L<\/span>ooking for a place to stay off the beaten path? Here are 10 . Sleep under water, no snorkel required. Bring out your inner bookworm or novelist at a hotel with a library theme. Rub noses with your spouse or partner in an igloo. Sleep in the comfy backseat of a car, a tree house overlooking the Rain Forest or a cave in Italy. Or take a ferry from Athens to the insanely beautiful island of Amorgos to a five-star hotel overlooking the Aegean. How about among the giraffes in Kenya?<\/p>\n Read on!<\/p>\n [awesome-gallery id=5032]<\/p>\n Have you ever wanted to sleep with the fish? The Underwater Room gives you the once in a lifetime opportunity to do so. This room, which is part of The Manta Resort, lies 250 feet off the shore and offers you 360 degrees of stunning views. It has three levels: the top is a deck ideal for sunbathing, the middle is the living quarters, while the bottom level is the selling point of this room. The bedroom of windows lays 13 feet below the ocean, so you can see different beautiful species of fish swimming by all night. At $1,500 a night, the Underwater Room is definitely worth it for the experience.<\/p>\n [awesome-gallery id=5036]<\/p>\n This hotel is for the bookworm in all of us. The Library Hotel in New York City offers guests an experience unlike any other. The hotel\u2019s concept is based off the Dewey Decimal system. A specific type of book inspires each floor and room and guests can find a good collection of those particular books in their room. With amenities like a reading room, the writer\u2019s den, and the poetry garden, this hotel is sure to offer all book lovers a relaxing and quiet getaway. The rates here are about $250 a night, but everything is included, notably a complimentary wine and cheese reception.<\/p>\n [awesome-gallery id=5041]<\/p>\n If you want to see the northern lights from the comfort and warmth of a bed, then this hotel should be on your list to visit. This artic resort in Finland offers guests the chance to stay in an all-glass igloo with amazing views of the nighttime sky. The igloo comes with a bed and a half bath while warm saunas and showers are a short walk away. A night in the igloo is a bit pricey but worth the cost for the experience. The northern lights season ends in April so make sure to book your igloo soon.<\/p>\n [awesome-gallery id=5046]<\/p>\n The Icehotel in Sweden is exactly what it sounds like\u2014literally a hotel made entirely out of ice. The Icehotel has about 150 cold or warm beds with each room having its own unique design. The hotel also offers an ice church, ice bar, and ice sculpting studio as well as two heated restaurants and a heated lounge. If you choose to stay in a cold room, it will be a cold stay so make sure to pack extra layers. There is a limited time to visit this hotel before it melts, which means you should book your trip accordingly.<\/p>\n [awesome-gallery id=5052]\u00a0 \u00a0Clockwise from top left:\u00a0DriveInSuite, Gas Station Suite, Race Car Suite, Mercedes Suite. Photos: FrankHoppe.<\/p><\/p>\n Stuttgart is the automotive region in Germany, and the V8 Hotel fits right in. This unique hotel offers different automotive-themed rooms that are unlike anything you\u2019ve ever seen before. Some of the rooms you can choose from are carwash, workshop, racing, and route 66. The V8 Hotel was built on the grounds of an old airport, and their Mercedes suite showcases this beautifully. This suite not only has a bed built into an old Mercedes, but it also includes a stunning 360-degree view from what used to be the air traffic control tower.<\/p>\n [awesome-gallery id=5060] (Top) AriauAmazonTowers catwalk to Tree House, (Bottom) Pool<\/p><\/p>\n Have you ever wanted to spend a night in a tree house? Well, the Ariau Amazon Towers Hotel in Brazil allows guests to do just that. This amazing hotel offers tree house suites that are located in the fascinating Amazon Rainforest. As the only hotel at treetop level in the Amazon, you will be sure to see all different types of fascinating species. Four miles of sturdy, wooden catwalks connect all the different towers and tree houses. The rates start at $400 a night.<\/p>\n [awesome-gallery id=5065]<\/p>\n The world\u2019s deepest suite in Sweden is literally just that\u2014a suite located more than 500 feet below the ground. This suite offers guests a private stay in a silver mine that dates back hundreds of years. Although the accommodations are not ideal, it is a once in lifetime experience. Guests receive a basket of fruit, wine, cheese, and chocolate; and in the morning, a guide delivers them breakfast. Guests can also take their own private tour of the mine to see all of the natural wonders it has to offer. Rates start at about $530 a night.<\/p>\n [awesome-gallery id=5072]<\/p>\n This historical and beautiful hotel is located in southern Italy and offers guests a tranquil vacation. This hotel is built in ancient caves that were turned into churches, homes, and palaces. Every room is different in some way and gives guest the feeling of staying in an historical cave. Each room is its own different cave adorned with high-end finishes like giant bathtubs. The hotel includes a restaurant that used to be a church and different itineraries for guests to enjoy during their visit. The rates start at $600 for a simple but exquisite experience. Visit http:\/\/legrottedellacivita.sextantio.it\/en for more information about the hotel.<\/p>\n [awesome-gallery id=5079]<\/p>\n As the only five-star hotel on Amorgos Island, this hotel is known for offering amazing views of the Aegean Sea and the Aegiali beaches. Aside from its stunning views, the hotel is known for its spa and wellness activities. The Lalon Idor Spa is a ultramodern thalassotherapy center, based on seawater therapy and designed in such a way to wake up the senses, relax the spirit, and revitalize the body. The hotel also offers yoga retreats with different instructors from around the world.<\/p>\n [awesome-gallery id=5087]<\/p>\n Giraffe Manor is a boutique hotel that is part of The Safari Collection. The manor is set in 12 acres of private land and 140 acres of forest. The most fascinating part about staying at Giraffe Manor is its family of Rothschild giraffes who visit in the morning and evening, sometimes poking their necks into the windows hoping for a treat. Giraffe Manor can be booked for the night as part of a custom-made safari with The Safari Collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Awesome ideas for places to stay that are just out of this world<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5094,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-winter-2017","category-winter-2017-features"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4922"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5364,"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4922\/revisions\/5364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}1. Underwater Room, The Manta Resort<\/a><\/span>; Pemba Island, Tanzania<\/h4>\n
2. The Library Hotel<\/a><\/span>; New York City, New York, U.S.<\/h4>\n
3. Glass Igloos, Kakslauttanen Hotel<\/a><\/span>; Saariselk\u00e4, Finland<\/h4>\n
4. Icehotel<\/a><\/span>; Jukkasj\u00e4rvi, Sweden<\/h4>\n
5. V8 Hotel<\/a><\/span>; Stuttgart, Germany<\/h4>\n
6. Ariau Amazon Towers Hotel<\/a><\/span>; Manaus, Brazil<\/h4>\n
7. World\u2019s Deepest Suite<\/a><\/span>; Sala Silvermine, Sweden<\/h4>\n
8. Le Grotte della Civita<\/a><\/span>; Matera, Italy<\/h4>\n
9. Aegialis Hotel & Sp<\/span>a<\/a>; Amorgos, Greece<\/h4>\n
10. Giraffe Manor<\/a><\/span>; Kenya, Africa<\/h4>\n