Unique Design

Unconventional stays shaped by bold creativity, imaginative architecture, and unforgettable experiences.

From mirrored treehouses hidden in Scandinavian forests to surreal buildings inspired by fantasy, nature, and storytelling, these are the world’s most unique hotels, designed to surprise. This collection brings together accommodations where creativity takes center stage: places that feel playful, unexpected, and entirely unlike anywhere else.

Whether it’s sleeping inside a gravity-defying structure, staying in a hotel carved from ice, or stepping into architecture that feels dreamlike and theatrical, these escapes are united by a strong sense of imagination. Bold, unconventional, and deeply memorable, they offer experiences that go far beyond the ordinary.

The Stays
Treehotel in Swedish Lapland, where architect-designed cabins, Nordic dining, and views of the Northern Lights create one of the most extraordinary stays.
A hand-built clay castle in the Transylvanian countryside, shaped like something from a storybook. Romania’s most enchanting and unexpected stay.
A design icon in Arosa with a mountain spa connected by funicular. Tschuggen delivers Swiss Alps luxury with genuine architectural ambition.
A Dutch hotel that stacks 70 traditional Zaan-style houses into one extraordinary facade. Design-forward, architecturally unmissable, genuinely fun.
Rebuilt every winter from 15,000 tonnes of snow and ice, Quebec’s legendary ice hotel offers frozen suites, ice sculptures, and a vodka bar.
Da Lat’s Crazy House is a fairytale fever dream in concrete: spiral staircases, cave rooms, and no straight lines. One of Vietnam’s strangest stays.
Tented pool villas and treehouse suites tucked into a Phuket hillside. Keemala is Thailand luxury at its most theatrical, and most private.
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Cave Stays

Ancient and modern stays carved into stone, cliffs, and underground landscapes.

Treehouse Stays

Unique treehouse stays immersed in forests, jungles, and extraordinary natural surroundings.

Adventure Stays

Remote stays for travelers drawn to nature, exploration, and the feeling of going somewhere truly different.