The most amazing theme hotels in the world – another journey

Hotels have long been more than just a place to rest your head for the night when you go on a trip. For many people, the hotel is the reason for the vacation, and it provides a special experience that cannot be obtained at home (although many hotels want to make their guests feel at home). Sometimes it is expressed in luxury and a particularly high bar of indulgences, but for many tourists, luxury is not the main thing. That is why many hotels are dedicated to a special theme, depending on the area of ​​interest of the guests, are designed accordingly and offer an overall hospitality experience that revolves around the chosen theme, whether it is art, literature, music or adventure. Here are some special themed hotels around the world:

The Library Hotel, New York: Dewey style hotel

Literature lovers will delight in this hotel on Madison Avenue, which is inspired by Dewey’s method of sorting and cataloging books. What sounds a little gray on paper turns out to be a real gem – each of the ten floors of the hotel is designed according to one of the categories of the Dewey method (including literature, history, philosophy, art, etc.) and the six rooms on the same floor are equipped with a library with 50-150 books from one of the subcategories of the same floor. Thus on the eighth floor, dedicated to fine literature, you will find rooms dedicated to mysteries, legends or poetry, and on the 12th floor, dedicated to religions, you will find rooms dedicated to mythologies, Eastern and New Age religions. The works of art that decorate the rooms are also in the spirit of the room. On the first floor, one of the special rooms in the hotel is the love room, and in it, apart from a private balcony, there are also works of art and books on the philosophy of love, selected by the sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer. As befits a boutique hotel, the rooms are tastefully decorated with attention to detail. To complete the experience Literary, the hotel has a reading room, where guests are offered snacks throughout the day. The roof of the hotel has a lounge with a fireplace and a poetry garden with great views of the city. Every day at 4:00 p.m., the roof turns into a bar that serves literary-inspired cocktails.

The lobby of The Library Hotel. Photo: Courtesy of Library Hotel by Library Hotel Collection

Henn Na hotel, Nagasaki, Japan: robots and dinosaurs

The Japanese are known for their love of anything considered strange and unusual, and this hotel in the suburbs of Tokyo is a prime example of that. The hotel is operated entirely by robots – from an English-speaking dinosaur robot that sits at the reception and will check you in, through a robot that will carry your luggage to your room, to robots that clean the rooms. The future has never looked closer. Apart from the robot gimmick, this is a pleasant and clean hotel in a good location and at a reasonable price – a good choice for travelers who want to enrich their trip with experiences that can only be found in Japan.
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A robot-dinosaur will welcome you at the Henn Na | hotel reception Photo: Amarisa S.Thongchuea, Shutterstock

Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton, Canada: make childhood fantasies come true

Where do you want to spend your vacation? In an igloo? In the jungle? In tropical Polynesia? Or maybe in a spaceship? At the Fantasyland Hotel in Edmonton you can achieve all these and much more. The hotel has 120 themed rooms, each of which allows a different childhood dream to come true. It has a pirate room that is designed as a large wooden pirate ship, a room with a futuristic design of a spaceship, a particularly fancy part that is all pink and gold for girls who dream of being princesses, a room in which the bed is a Victorian carriage, a Polynesian room designed in the style of a tropical island and many other imaginative rooms. And it doesn’t end here – your children (or the children in you) will be able to continue to fulfill their fantasies in the many attractions of the hotel, including the Galaxyland amusement park, the largest indoor amusement park in the world, the World Waterpark with the largest indoor wave pool in the world and countless slides and water attractions, an ice skating rink The ice, a lake with swan boats, mini golf, a maze of mirrors, an indoor karting track, an aquarium and more.
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Polynesian style room at Fantasyland Hotel. A room for every dream

nhow Berlin, Berlin: a celebration for music lovers

The nhow Berlin hotel, like the rest of the chain’s hotels, is a trendy and beautifully designed hotel located on the banks of the Shepra River, but the highlight of the hotel is the music. This is probably the only hotel in the world that has a music director, its own recording studio and rehearsal rooms. If that’s not enough, the incredibly modern rooms are equipped with advanced stereo systems, and the hotel’s room service includes not only a selection from the lobby food menu but also a rich menu of guitars that can be ordered to the room 24 hours a day and at no extra charge. The hotel often hosts parties and concerts, and the bar hosts open mic nights. And yes, the hotel also has many services of a regular hotel such as a gym, spa and restaurant and it exhibits changing art exhibitions.
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nhow Berlin. A trendy and chic hotel where the music is an integral part of the experience Photo: NH Hotel Group

Hard Days Night Hotel, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Another hotel for music fans in general and the Beatles in particular is Hard Days Night located in Liverpool, where the Beatles were born. The hotel is housed in a historic building from 1884, near the Cavaren club where the Beatles used to perform every night, and close to other landmarks in the band’s life. All of the hotel’s elegant rooms are inspired by The Beatles, with artwork and photos of the band members adorning the walls. In the Lennon suite, besides Lennon’s paintings and books about Lennon’s life, there is also a grand piano. The hotel’s restaurant Blakes, named after pop art artist Sir Peer Blake who designed the cover of the Sergeant Pepper album, also features wall-to-wall original Beatles artwork. The hotel bar offers excellent cocktails and on weekends cover bands play Beatles songs.

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Drauicht, Ireland: For Harry Potter fans

Although it is not a hotel but a bed and breakfast, but one that is a pilgrimage site for Harry Potter fans. The accommodation complex is located in the historic town of Boyle, surrounded by lakes and ancient castles. Its name means “magical” in the Gaelic language, and indeed, it is a charming guesthouse. Each of the four rooms is designed according to one of the houses of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin, with colors and accessories accordingly and the house symbols hanging on the wall. Witches’ brooms hanging on the wall in the living room and the collection of wands that decorate the kitchen contribute to the experience. This is an ideal accommodation for families also thanks to the large wooden house in the yard.

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Gryffindor club style room in Drewicht | Photo: Valerie Reaney

Cinema Hotel, Tel Aviv

Israel also has themed hotels, and one of the special ones is the Cinema Hotel in Tel Aviv. The hotel is located in Dizengoff Square, in a Bauhaus building that formerly housed the Esther Cinema. Some of the features of the legendary cinema have been preserved in the hotel space, such as the magnificent staircase and the original lighting fixtures, and the hotel lobby is decorated with old movie posters, framed newspaper clippings from the beginning of the century, projectors from the 1930s, antique cameras and letters from the period.

The lobby of the Cinema Hotel is decorated with posters of old movie theaters, antique cameras and newspaper clippings from the beginning of the last century | Photo: Sarit Gofen

The design of the rooms also draws inspiration from the world of cinema – the colors black and white dominate, the walls are decorated with old photos and the reading lamps stand on tripods. To complete the cinematic experience, guests who arrive at the hotel receive a cardboard box with popcorn, and in the spring and summer there are film screenings on the hotel roof.

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