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"Nobody sets out to have an ordinary vacation, so your accommodations should never be plain.\nFrom luxurious golden palaces in Abu Dhabi to refurbished vintage trailers in the American southwest, there's an extraordinary hotel for every type of vacation.\nSee also: 13 Amazing Places That Will Make You Feel Tiny\nSo cancel your motel reservations and live a little \u2014 this is your trip.\n\n\nCrazy Hotels\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Free Spirit Spheres, Quallicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada\nSet in the forest of Vancouver Island, these floating wooden spheres double as private hotel rooms. Think of them as a luxurious floating treehouse for adults.\n\nImage: Free Spirit Spheres\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Free Spirit Spheres\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. TreeHouse Point, Issaquah, WA\nFor a more spacious accommodation, but still keeping the treehouse vibe, there's TreeHouse Point in Washington. In addition to private suspended wooded homes, there is a main lodge that offers Wi-Fi, teatime and comfortable reading areas. \n\nImage: @myeyemylens on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @sierras_pen on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Juvet Landscape Hotel, Valldal, Norway\nIf you want to experience nature from a slightly more grounded perspective, the Juvet Landscape Hotel's \"bird nesting boxes\" bring the Norwegian countryside via modern architecture. \n\nImage: @imagiiiina on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @imagiiiina on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Kirkenes Snowhotel, Kirkenes, Norway\nFor a chill view of Norway, Kirkenes Snowhotel is literally made out of snow. A different hotel is built each year. Don't worry, you can warm up with a drink from the Ice Bar located inside the hotel.\n\nImage: Flickr, Linda Martin\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Flickr, Linda Martin\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Kakslauttanen Igloo Village, Saariselka, Finland\nIf you'd like to experience the chilly weather in a warmer environment, Kakslauttanen Igloo Village is comprised of \"private\" glass igloo-shaped rooms. There are log cabins and true igloos made of snow on-site as well.\n\nImage: @chalettnl on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Flickr, Kelvin Lim\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Jade Mountain Resort, Soufriere, Saint Lucia\nWinter weather doesn't appeal to everyone, so if you had a more tropical vibe in mind for your vacation the Jade Mountain Resort in Saint Lucia is a beachfront resort perched on the side of a mountain. The rooms at the resort feature an open fourth wall and private infinity pools.\n\nImage: @jademountainstlucia on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @travelcaribbean on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Cocoa Island Hotel, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives\nThis private Maldvies island features private floating villas which allow you to access the blue ocean right from the porch off your room.\n\nImage: @gustini13 on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @uniquehotels on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Katikies Hotel, Santorini, Greece\nThe Katikes Hotel is actually built right into the Caldera cliffs and offers stunning views of the Cycladic Islands and the rest of picturesque Santorini. \n\nImage: @katikieshotel on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @olaizabel on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Hanging Gardens Ubud, Bali, Indonesia\nSet in the middle of the jungle in Bali, the Hanging Gardens Ubud features 38 private vsuites and villas, each with their own private infinity pool. There are also a number of gardens on-site, growing chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, jackfruit, coconut and lemongrass.\n\nImage: @hanginggardensubud on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @vvvanya on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. El Cosmico , Marfa Texas\nSet across 18-acres in the Texas desert is a more down-to-earth type of accomodation. El Cosmico's rooms are a variety of vintage trailers, tents, tepees and campsites. \n\nImage: Flickr, Brad Fults\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Flickr, panda brand\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. Jumbo Stay, Stockholm, Sweden\nThis converted jet at Arlanda airport in Stockholm will probably be the best sleep you've ever had on a plane. The reonvated jet accomadates 1 to 3 adults. \n\nImage: Flickr, carlbob\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Flickr, allen watkin\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13. Woodlyn Park,Waitomo, New Zealand\nLocated just a few minutes from the Waitomo Caves where you can stay in an old ship, a Hobbit Motel and even an old railcar.\n\nImage: @traveltipz on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @determinedrosa on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12. Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates\nThis luxurious golden palace in Abu Dhabi is located on its own private beach and features a 24-hour butler service, massive gardens, pools, and gold dusted lattes. \n\nImage: Flickr, Rob Alter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @x__jodes__x on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14. The Library Hotel, New York, New York\nBook nerds rejoice, there is finally a hotel for all four of your eyes. The Library Hotel in Manhattan has over 6,000 books, so  there's probably at least one you haven't read.\n\nImage: @libraryhotel on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @libraryhotel on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBONUS: How to Pack the Perfect Suitcase (for Men)\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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