How to get a worthy night's sleep on lighthouses, airships, caves, churches, mined-out areas, and former jails; underground, tunnels, underwater, teepees, and even with dogs? Motels and hotels today are more than just a dwelling to sleep—many holidaymakers view them as a fundamental part of a getaway experience.
With the recent thriving of budget properties, boutique hotels and novelty hotel accommodations, travelers can pick a guesthouse that is as much a trade point as the last stop itself. Novelty motels enable travelers to sleep in a treetop/tree house, rest in underground or a cave, and even a night under the sea. And while such possessions often charge more than a typical hotel, they need not take up the mainstream of a getaway budget.
Here are several novelty motels and unique properties to consider.
- Cedar Creek Tree-house at Mount Rainier, Ashford, Washington
- Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, Glen Rose, Texas
- Golden Slipper Bed & Breakfast, Boston
- Ice Hotel, Quebec:
- Jules' Undersea Lodge, Key Largo,
- Kokopelli's Cave Bed & Breakfast, Farmington, New Mexico
- The Library Hotel, New York
- Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo, California
- Quinta Real Zacatecas, Mexico
- Saugerties Lighthouse and Bed & Breakfast, Saugerties, New York
- Faux wigwams/teepees: Holbrook AZ, San Bernardino CA, Cave City KY (US)
- Caboose inns (in decommissioned rail cars): (US, various)
- Cabin court of permanently-installed VW minibus or camper vans
- Nostalgia motels restored to 1940s or 1950s themes (US Route 66)
- Grain silos as individual motel rooms or short-stay apartments: (Little River, NZ)
- Underground motels (including a few former mine sites in Australia)
- Historic lighthouses
- Shipboard floating B&B's ('Golden Slipper' yacht, Boston; 'Alexander Henry' museum ship, Kingston)
- On islands (reachable only by cruising on small craft or off-road, off-grid locations)
- Oversize dog house ('Dog Bark Park Inn', Cottonwood, Idaho, a pine guesthouse shaped like a giant beagle)
- Tramway or rail cars, decommissioned
Five (5) Ways and strategies to save money when choosing a novelty motel.
- If the rate of room per-night is more than what you have expected, just find another cheap motel accommodation. Or, ask the front desk staff to know what the cheapest rate of the week isand plan accordingly your stay.
- Ask about group discounts, online-only prices and package rates.
- If you can't have enough money to stay, look if a tour can be organized. A lot of hotels offer reasonable tour packages for those who aren't attracted in spending the night.
- Look into partner advertisings with the local businesses area or travel providers.
- Check the internet for an online tool to sort out by budget. The Unusual Hotels of the World website offers a budget-friendly search purpose to find a property that's matters much to you.
Hotels and motels nowadays are much more than just a dwelling to sleep on. Majority of explorers view them as an essential part of their holiday experience. With different techniques and ways offered by the hotel management to win travelers’ attention, backpackers have various options to choose from. This will save him a lot of time, effort and money.