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04 December, 2018
From a portable luxury hotel to an "experimental micro-city", the limits of hotel design are certainly not conservative. Whether you long for a luxurious retreat, an unusual environment or a home away from home, these pioneering hotels will make their mark.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
Gamers, prepare to geek out. Fittingly located in Amsterdam, guests at The Arcade can game until their heart's content, with rooms complete with an Nvidia Shield TV box which uses GeForce Now and lets you stream high-end games. Bigger rooms come with two wall-mounted televisions, while all rooms are stocked with both a modern and retro console. It's the perfect place to zone out after hitting up a coffee shop.
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Little River, New Zealand
The humdrum of Little River may not be alluring, but SiloStay's quirky accommodation is more than enough to steal you away for a couple days. At this hotel, your room comes in the form of a grain silo. The nine silo units available are made up of two floors; the first comprising of a bedroom, balcony, an exposed shower and a skylight, while the ground floor has a compact kitchen and dining area. Surrounded by silver tubular towers, the atmosphere here is more like a Hollywood set than a hotel.
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New York, US
Sustainability is the name of the game at 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge. There's a plant in every room, bottled water is a no-go, over half of the building materials are recycled and it runs on wind power. Plus, its innovative design blends seamlessly into the surrounding parkland. With double-heighted spaces and few walls, outside greenery brings a sense of serenity and openness into the hotel's interiors. Views of the Hudson River and Manhattan Island look like they're plucked off the front of a postcard.
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Swedish Lapland
An eco-friendly floating oasis in the crisp cold Swedish Lapland, the sibling of Treehouse Hotel is a fire-like timber structure on the River Lule. Set to open at the end of 2018, the hotel's six rooms free-float in summer and lock into the ice during winter. With an ice-cold bath at its centre, as well as four different saunas and a spa treatment room, it comes as no surprise that it's earmarked to become one of the best wellness hotels in the country.
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Huilo Huilo Reserve, Chile
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Arizona, US
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Newfoundland, Canada
The far-flung Fogo Island just off Newfoundland (Canada's easternmost province) might not be the easiest place to get to but it's certainly worth the effort. With its very own time zone, these remote, windswept shores make you feel like you're in your own little world. An architectural marvel, Fogo Island Inn soars out of the water on stilts and holds up 29 suite rooms with impeccable panoramic views of the wistful North Atlantic ocean. On these rugged shores, watch giant glaciers drift past every spring - a stunning performance by mother nature that'll leave you entranced.
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Paris, France
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Shenzhen, China
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Lake District, UK
This chic boutique hotel is set within 18 acres and clings to the luscious shores of Ullswater. The definition of quintessential English countryside - it is all undulating green hills, a canvas of alder, beech and oak trees, impending puffy clouds and a cacophony of nature's best harmonies. 18 acres marks the boundaries of this modern-yet-classic hotel. Inside this reinvented Georgian house are 40 bedrooms, two restaurants, a bar, a library and a swim club, which includes treatment rooms and a dreamy 20 metre lake-view swimming pool.
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Another Place, The Lake Rampsbeck Grange Watermillock Penrith Cumbria CA11 0LP
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Tbilisi, Georgia
Located in Tbilisi, this hotel opened in summer 2018 in a Soviet-era publishing house and former cognac distillery and comes with its own chocolate factory. The aesthetic is all very industrial-luxe with the lobby's exposed structural pillars stretching the full height of the building, as well as exposed brickwork and oversized windows which remain untouched from its publishing house days. All this is softened with plush, textured and patterned surfaces throughout the communal spaces, as well as in the 125 rooms and suites.