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13-07-2013 at 17:07

The shortage of existing license plates forced the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs to issue an order according to which “sevens” will be added to the region codes. But not only Russian residents love beautiful combinations of letters and numbers. Here are ten unusual numbers in the world.

The most expensive license plates

Let's start our short review from the most expensive license plate ever purchased.

The three most expensive license plates were sold during auctions in Abu Dhabi. The happy owner of a registration plate with the eloquent number “1” was a resident of Abu Dhabi named Said Abdul Ghafoor Hurri. A member of a wealthy family paid more than $14 million for the right to be “first” on the road, thereby breaking his cousin’s record.

The numbers with the numbers “7” and “5” were bought by businessman Talal Ali Muhammad Hurri, the cousin of Saeed Abdul Ghafoor Hurri, whom we mentioned above. In total, a couple of these registration marks amounted to an impressive amount, which exceeded the bar of 11 million dollars. But now the businessman’s luxury cars look several times more expensive.

"To be or not to be…"

The very first car license plate appeared in 1901. It was installed by Berlin resident Rudolf Herzog. The set of letters "IA1" was dedicated to his beloved. The letters stood for the girl's initials, and the number 1 hinted at her status as the one and only. Deep meaning can still be found in license plates today. Thus, the license plates of two cars in the UK became widely known. When they are nearby, you can read Hamlet's famous saying “To be or not to be...”.

All OK!

One Australian car enthusiast is clearly doing great in life. He is interested in tuning sports cars and motorsports. One day he bought another car with OKOK license plates. The guy liked this positive inscription so much that he installed an even more life-affirming registration plate on his next car.

Cry from the heart

Australian guys have a good sense of humor. So one bachelor decided to express his civic position in relation to the institution of family with the help of a license plate. He installed a sign on his sporty Monaro that read “YMARRY”, which can be translated as the interrogative “Why get married”. With such numbers, you obviously shouldn’t count on a strong monogamous relationship.

Flight of fancy

In the USA the first car plate numbers appeared back in 1903. Since then, they have changed many times and acquired their own subculture. Today, Americans can choose a free combination of letters and numbers. This allowed car enthusiasts to express their imagination as much as possible. In addition to the banal “personalized” and “beautiful” numbers, great amount license plates with not entirely decent inscriptions. Moreover, the authors of many of them are experts on the great and mighty. But you can find numbers that perfectly complement the appearance of the car without obscene language. Like, for example, this pirate jeep in the photo.

Police humor

Representatives of the authorities do not lag behind ordinary citizens in ingenuity. So, in California you can see a patrol car with a “jail” license plate. It is quite possible that such trolling from a police officer can prevent crime and reduce the overall crime rate in a particular area.

Lovers of minimalism

Many people strive to make the license plate speak for itself. So, in 2009, a Libyan developer bought an “ID” number at an auction for 350 thousand pounds. One of the meanings of this abbreviation is precisely “license plate”. However, for a much smaller amount the owner of this Nissan got the number. The inscription “R34” indicates the index of the famous model from this automaker.

Helpful information

However, you can admire your car in a more emotional way. To do this, it is not necessary to call him various diminutive names. It is enough to indicate the car model and your brief impression of it. That's exactly what the owner of this Citroen DS3 did. Perhaps such information will be very useful for potential buyers of the same car.

Without false modesty

For many wealthy people, modesty is clearly of no use. It is for this reason that the famous Russian-English oligarch Roman Abramovich paid 285 thousand pounds for the right to become the owner of the “VIP 1” number. This license plate was originally intended to be mounted on the Popemobile of John Paul II on the occasion of his visit to Northern Ireland. But dad refused to change his number “SCV 1” and the registration plate was put up for sale.

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Spending your vacation in a flying saucer or in an underwater capsule, admiring the world of tropical fish and corals, or maybe in the kingdom of ice or in a lighthouse - even a day in any of these hotels will be an unforgettable adventure.

website I have made for you a selection of the 20 most unusual hotels in the world that you want to be in right now.

1. Attrap'Reves

Alps of Haute-Provence, France

Guests of this hotel enjoy living in bubbles made of transparent elastic material, which does not transmit ultraviolet radiation during the day and protects against insects and dampness at night. The grass floor and telescope are nice additions to the comfort. Cylindrical corridors lead inside the rooms.

  • Cost of living - from € 139.

