Tayka Hotel De Sal
Tayka
Hotel
De
Sal
Where: Tahua, Bolivia
Where
:
Tahua
,
Bolivia
How much: About $95 a night
How
much
:
About
$
95
a
night
Why it's cool: You've stayed at hotels made of brick or wood, but salt?
Why
it
's
cool
:
You
've
stayed
at
hotels
made
of
brick
or
wood
,
but
salt
?
That's something few can claim.
That
's
something
few
can
claim
.
Tayka Hotel de Sal is made totally of salt--including the beds (though you'll sleep on regular mattresses and blankets).
Tayka
Hotel
de
Sal
is
made
totally
of
salt
--
including
the
beds
(
though
you
'll
sleep
on
regular
mattresses
and
blankets
)
.
The hotel sits on the Salar de Uyuni, a prehistoric dried-up lake that's the world's biggest salt flat.
The
hotel
sits
on
the
Salar
de
Uyuni
,
a
prehistoric
dried-up
lake
that
's
the
world
's
biggest
salt
flat
.
Builders use the salt from the 4,633-square-mile flat to make the bricks, and glue them together with a paste of wet salt that hardens when it dries.
Builders
use
the
salt
from
the
4,633-square-mile
flat
to
make
the
bricks
,
and
glue
them
together
with
a
paste
of
wet
salt
that
hardens
when
it
dries
.
When rain starts to dissolve the hotel, the owners just mix up more salt paste to strengthen the bricks.
When
rain
starts
to
dissolve
the
hotel
,
the
owners
just
mix
up
more
salt
paste
to
strengthen
the
bricks
.
Green Magic Nature Resort
Green
Magic
Nature
Resort
Where: Vythiri, India
Where
:
Vythiri
,
India
How much: About $240 a night
How
much
:
About
$
240
a
night
Why it's cool: Riding a pulley -operated lift 86 feet to your treetop room is just the start of your adventure.
Why
it
's
cool
:
Riding
a
pulley
-operated
lift
86
feet
to
your
treetop
room
is
just
the
start
of
your
adventure
.
As you look out of your open window--there is no glass!
As
you
look
out
of
your
open
window
--
there
is
no
glass
!
-- you watch monkeys and birds in the rain forest canopy.
--
you
watch
monkeys
and
birds
in
the
rain
forest
canopy
.
Later you might test your fear of heights by crossing the handmade rope bridge to the main part of the hotel, or just sit on your bamboo bed and read.
Later
you
might
test
your
fear
of
heights
by
crossing
the
handmade
rope
bridge
to
the
main
part
of
the
hotel
,
or
just
sit
on
your
bamboo
bed
and
read
.
You don't even have to come down for breakfast--the hotel will send it up on the pulley-drawn "elevator".
You
do
n't
even
have
to
come
down
for
breakfast
--
the
hotel
will
send
it
up
on
the
pulley-drawn
``
elevator
''
.
Dog Bark Park Inn B & B
Dog
Bark
Park
Inn
B
&
B
Where: Cottonwood, Idaho
Where
:
Cottonwood
,
Idaho
How much: $92 a night
How
much
:
$
92
a
night
Why it's cool: This doghouse isn't just for the family pet.
Why
it
's
cool
:
This
doghouse
is
n't
just
for
the
family
pet
.
Sweet Willy is a 30-foot-tall dog with guest rooms in his belly.
Sweet
Willy
is
a
30-foot-tall
dog
with
guest
rooms
in
his
belly
.
Climb the wooden stairs beside his hind leg to enter the door in his side.
Climb
the
wooden
stairs
beside
his
hind
leg
to
enter
the
door
in
his
side
.
You can relax in the main bedroom, go up a few steps to the loft in Willy's head, or hang out inside his nose.
You
can
relax
in
the
main
bedroom
,
go
up
a
few
steps
to
the
loft
in
Willy
's
head
,
or
hang
out
inside
his
nose
.
Although you have a full private bathroom in your quarters, there is also a toilet in the 12-foot-tall fire hydrant outside.
Although
you
have
a
full
private
bathroom
in
your
quarters
,
there
is
also
a
toilet
in
the
12-foot-tall
fire
hydrant
outside
.
Gamirasu Cave Hotel
Gamirasu
Cave
Hotel
Where: Ayvali, Turkey
Where
:
Ayvali
,
Turkey
How much: Between $130 and $475 a night.
How
much
:
Between
$
130
and
$
475
a
night
.
Why it's cool: This is caveman cool!
Why
it
's
cool
:
This
is
caveman
cool
!
Experience what it was like 5,000 years ago, when people lived in these mountain caves formed by volcanic ash.
Experience
what
it
was
like
5,000
years
ago
,
when
people
lived
in
these
mountain
caves
formed
by
volcanic
ash
.
But your stay will be much more modern.
But
your
stay
will
be
much
more
modern
.
Bathrooms and electricity provide what you expect from a modern hotel, and the white volcanic ash, called tufa, keeps the rooms cool, about 65degFin summer.
Bathrooms
and
electricity
provide
what
you
expect
from
a
modern
hotel
,
and
the
white
volcanic
ash
,
called
tufa
,
keeps
the
rooms
cool
,
about
65degFin
summer
.
(Don't worry--there is heat in winter.)
(
Do
n't
worry
--
there
is
heat
in
winter
.
)
Tayka Hotel De Sal  Where: Tahua, Bolivia  How much: About $95 a night  Why it's cool: You've stayed at hotels made of brick or wood, but salt? That's something few can claim. Tayka Hotel de Sal is made totally of salt--including the beds (though you'll sleep on regular mattresses and blankets). The hotel sits on the Salar de Uyuni, a prehistoric dried-up lake that's the world's biggest salt flat. Builders use the salt from the 4,633-square-mile flat to make the bricks, and glue them together with a paste of wet salt that hardens when it dries. When rain starts to dissolve the hotel, the owners just mix up more salt paste to strengthen the bricks.  Green Magic Nature Resort  Where: Vythiri, India  How much: About $240 a night  Why it's cool: Riding a pulley -operated lift 86 feet to your treetop room is just the start of your adventure. As you look out of your open window--there is no glass! -- you watch monkeys and birds in the rain forest canopy. Later you might test your fear of heights by crossing the handmade rope bridge to the main part of the hotel, or just sit on your bamboo bed and read. You don't even have to come down for breakfast--the hotel will send it up on the pulley-drawn "elevator".  Dog Bark Park Inn B & B  Where: Cottonwood, Idaho  How much: $92 a night  Why it's cool: This doghouse isn't just for the family pet. Sweet Willy is a 30-foot-tall dog with guest rooms in his belly. Climb the wooden stairs beside his hind leg to enter the door in his side. You can relax in the main bedroom, go up a few steps to the loft in Willy's head, or hang out inside his nose. Although you have a full private bathroom in your quarters, there is also a toilet in the 12-foot-tall fire hydrant outside.  Gamirasu Cave Hotel  Where: Ayvali, Turkey  How much: Between $130 and $475 a night.  Why it's cool: This is caveman cool! Experience what it was like 5,000 years ago, when people lived in these mountain caves formed by volcanic ash. But your stay will be much more modern. Bathrooms and electricity provide what you expect from a modern hotel, and the white volcanic ash, called tufa, keeps the rooms cool, about 65degFin summer. (Don't worry--there is heat in winter.)