5 very different overnight sleeps

5 very different overnight sleeps

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Would you like to spend the night with a bear or penguin in a Swiss prison cell, climbing a water tower or going down a hobbit hole?Very different accommodation ideas not far from Luxembourg

Most hotels go to see the location rather than the four walls of the accommodation, so it’s not particularly impressive. But what if you could see something different and at the same time stay somewhere different?

We decided to try five very different overnight sleeps. Not far from Luxembourg, I have a long-lasting memory of where I spent the night.

Sleep next to polar bears and tigers

If you wake up with a polar bear or tiger, Pair redizer just north of Mons At the zoo, with its brugelette and botanical garden, you can stay in a well-arranged lodge directly facing the animal enclosure.

The Land of the Cold has a room with windows that show the underwater area, where you can see the largest land predators swimming. Alternatively, you can live in a Siberian forest with tiger views, or in a full moon lodge with bears and wolves peeking at breakfast.

Zoo Santo Croix on RhodesIn the Moselle region of France, there are several lodges in the wolf enclosure, with large windows so you can see the pack up close. The dome-roofed den faces the enclosure for a herd of gray wolves, but looks like a Hobbit’s house (more on this later). You can sleep on the yurt with a deer or ride a lodge overlooking bears, bison and coyotes.

At Esh Zoological Park, you can rent a Banhausen or a tree house

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Is it close to home? Not a bit wild, but in nature you can stay in Escher Zoological Park Many cute fairy tree houses are scattered around the complex for a magical overnight stay surrounded by goats, highland cattle, deer and raccoons. Otherwise, head to Clairvaux and Tourist Center Robscheier. There is accommodation with Shire horses and goats among the animals on the premises.

Spend time in jail

Are there too many TV series in jail? Now is your chance to know exactly how it feels.Barabus Hotel Lucerne, Switzerland was a real prison until 1998. Originally built in 1862, the historic building was converted to provide accommodation for 60 prison cells. Barabas was a pacifist who refused military service and was imprisoned. He painted frescoes of everything he missed in his life, but it’s still in the hotel. Don’t expect comfort. There are bunk beds, metal sinks and windows with bars, but there is a shower. Borrow a crime novel from the hotel library, but you don’t have to eat prison food. This prison has a Japanese restaurant.

If you feel hardcore, dare to spend the night Karosta Prison in Latvia, With that huge iron door. This prison, which has remained unchanged since the Russian Empire, is a fairly brutal place and is said to be haunted. You are treated like a prisoner from start to finish, and uniformed guards guide you to the cell with a fairly basic mattress and blanket. This is an ideal overnight stay for a little masochistic person, but the marketing slogan says it corresponds to a chicken and deer night, and a wedding reception!

If Latvia is too far away to go Kaiserslautern Just a few hours away, you can stay at Alcatraz Hotel, which dates back to 1967. There is a cell-style room with an original prison bed made by the inmates, and breakfast is served from the original prison door hatch. Don’t worry, WiFi is also available in cell-style rooms. The world will never forget you.And if you like the comfort of all creatures, then head to the Liberty Hotel Offenburg,Germany. Built in 1840 for the Baden Revolutionary, the prison was lovingly restored and several cells were integrated into one comfortable hotel suite.

The former Palace Hotel in Mondolf Levan was home to many infamous Nazis who were later tried in Nuremberg.

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Is it close to home? Well you may not know that, Mondol Frevan It was a prisoner-of-war camp that housed many high-ranking Nazis, including Hermann Goering. The code-named Camp Ashkan had a 15-foot-high barbed wire fence and the room was equipped with a military crib. The prisoners were transferred to Nuremberg for trial in August 1945. The original hotel has been demolished, so you’ll have to spend the night in a more luxurious spa hotel.

Sleep in bubbles under the stars

Want to go back to nature and sleep under the stars? Well, you can do it in bubble tents and domes in many places in the Belgian Ardennes.

See the stars at night and feel one with nature in the bubble tent

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In the nearby village of Sainte-Marie LibramonIn a wooded park with the Ardennes Insolité, you can sleep entirely in a glass dome or tent foam.Wake up in the field of Marche en Famenne, Au Claire de ma Bulle (Under my Bubble), a king-sized bed with floor-to-ceiling views of the surrounding countryside.of Wie Relax in a large bubble tent with access to a private wash area, fire pit and outdoor pool.

If you don’t even want a faint luster between you and the night sky Domaine de Ronchinne In the Namur region, you can literally sleep in a furry bed under the starry sky of the Shakunage Forest.

Is it close to home? There are no bubble tents, but there are plenty of great campgrounds and nothing to stop you from settling under the night sky with your sleeping bag.Here is our list The best campsite In the Grand Duchy.

Your own hobbit home

Your own hobbit house in the Thuringian Forest, Germany

Photo: Feriendorf Auenland

Are you a Lord of the Rings and Hobbit fan and want to stay in a house like Bilbo or Frodo?Well, you can do it in some places in Germany Thuringian Forest Near Rensteik. Each small 45-square-meter house has a wood-burning stove and custom-made oak furniture that can accommodate 2 to 4 people. You can also stay overnight at The Shire, the Shire, just an hour from Luxembourg. Spichelen,France. In fact, all the rooms in this guesthouse are inspired by Tolkien and include rooms for elves.

Mite solo farther away Galician town Lugo, Spain, has three semi-buried, grass-roofed hobbit dwellings that can accommodate up to six people. Then you can embark on a 122km trek in Sierra de Norte de Madrid. Camino del Anillo Inspired by JRR Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy (Way of the Ring), this pass takes you from The Shire to Middle-earth, Rivendell, and finally Moria’s Valley. Learn more about.

Is it close to home? Spend the night at Pietsche Lauer’s Mushroom Eco Lodge Useldange Or a barrel-shaped mini-hobbit hole on the banks of the Krelbe River Camp Valdor.. Neither has reported oak sightings for some time.

Bird’s eye view from the water tower

go to Cologne Once the tallest water tower in Europe, the Hilton Hotel now has a very unique rooftop terrace bar, 35 meters high, with stunning views of the city. The 130-year-old building has marble bathrooms and rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows.The Bees Bosch National Park of Rotterdam There is also a water tower hotel, with a total of 5 rooms, one on each floor.

This beautifully restored 130-year-old water tower in Cologne has become the Hilton Hotel.

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Is it close to home?Find out everything about water at the Aqua Tower Beldorf, You can see the sunset this summer.If you want to stay overnight in the tower, try the self-catering apartments in the medieval fortress. Echternach Tower.. Of the original 20 towers, 3 were converted into villas.More medieval flares are offered at Grevenmacher, You can stay in the restored watchtower, which is part of the ramparts, with stunning views of the old town.

And a more unusual place

Have you ever wondered if it’s really cold inside an igloo?Well you can find in Igloo Lodge In Germany or Igloo Town In Austria.

Room in Zugspitze, Igloo Village, Germany

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Want to reduce carbon dioxide emissions on fewer flights?Then don’t fly anywhere, instead Jumbo jet hotel The capital of Sweden, or Airplane suit Gerder, the Netherlands (where the entire plane is delivered to itself).

You can stay in the carriage of a vintage train at while we are in the transportation accommodation Train hostel In Brussels, and you can sleep in VW Beetle Car Bed At the V8 hotel in Stuttgart. If the VW sounds too small, choose a Cadillac bed.

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