Unusual Hotels of the World

Unusual Hotels of the World showcases on its website www.uhotw.com 149 “avant-garde” lodgings around the world, organized by location, price and “wow factor.”

Example — the Old Jail in Mount Gambier, South Australia, built in 1866 as a prison and now a hostel; from AU$22 (near US$15.50) per person for a dormitory bed. Another — the Woodpecker Hotel, a tree house in a large oak in Stockholm, 40 feet above a public park and accessible by rope ladder; $250-$350 per night.