2. The Manta Resort

Pemba Island, Tanzania

It would be an ordinary resort hotel on the seashore, if not for one room - a floating house with an underwater room. The Underwater Room is located 250 m from the shore. On the exotically designed deck you can sunbathe with a cocktail in hand during the day or admire the stars at night. Through the huge windows of the underwater bedroom you can watch the life of reef fish, jellyfish and squid.

  • Accommodation in the Underwater Room is about € 1,000 per day, in other hotel rooms - from € 405.

3. Poseidon Undersea Resort

This unusual hotel includes 74 rooms, 25 of which are located under water at a depth of 15 m, and the rest are built on stilts directly above the water. The underwater rooms are designed in the form of 50-meter capsules, connected by a so-called corridor. While relaxing in their room, hotel guests can watch the life of marine life - to do this, they just need to turn on a special light that attracts the inhabitants of the underwater world.

  • The cost of hotel accommodation is $15,000 for one tourist or $30,000 for two for 7 days (6 nights).

4. Arctic TreeHouse Hotel

Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland

Arctic hotel with luxury apartments, located right under the treetops. The hotel is ideally located to admire the Northern Lights and visit Santa Claus Village, the world's premier Christmas destination.

  • Cost of accommodation - from € 850 for 2 days.

5. Jumbo Stay

Stockholm, Sweden

The Boeing 747-212B (Jumbo Jet), which belonged to a Swedish company that went bankrupt in 2002, was converted into a hostel in 2008 and placed at the entrance to Stockholm Arlanda Airport. It was equipped with 29 rooms. The most expensive and spacious room is located in the cockpit. The cockpit offers a panoramic view of the airport, while regular rooms offer a view of the runway.

  • The cost of accommodation is approximately € 136 per day.

6. Skylodge Adventure Suites

Urubamba, Peru

This unusual hotel consists of 3 transparent capsules located at an altitude of approximately 120 m in Sacred Valley Cusco in Peru. The hotel's design allows you to enjoy the view of the valley below and experience a mountain adventure. Part of the adventure involves getting to the capsule by climbing a cliff or negotiating a challenging mountain path.

  • The cost of living is approximately € 270 per day per person (capacity of the capsule room is up to 8 people).

7. Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring Resort

Huzhou, China

A luxury hotel with an unusual shape - 27 floors above the water and 2 below to create a complete oval. Included in the top 10 most expensive hotels peace.

  • The cost of living in a double room is from € 200 per day.

8. Inntel Amsterdam Zaandam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The facade of this hotel consists of almost 70 stacked houses - from cottages to workers' country houses, which are typical of Amsterdam. The rooms are inspired by local history.

  • The cost of living in a double room is from € 130 per day.

The rooms at this hotel are shaped like balls and suspended from trees, so you can sleep in a room that sways slightly in the wind.

  • The cost of accommodation is from € 155 per day.

10. The Boot Bed'n'Breakfast

Tasman, New Zealand

In the heart of New Zealand's beautiful Tasman region lies The Boot Bed N' Breakfast, a 2-storey cottage shaped like a giant boot. The guest house sleeps 2 people and is an ideal place for a romantic getaway.

  • The cost of living is approximately € 250 per day for a couple.

11. Giraffe Manor

Nairobi, Kenya

One of Nairobi's most iconic buildings with a magnificent garden and sun terrace. The main highlight of the unusual hotel is the opportunity to spend the day in the company of Rothschild’s giraffes, who every now and then strive to look into the prudently open windows and doors of the hotel in the hope of receiving a generous portion of treats.

  • The cost of living is from € 490 per day per person.

12. ION Luxury Adventure Hotel

Nesjavellir, Iceland

Situated on the slope of the Heingidl volcano, just 18 km from the UNESCO-protected National Park Thingvellir, the hotel seems to grow from the mountain and hangs in the air, resting on clouds of geothermal steam. Abundance thermal springs nearby not only supplies the rooms with hot water, but also serves as a constant source of steam, which envelops the base of the structure and creates the illusion of a floating building.

  • The cost of living is from € 496 per day for a double room.

13. Giant Wine Barrel Room

Sasbachwalden, Germany

An eco-hotel in Germany is original with its rooms in the shape of giant wine barrels overlooking the vineyards. The hotel is located in a unique area among forested hills, in a village famous for its winemaking and wood processing industries.

  • Cost of living - from € 156 for 2 adults.

