If you are a fan of science fiction, fantasy or horror, then these fun fantasy hotels are right up your alley! Imagine going on a vacation where the very hotel you stayed in catered to your genre travel tastes? You could be Captain Nemoy aboard the Nautilus. You could be James Bond from The Spy Who Loved Me. You could be the next Carl Sagan gazing at billions and billions of stars. You could even be a prince or princess living in your own medieval castle.
Let me take you on that journey:
Berlin, Germany: Propeller Island City Lodge
This hotel has 30 rooms, each with its own unique ambiance. The first room built features a bed nestled inside a "gigantic, colourful wooden fortress, between dwellings harbouring both wardrobe and desk." The room even has a miniature golf course in it! There is an upside down room, a room full of mirrors and a room where you can sleep inside coffins.
Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica: Hotel Costa Verde
This hotel reminds me of the TV series Lost. This hotel features a suite created from a salvaged 1965 Boeing 727-100 that once served South African Airways and Colombia's Avianca Airlines. It juts out from a cliff, making it look like it had crashed into the Costa Rican jungle (much like the plan that brought Mr. Echo's brother to the Island).
Vlissingen, Holland: The Capsule Hotel
Want to sleep in something that looks like a flying saucer? You'll want to check into The Capsule Hotel in either Vlissingen or The Hague. These 1970s-era escape pods were once hung outside oil rigs in case an evacuation was needed. Now they serve as place of respite away from the day-to-day world. Want to make it feel that much more like genre travel? You can opt to book your pod with a disco ball and a bunch of spy movies on DVD. (Do not confuse these Danish capsules with the Japanese Capsule Hotel in Tokyo... a very different kind of experience.)
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia: Palacio de Sal
This hotel makes use of the natural resources found in the largest salt flat in the world... yep, you guessed it... salt. 28 salt-domed guestrooms branch off a central courtyard and instead of beds, mattresses sit atop chunks of salt. If you've ever driven through the salt flats outside Salt Lake City, Utah, then you now how other-worldly a salt flat can be. Besides, there aren't many places you can look upon an alien-like landscape while dining on barbecued llama.
Elqui Valley, Chile: Elqui Domos Astro Lodge
Imagine gazing at the stars... unfettered by light pollution... while lying in your bed. You can do that at the Elqui Domos Astro Lodge, the upstairs bedroom has a detachable ceiling and comes with a telescope. Astronomy tours and nighttme horseback rides are available and your suites are geodesic dome tents. This is the life for stargazers!
If you would like to read more about places to visit that have a horror, science fiction or fantasy twist, visit The Genre Traveler, the travel resource for SF/F/H enthusiasts. From science fiction museum exhibits to epic fantasy film locations to horror film fests, The Genre Traveler covers it all. Find more articles like this one at http://www.thegenretraveler.com.
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