Pop quiz: what does a country on the brink of economic collapse, with dozens of unfinished buildings dotting its countryside, really need? A monstrous, phallic space hotel, of course! Read More >>
The Slow Horse is a hotel in a tiny ski town, which is fitting. It mimics its mountainous Northern Italy setting so closely, it wouldn't belong anywhere else. Read More >>
In the tiny arctic village of Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, dusk lasts most of the day at this time of year. Against the dramatic and ever-evolving pink and purple sky sits a structure that looks like a cross between a sleek nightclub and an igloo from outer space: Lapland's storied IceHotel, the world's largest and longest-running luxury hotel made entirely of frozen water. Read More >>
Featured comment by fancyabrew:
"Stayed there a few years ago (it was a price in a Microsoft IT design competition that I won) really good, went to see the northern lights on snowmobi..." More »
Today's deal is so much more than a one-off offer. Instead it's a money-saving tool that you can bookmark and use again and again whenever you're looking for cheap night in a hotel. Read More >>
Featured comment by Deadbolt:
""Perfect if you’re in the mood for a short break in ‘Burton A38 Southbound’, wherever that is…"
Ha! That's about 5 minutes away. Now I just..." More »
Earlier this year a team of researchers announced that it was possible to hack the keycard systems used in millions of hotel rooms using £40 worth of parts. Now a recent spate of hotel break-ins is being attributed to the attack. Read More >>
Featured comment by Jon D:
"I've checked all the hotel door locks I've come across since seeing this report, but havent come across one that even has a visible port on it yet
Ma..." More »
With less than £50 worth of parts and only a few seconds, millions of hotel room keycard locks around the world can be hacked and unlocked by robbers-cum-hackers trying to break into your room. The good news? The security flaw can be fixed. The bad news? No one wants to pay to fix them. Read More >>
Featured comment by PrinterElf:
"If I had a fiver for every time I've experienced the MoD getting a product or update and being unhappy with it because they've asked for a solution ra..." More »
Do you deal with visiting family members during the holidays that more than overstay their welcome? This year try putting them up in one of these Podtime tubes, they'll quickly get the message that maybe they should have booked a hotel instead. Read More >>
Popular filth title Fifty Shades of Grey has found itself a fan in hotel owner Wayne Bartholomew, who has risked angering God by replacing the Bible in his hotel rooms with copies of the awful porn book. Read More >>
At first glance it looks like some hotel in Belgium has sacrificed floor space for a massive four-sided novelty alarm clock to attract tourists. But in reality, what you're seeing is actually the top of a clock tower with a hotel built around it. Read More >>
Featured comment by Danjc2:
"My money is on The Sun producing a headline within the next fortnight "woman claims to be in love with clock tower, refuses to vacate hotel that gives..." More »
This proposal for the Guangzhou Daily Group Culture Centre, designed by IAPA Design Consultants, one of the best Australian practitioners in architectural design, is the recent winner of the excellence award in the International Architecture Design Competition. Read More >>
Featured comment by irononreverse:
"That is going to get absolutely filthy. If a car parked outside for one week collects a layer of dust that obscures almost everything, this is going t..." More »
AirHotel, a sustainable and mobile hanging hotel designed by a group of Belgian artists, is actually a collection of six unique pod-like rooms, each with its own theme. May 10 -- June 2, AirHotel will be set up at the Norfolk & Norwich Festival in the UK, where a stay in one of its wacky rooms will begin at about £35 per occupant. Read More >>
Featured comment by nenslo:
"I saw these next to the track at Silverstone last October during the Britcar 24 hour race and they don't look too bad. Yes, I agree the suggestion tha..." More »
This year don't waste your valuable holiday time lying on a sunny beach in Spain. Instead, spend your week off trapped inside a volcano-shaped hotel that could erupt in a deluge at any minute. Read More >>
The rising death rate in Japan has lengthened the average wait for cremation to roughly four days. That's a long 96 hours to let you lay there and ripen. So what do you do after shuffling off this mortal coil? You get yourself to a corpse hotel, obviously. Read More >>