philosphic story about the significance of trees for us human beings."

There are six unique treerooms: The Cabin, The Mirrorcube, The UFO, The Blue Cone, The Bird's Nestand The Dragonfly.

The Utter Inn is a floating (anchored) hotel in Lake Mälaren at Västerås in Sweden. It is one of the artist Mikael Genberg projects.

On the 25-square-meter floating bridge is the possibility of swimming and sunbathing, perhaps a moment of relaxation with a good book or take a peaceful ride with the hotel's inflatable boat to one of the nearby uninhabited islands. 

When night falls, it's time to climb down to the bedroom with panoramic windows in all four directions - three meters below the surface.

This hotel is all about the automobile, with automotive-themed rooms and legendary vintage, exclusive and classic cars.

There are 10 themed rooms at the hotel, which include 'Racing', 'Carwash' and 'Route66' themes.

The hotel overlooks a car museum with a selection of historic and noteworthy cars - some of them are even for sale!

Wanderlust is a left-field and totally experimental boutique hotel set to draw madcap voyagers and curious travellers to its doorstep.

The four storey boutique has 29 rooms, each featuring a different design from four local design agencies, all given full creative freedom.

Hotel owner Loh Lik Peng, a local hero after the success of his New Majestic Hotel, desired desire that his hotels be like ‘playgrounds for grown-ups.’

Each floor features a different theme - 'Industrial Glam', 'Eccentricity'. 'Is It Just Black and White?' and 'Creature Comforts'.

Inspired by the popular books about a boy wizard, The Georgian House Hotel has created two Harry Potter themed rooms complete with four poster beds, trucks, cauldrens and more.

These unique dorms have a mysterious and gothic feel, with 4 poster beds, potion bottles, cauldrons and many other unexpected wizardly details! 

The hotel also offers guests a Harry Potter Tour Package, which includes accommodation, a Muggle walking tour of central London landmarks from the film and a trip to the Warner Bros Studio for The Making of Harry Potter Tour.

With references to Lewis Carroll's tales around every corner, this hotel by the sea is a delightful nod to the classic tale Alice in Wonderland. 

This huge, themed, Regency house by the seafront features six themed rooms:

• Mirror Mirror Bedroom
• The Tweedles
• The Curioser and Curioser Room
• Flamingo Dreams Room
• Alice's Room
• The Queen of Hearts Room