#1. LIBERTY HOTEL; BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: If you're going to spend a night - or
more - in jail, this is the place to serve your time. Acting as the Charles
Street Jail in Boston starting in the mid-1850s, the Liberty Hotel at the foot
of historic Beacon Hill was extensively renovated and opened in 2007.
#1. LIBERTY HOTEL; BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: Sporting an ultra-stylish interior
design, Italian restaurant and upscale lounge, the present-day hotel makes it
hard to imagine it as a home for hardened criminals. Along with extensive
in-room amenities boasting stunning views of downtown Boston, the Liberty hosts
nightly events like fashion shows and parties.
#2. HOTEL DE GLACE; QUEBEC CITY, CANADA: Even though it's built from snow and
ice, Hotel de Glace in Quebec remains a red-hot place to stay. Completely
rebuilt each winter, the hotel has 36 rooms and suites and is the only ice
hotel in the Americas. It also boasts the famous Ice Bar, a perfect spot to
warm up, where even the drink glasses are made from ice.
#2. HOTEL DE GLACE; QUEBEC CITY, CANADA: More than 85,000 visitors take tours
of the frozen accommodations each year, and 4,000 stay overnight. Guests get to
choose from a wide array of winter activities including dog-sledding,
snowshoeing, ice-skating and cross-country skiing. Our one piece of advice:
bring gloves!
#3. KENNEDY SCHOOL; PORTLAND, OREGON, USA: You won't mind staying after school
at the Kennedy School hotel. A former neighborhood elementary school, the
Kennedy was transformed into a luxurious and funky hotel, with guest rooms in
former classrooms - complete with school-related décor like blackboards
and coatrooms.
#3. KENNEDY SCHOOL; PORTLAND, OREGON, USA: After-school features include a
restaurant, multiple bars, a brewery and a movie theater. Set in an
up-and-coming residential neighbourhood, the Kennedy draws locals and visitors
alike.
#4. DESERT CAVE HOTEL; COOBER PEDY, AUSTRALIA: As the world's only
internationally rated underground hotel, Desert Cave Hotel in Coober Pedy is an
exciting change for surface-dwellers.
#4. DESERT CAVE HOTEL; COOBER PEDY, AUSTRALIA: Set in an opal-rich region of
the Outback, the hotel is hewn from sandstone and stays cool and dry, and the
luxurious rooms are perfect to return to after a long day exploring the
scorching and beautiful surroundings. You'll feel snugger than a baby kangaroo
in its pouch when you turn in for the night under down under.
#5: ROUBAIX, NORTHERN FRANCE: The 'bubble room' made with recycled plastic is
kept under pressure by a silent blower and can be rent as an hotel room in the
middle of the nature.
#5: ROUBAIX, NORTHERN FRANCE: A couple visits a 'bubble room' on July 26, 2011
in a parc of Roubaix, northern France.
