Unusual Hotels Of The World The Unusual Newsletter - September 2008
     
  Welcome to our new look newsletter.
Following feedback we're making the newsletter quicker to read - providing links to Unusual articles, Websites, Stuff to do and Things to buy.

As always we'd appreciate your feedback and welcome suggestions of material to include in future editions.

Steve Dobson, Simon Penn
Co-founders - Unusual Hotels of the World

 
     
 
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    Atelier sul Mare   Schoolhouse Hotel  
    Atelier sul Mare
Castel di Tusa, Sicily, Italy

Where overnight guests become part of the artist’s vision for the individual rooms.
The Hotel Atelier sul Mare, in Castel di Tusa, is a living showcase for international artists. Not only have rooms been handed over to the artists to be transformed into works of art, they are designed to include the hotel guest as part of the creation.
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  The Schoolhouse Hotel
Dublin, Ireland

Converted school
Dublin is a great city, full of beautiful terraces of Georgian houses mixed with some terrible 1960’s concrete hotels. The Schoolhouse hotel offers something different, with character, history and charm. The hotel originally opened in 1861 as St Stephen's Parochial School.
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    Ice Hotel – Quebec   Capsule Hotel  
    Ice Hotel – Quebec
Quebec City, Canada

City outskirts Ice Hotel
Sister of the original Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, the Ice Hotel Quebec – Canada offers probably the easiest access to ice room accommodation of any snow or ice property today. Situated just outside Quebec City, with easy road and public transport connections. more
  Capsule Hotel
Laakhafen, The Hague, The Netherlands

Oil Rig Escape Capsules
Moored in The Hague, your room is a bright orange survival pod which once saw service on an oil rig platform. Originally built in 1972 they are 4.25 metres in diameter and unaltered apart from the addition of a lock on the outside and an ‘emergency’ chemical toilet inside. more
 
           
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  Ukrainian Eternity or Life after Death?   Ukrainian Eternity or Life after Death?

Today, the more extravagant or crazy an idea gets the more success and appreciation it receives. People plan to build hotels on the moon, order massages while hanging out at bars, are keen to try every new adrenalin sport that comes up – and it seems there are no boundaries. In Ukraine, even death does not stop Stepan Pyrianyk from running his dark-themed restaurant in Truskavets, near the Polish border. This 20 meter-long coffin is a restaurant…

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Crazy Bear Hotel, Beaconsfield - Be one of the first to try out this amazing new Crazy Bear property.

In a magnificent multi-million pound restoration, the re-design can only be described as awesome – dramatic architecture, luxurious materials, spectacular lighting and even an underground extension create an elaborate, luxurious property. Be one of the first to find out more about the 10 rooms on offer. know More

   
  The Schoolhouse Hotel  
Special Offer


The Schoolhouse Hotel, Dublin

Sunday Special - choose any Sunday night in 2008 for the extra special price of €109 Euro per room (Approx. £80 Sterling), includes a deluxe double room, breakfast, parking and all taxes.

Special 2 night Breaks are also available at €159 Euro per person sharing on selected dates through out the year (Approx. £119 Sterling) includes 2 nights in a deluxe double room, breakfast, parking and all taxes All Offers are Subject to availability. Terms & Conditions Apply. Click Here for more details.

 

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Hotel St Merry Paris


Hotel St Merry Paris,


In an upgrade of some of this fantastic church in central Paris, Air Conditioning has been added to many of the rooms.

There is still some limited availability for UHOTW members during weekends in November - but booking quickly. Contact the hotel for further details. Click Here

   
         



Stuff we Love:


Orikaso

Ori-(to fold) kaso-(plastic):
the art of folding plastic.

Fold-Flat tableware. Mugs,
cups, bowls and plates, for
the space conscious and
design savvy.
http://www.orikaso.com/

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Dress your cat  

Dress your cat - clothes for animals! From sailor suits and frog outfits for felines, you will be amazed at the sartorial elegance that this site offers to cat lovers in Japan.

http://www.petoffice.co.jp/catprin/english/
 
   
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