1. 牛津监狱旅馆

A sewer pipe, a former prison, and a huge wooden horse, accommodation these days is as surprising as it is varied.
下水管?前监狱?巨型木马?现代人的住宿选择的变化着实让人吃惊。

1.The Oxford Mal, England
英国:玛拉玛逊牛津酒店

Most prisons are the kind of place you’d be desperate to escape from, not somewhere you’d possibly conceive of escaping to.
大部分的监狱都是人们拼命想要逃离的地方,而不会是你想要逃去的好地方。

But this former Oxford prison has been converted into a boutique hotel by the fashionable Malmaison chain and offers the kind of luxurious living that former convicts could only have dreamed of.
不过这座维多利亚时期的监狱被时尚的玛拉玛逊酒店连锁改建成了一座精品酒店,提供着豪华舒适的住宿环境,这应该是以前的那些犯人做梦也想不到的吧。

Rates: Double room £140 (US$233), suite from £195, duplex suite from £250, executive suite £350. Breakfast £12.95.
房价:双人间140英镑,套间195英镑,双层套间250英镑,商务套房350英镑,早餐12.95英镑。

2.水下小屋

2.Jules’ Undersea Lodge, United States
美国:朱尔斯海底小屋

Originally a research laboratory, the world’s only underwater hotel sits at the bottom of the Emerald Lagoon in Florida, and can only be reached by scuba diving down six meters.
这座小屋原来是一个研究实验室,目前是世界上惟一一个水下酒店,位于美国佛罗里达州翡翠湖的湖底。想要进入这座水下酒店的唯一路线是潜到水下6米。

The lodge can accommodate two couples and is kitted out with showers, a microwave and a fridge.
这座小屋可以招待两对夫妇,小屋配备有淋浴设备、微波炉和冰箱。

The real attraction are the fish; the lodge is like a goldfish bowl in reverse, where you sit and watch angelfish, parrotfish, barracuda and snappers peering in at you through the window.
真正吸引眼球的地方是各种各样的鱼。住在小屋里就像你待在金鱼缸里一样,静静地坐着,你可以看到神仙鱼、鹦嘴鱼、梭鱼和鲷鱼透过窗户偷窥你哦。

Rates: From US$400 per night
房价:起价每晚400美元

3. 下水道旅馆

3.Das Park Hotel, Austria
奥地利:下水管旅馆

Stay overnight in a concrete sewer pipe on the banks of the River Danube.
在多瑙河河畔的混凝土下水管里住一夜吧!

The drainpipes are two meters in diameter and two and a half meters long, with a porthole to look out of, a front door to close and a cozy nest to snuggle into, which includes a low-slung futon, bedside lamp, woolly blanket and light sleeping bag.
这些排水管直径有2米,2.5米长,可以通过一个舷窗看到外面。有一个前门可以关上,还有一个舒适的窝可以蜷缩着躺进去。管道房间里还有床垫、床头灯、羊毛毯和一个轻便的睡袋。

It’s novel, it’s bold, and the best part is that you pay as much, or as little, as you want.
这是新奇也是大胆的想法。最好的地方是:你想付多少钱就付多少钱,价格你说了算。

Rates: You decide
房价:你的地盘你做主

4. 爱斯基摩小屋旅馆

4.Hotel Kakslauttanen, Finland
芬兰:爱斯基摩小屋旅馆

There is no more sublime experience than being suffused by the Northern Lights. To do so in a glass igloo must surely be one of the more novel and cosy ways of admiring one of nature’s most stunning phenomena.
再也没有比近距离沐浴在北极光的照射下更加美好的经历了。想要欣赏自然这一神奇绚烂的奇观,住在玻璃屋旅馆里肯定是更新奇安逸的方式。

Situated within the Arctic Circle, deep in the snowbound Saariselka area of northern Finland, the cabins are built from ice or glass; both are surprisingly warm and utterly chic, but somewhat lacking in privacy.
这些小屋旅馆坐落在北极圈里,位于芬兰北部大雪覆盖的萨利色尔卡深山里。小屋用冰或玻璃建造而成,但是很神奇的地方是,小屋里很暖和,也超级别致。不过不好的地方就是没有隐私啦。

Rates: From €300 (US$444)
房价:起价300欧元

5.阿特旅馆

5.Utter Inn, Sweden
瑞典:阿特旅馆

Created by a Swedish artist, the Utter Inn floats on Lake Malaren, an hour west of Stockholm and looks like a small shed perched atop a diving platform.
漂浮在梅拉伦湖上的阿特旅馆是瑞典艺术家的作品,这个旅馆位于瑞典首都斯德哥尔摩市西边,到首都需要一个小时。旅馆看起来就像是栖息在跳台上的小屋。

The red hut contains a bathroom and a hatch in the floor. Open the hatch and descend a metal ladder to find your bedroom -- in a watertight chamber suspended in the water beneath the hut.
这个外观红色的小屋里面有浴室还有船舱口。打开舱口顺着梯子下去可以找到卧室。卧室的设计很独特,位于小屋下方浮在水中的防水密室里。

