Travel enough and听most听hotel rooms begin to look the same. Want something different? Venture off the beaten path and you can sleep in a converted train caboose听or a grain silo. You won鈥檛 have to sacrifice comfort, either. From Montana to New Zealand, most of these quirky hotels have all the perks and amenities you鈥檇 find at a standard hotel鈥攂ut with a whole lot more brag-worthy flair.
Sleep in a Snowcat
La Plagne, France
La Plagne ski resort, in the French Alps, has transformed one of its听snowcat grooming machines into a . The vehicle听will pick you up at the base of the mountain at 9 P.M., and a driver will听whisk you and your hotel room听up to an overlook before听leaving听you to your night鈥檚 rest. The heated grooming machine comes equipped with a queen bed, coffee maker, and minibar, and there鈥檚 an enclosed bathroom with a Jacuzzi tub and spectacular views of Mont Blanc.听($336)
Stay in a Silo
Little River, New Zealand
In 2013, Kiwi designer and innovator Stuart Wright-Stow turned a harebrained idea to convert former grain silos into听energy-efficient hotel rooms into , a collection of eight suites in Little River, 45 minutes from famed adventure hub of Christchurch. Cook meals in your silo鈥檚 ground-floor kitchenette, then ascend a steel staircase to the second-floor bedroom, where a massive skylight听allows for stargazing. Bring your own bike and hang it from the built-in, personal storage rack, or rent one听on-site to peddle the 31-mile Little River Rail Trail, adjacent to the property. (From $138) 听听
Spend the听Night on a Cliff
Calca, Peru
Reaching Skylodge 国产吃瓜黑料 Suites'听s,听which hang like a portaledge above the ground in the Sacred Valley, requires climbing over 13,000 feet up a via ferrata. Inside each of the 24-foot-long suspended capsules, you鈥檒l find bedding for four people, a dining nook, and听catered three-course dinners and breakfasts to enjoy as you take in an unprecedented view of the region. You鈥檒l depart the next morning by rappelling or zip lining back to the ground. (From $411)
Overnight in an Airplane
Quepos, Costa Rica
Sleep in a 1965 Boeing 727听that鈥檚 been moved on-site and听carefully retrofitted to house a听two-bedroom suite, or book the cockpit of another听vintage听jetliner at , both of which are听perched on the edge of Costa Rica鈥檚 4,014-acre Manuel Antonio National Park. You鈥檒l get ocean views from the plane windows, morning yoga classes on the outdoor pavilion, and surf lessons at nearby Manuel Antonio Beach. If 听isn鈥檛 your thing, the hotel also has standard rooms, studio apartments, and three-bedroom bungalows. (From $107)
Get Cozy in a Caboose
Essex, Montana
Thirty miles from the west entrance of Glacier National Park, the has traditional and cozy log cabins. Or you can stay in a renovated train caboose or luxury railcar. As a national historic landmark, the lodge prides itself on its historic character, so you won鈥檛 find cable TV, air-conditioning, or telephones in your rooms, and there鈥檚 no cell service for 30 miles. Don鈥檛 fret: there are phone booths and Wi-Fi in the inn鈥檚 lobby and coffee and food in the dining car. In the winter, over 20 miles of maintained nordic ski trails await outside your door, and in the summer, you鈥檝e got all of Glacier National Park to explore. (From $169)
Post Up in a听Prison
Mount Gambier, Australia
Gaol is Old English for 鈥減rison,鈥澨齛nd at ,听in South Australia, that鈥檚 exactly where you鈥檒l be staying. Rooms inside this defunct 153-year-old jail, which was turned into a in 2013, aren鈥檛 fancy鈥攜ou won鈥檛 find room service or a spa here鈥攂ut they鈥檙e way more comfortable than the former cell blocks, thanks to nice linens, a shared kitchen, and revamped decor. Or you can book the听cottage that once housed wardens and prison staff. The region is home to dormant volcanoes and a water-filled crater aptly named Blue Lake. (Bunks from $21; private rooms from $65; cottage from $135)