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12 hotels you won’t believe actually exist

By Tammy Kwan, for CNN
Updated 3:28 PM EDT, Wed May 17, 2017
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Inspired by the architecture of traditional houses of the Zaan region, the green facade of <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripadvisor.com%2FHotel_Review-g188600-d1758177-Reviews-Inntel_Hotels_Amsterdam_Zaandam-Zaandam_North_Holland_Province.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">Inntel Hotel Zaandam </a>is eye-catching even from afar.
Inntel Hotel Zaandam (The Netherlands) —
Inspired by the architecture of traditional houses of the Zaan region, the green facade of Inntel Hotel Zaandam is eye-catching even from afar.
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If staying atop a former industrial monument isn't exciting enough, guests at the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripadvisor.com%2FHotel_Review-g188590-d6929879-Reviews-Faralda_NDSM_Crane_Hotel-Amsterdam_North_Holland_Province.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">Faralda Crane Hotel</a> can attach themselves to a rope and free fall 164 feet from the top.
Faralda Crane Hotel (The Netherlands) —
If staying atop a former industrial monument isn't exciting enough, guests at the Faralda Crane Hotel can attach themselves to a rope and free fall 164 feet from the top.
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An underwater bridge connects the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripadvisor.com%2FHotel_Review-g659301-d3628010-Reviews-Sheraton_Huzhou_Hot_Spring_Resort-Huzhou_Zhejiang.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring Resort's</a> two towers.
Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring Resort (Huzhou, China) —
An underwater bridge connects the Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring Resort's two towers.
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Built in the 1960s, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripadvisor.com%2FHotel_Review-g274702-d277678-Reviews-Hotel_Jested-Liberec_Liberec_Region_Bohemia.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">Hotel Jested</a> looks more like something from a sci-fi movie than a place to spend the night.
Hotel Jested (Czech Republic) —
Built in the 1960s, Hotel Jested looks more like something from a sci-fi movie than a place to spend the night.
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Inside each <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripadvisor.com%2FHotel_Review-g298564-d6028872-Reviews-9_Hours_Capsule_Hotel_Kyoto-Kyoto_Kyoto_Prefecture_Kinki.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">sleeping pod</a> is an ambient control system, said to help you sleep better.
9 Hours Capsule Hotel Kyoto —
Inside each sleeping pod is an ambient control system, said to help you sleep better.
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Billing itself as the "first luxury cruise ship on land," the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripadvisor.com%2FHotel_Review-g1074141-d1187583-Reviews-Sun_Cruise_Resort-Donghae_Gangwon_do.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">Sun Cruise Resort</a> offers everything you'd experience on the open sea -- minus the sickness and ports of call.
Sun Cruise Resort (South Korea) —
Billing itself as the "first luxury cruise ship on land," the Sun Cruise Resort offers everything you'd experience on the open sea -- minus the sickness and ports of call.
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This hotel has been transformed from a gun emplacement into a <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripadvisor.com%2FHotel_Review-g186298-d3410738-Reviews-Spitbank_Fort-Portsmouth_Hampshire_England.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">luxurious private island</a> fitted with a rooftop heated pool, sauna and fire pit.
Spitbank Fort (England) —
This hotel has been transformed from a gun emplacement into a luxurious private island fitted with a rooftop heated pool, sauna and fire pit.
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There are tree houses for kids, then there are <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripadvisor.com%2FHotel_Review-g182150-d1839091-Reviews-Free_Spirit_Spheres-Qualicum_Beach_Vancouver_Island_British_Columbia.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">tree houses for adults</a>.
Free Spirit Spheres (Vancouver Island, Canada) —
There are tree houses for kids, then there are tree houses for adults.
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The cars of this <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripadvisor.com%2FHotel_Review-g60826-d73899-Reviews-The_Aurora_Express-Fairbanks_Alaska.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">restored train</a> sit on 700 feet of railroad track overlooking the Tanana River, Alaska Range and city of Fairbanks.
The Aurora Express (Fairbanks, Alaska) —
The cars of this restored train sit on 700 feet of railroad track overlooking the Tanana River, Alaska Range and city of Fairbanks.
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Influenced by Native American culture, Frank Redford began building these <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripadvisor.com%2FHotel_Review-g31244-d113061-Reviews-Wigwam_Motel-Holbrook_Arizona.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">teepee motels </a>across America in the 1930s. Only three remain.
Wigwam Motel (Holbrook, Arizona) —
Influenced by Native American culture, Frank Redford began building these teepee motels across America in the 1930s. Only three remain.
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripadvisor.com%2FHotel_Review-g580121-d1372884-Reviews-La_Balade_des_Gnomes-Durbuy_Luxembourg_Province_The_Ardennes_Wallonia.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">La Balade des Gnomes</a> looks like an odd farmhouse but it's actually a hotel with 10 guest rooms.
La Balade des Gnomes (Belgium) —
La Balade des Gnomes looks like an odd farmhouse but it's actually a hotel with 10 guest rooms.
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This vintage 1965 Boeing 727 airframe sits in the jungle canopy of Costa Rica. It's been transformed into a luxury suite at <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripadvisor.com%2FHotel_Review-g309274-d300778-Reviews-Hotel_Costa_Verde-Manuel_Antonio_National_Park_Province_of_Puntarenas.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">Hotel Costa Verde</a>.
Hotel Costa Verde (Costa Rica) —
This vintage 1965 Boeing 727 airframe sits in the jungle canopy of Costa Rica. It's been transformed into a luxury suite at Hotel Costa Verde.
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