Rates: From US$333 per night
房价:起价333欧元

6.冰雪旅馆

6. The Ice Hotel, Sweden
瑞典冰雪旅馆

Thermal long johns are recommended for a stay at the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi where winter temperatures never rise above freezing -- and can drop to minus 35C.
想要在尤卡斯亚维的冰雪旅馆住一晚,保暖内衣裤绝对值得推荐。冬天的时候,那里的气温从来没有零上过,有时候还会降到零下35度。

As well as 59 bedrooms, there is a cinema, a sauna, an art gallery, a chapel and an uber-cool vodka bar. And sleeping on a mattress of ice is less chilly than you might think, since the beds are covered with reindeer hides and guests are kitted out with super-warm sleeping bags.
冰雪旅馆里有59个卧室,还有电影院、桑拿室、美术馆、小教堂和一个超酷的伏特加酒吧。睡在冰做的床垫上没有你想得那么冰冷刺骨,因为床上铺着驯鹿的鹿皮,旅馆还会为客人配备超级暖和的睡袋。

Rates: From SEK 1150 (US$200) per person per night for a double room
房价:双人间每人每晚起价1150克朗(200美元)

7.天使古堡

7. Sant' Angelo Luxury Resort, Italy
意大利:天使古堡豪华度假村

“Four-star boutique cave-hotel” is the proud boast of the Sant’Angelo in the city of Matera, which is famous for its sassi -- houses dug into the rock.
“四星级的精品洞穴酒店”是意大利马泰拉市天使古堡引以为傲的名气。天使古堡的房间都是在石头里的挖成的。

Matera is the only place in the world where people can boast to be still living in the same houses as their ancestors did 9,000 years ago. The rooms have been fashioned from old sassi stables and workshops. There are two restaurants, a bar and an art gallery.
马泰拉人有一个超级自豪的传统:那是世界上唯一一个人们住着9000年前祖先们的房子的地方。天使古堡的房间都是用古老的马厩和作坊改建成的,那里有两个餐馆,一个酒吧和一个艺术馆。

Rates: A three-night package costs from US$560 per person including some meals, a walking tour and car hire, but not flights.
房价:三夜的组合消费价格是每人560美元,包括餐饮、徒步旅行和租车,但不包括来回机票。

8.风车旅馆

 

8. Milos windmill, Greece
希腊:米洛斯岛风车旅馆

How about a night in a charming converted windmill on the island of Milos, watching the sunset over the sea, with a glass of retsina in hand and a plate of olives on the table?
设想一下这样的美好夜晚:住在米洛斯岛上超有魅力的风车改造的房子里,手里拿着一杯松香葡萄酒,桌上放着一盘橄榄,欣赏着海上的日落。

This converted mill has two bedrooms. They are sparsely but tastefully decorated and furnished in typically Greek style: white-washed walls, wooden floors and furniture and blue shutters.
这个风车改造成的旅馆有两个卧室,卧室里装饰和家具比较少,但是很有品味,是典型的希腊风格:刷白的墙,木质地板和家具,蓝色的百叶窗。

There is no pool but the mill does have air conditioning. There are also some nearby outhouses that can be rented to accommodate a larger group.
没有泳池,但是磨坊旅馆里是有空调的。附近还有一些外屋的附属房间可以出租给大一点的旅行团。

Rates: From US$300 per night for two people
房价:两人起价每晚300美元

9.梦幻主题旅馆

9. La Balade Des Gnomes, Belgium
比利时梦幻主题旅馆

A truly out-of-this-world experience, this hotel makes you feel like you’re on the moon.
这会是一次真正远离世界的经历。这个旅馆会让你觉得你是在月球上。

You can sleep in a moon buggy, bathe in a lunar capsule, and the walls and ceilings are covered in twinkling stars and planets.
你可以睡在月球探险车里,在登月舱里洗澡,墙壁和天花板上都贴满了闪闪的星星和各种神秘星球。

Other themed rooms include a newly opened Trojan Horse, a Troll Forest, a South Seas sailing ship and a Wine Room.
其他主题方面还包括新开发的特洛伊木马、森林巨魔、南海帆船和酒窖。

Rates: From €115 (US$170) per double
房价:双人间起价115欧元

10.鸽舍旅馆

 

10. The Dovecote, England
英国鸽舍旅馆

Regarded as one of the most romantic hideaways in Britain, the Dovecote would certainly fit the bill for most lovebirds.
英国鸽舍旅馆被誉为英国最浪漫的隐居地,这个旅馆肯定符合很多恋爱中的情侣的要求。

The former dovecote, which fell into disrepair in the early 20th century, has since been restored and converted into a cozy self-catering love nest which can sleep up to four people, though would be ideal for two.
这座旅馆前身是鸽舍,在20世纪早些年因年久失修而破损。现在它已经被修复改造成一座舒适的爱巢,不过住客需要自供伙食自给自足。鸽舍旅馆里可以睡下四个人,不过最理想的当然是一对情侣两个人啦。

Within the one-meter-thick walls are a glass-fronted balcony bedroom, a glorious wooden lantern roof and a sauna.
旅馆的墙有一米厚,卧室带有一个正面是玻璃的阳台,有一个漂亮的木制天窗屋顶和一个桑拿室。

Rates: From £300-600 (US$500-1,000) per week.
房价:每周起价300到600英镑

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