14.Treehouse Lodge

Iquitos, Peru

Sleeping to the sounds of rain and birdsong in the Amazon jungle is a real dream. Guests literally live in trees - all bungalows are hidden in lush canopies. Externally, the houses resemble bird nests, connected by wooden bridges. This unusual placement allows vacationers to completely merge with the wild Peruvian nature.

  • The cost of accommodation is from € 1,238 for 2 days for two.

15.Icehotel

Jukkasjarvi, Sweden

Icehotel is a real ice pearl of Sweden. Its unique interior and architectural ensemble annually created by talented artists from all over the world who come to the village of Jukkasjärvi to turn their ideas into reality. The hotel's ice rooms feature LED lights, animal skins, paintings and ice sculptures. All amenities are located in an adjacent room, a few meters from the hotel, where guests' belongings are also stored. Tourists who want to stay in an ice hotel are given instructions on how to stay in rooms made of ice.

  • The cost of accommodation is approximately € 578 per night for two. It is not recommended to spend more than one night in a cold room.

16.Treehotel

Harads, Sweden


Incredible facts

Travel lovers are probably familiar with the feeling of being bored by hotels, which are often decorated too conventionally. At the same time, the words of the English thinker Chesterton come to mind: “There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.”

Reading original design ideas, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the most unusual, interesting hotel rooms around the world.


Room 306 at the Arte Luise Kunsthotel, Berlin, Germany


The idea for this issue is based on comics by artist KEHL.

Unusual hotel room

Room at the Au Vieux Panier Hotel, Marseille, France


This is a room half covered in graffiti - the creation of artist Tilt.

Strange hotel room

Room 121 at the Fox Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark


Indoor Australian style camping.

Hotel room with pets

Suite at Manor Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya


Rothschild's endangered giraffes appear in this issue. They fearlessly stick their heads through open windows to feast on pieces of mango.

Original hotel room

Mine room at the Sala Silvermine Hotel, Västmanland, Sweden


Despite the eerie appearance of a dark cave, this room is always provided with fresh air. The premises are located in an old Swedish silver mine at a depth of 152 m, which can only be reached via an elevator shaft.

Strange hotel room

Suite on the Champs Elysees at the Maison Martin Margiela hotel, Paris, France


The room is designed in a surreal style.

Non-standard hotel room

Hotel room Grand Hotel De Kromme Raake, Enroom, Netherlands


Unusual style of a Dutch hotel.

Golf hotel room

Room at the Propeller Island City Lodge, Berlin, Germany


This unusual room has a castle bed. The same lodge serves as a mini golf course. This composition was invented by the artist Lars Stroschen.

Cave room at the hotel

Room 137 at the San Luis Obispo Hotel, California, USA


Feel like a caveman.

Best hotel room

Suite at Poseidon Undersea Resort, Mystery Island, Fiji


This room is designed for wealthy clients. A night spent here costs $30,000. Possibly the most luxurious room in the world, it has its own coral garden. You can even feed the fish yourself using special controls.

Beautiful hotel room

Room at the Kakslauttanen Igloo Village hotel, Lapland region, Finland


The hotel is only open from December to April. Glass ceilings in the room allow you to sleep under the magical light of the northern lights at a comfortable room temperature.

Blue hotel room

Blue room at the Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Canada


The highlight of the room is that, if desired, visitors can take their own digital photos and videos against a blue background.

Ice cold hotel room

Ice suite at the Hotel de Glace, Quebec City, Canada


The hotel is open from December to April. Here, visitors spend the night in arctic sleeping bags to stay warm because the room is made entirely of snow and ice.

Hotel with capsule room

Room at The Capsule Hotel, The Hague, Netherlands


The originality of such rooms is that they can be moored anywhere there is water.

Chocolate hotel room

Room at the La Reserve Hotel, Paris, France


The chocolate number is inspired by Karl Lagerfeld.

Hotel with room-sphere

Room at Qualicum Beach, Canada


This tree room will awaken your creative energy and spiritual connection with nature.

The most unusual hotel room

Room 409 in Hotel Fox, Copenhagen city, Denmark


The issue was created by Swiss illustrator Benjamin Güdel based on the story “Heidi” by Johann Spyri.

Hotel room in the desert

Room at Loisaba Hotel, Laikipia, Kenya


A bed on wheels with a unique design. Relaxation is offered, including with a view of the Kenyan waterfall.

Hotel Rooms in James Bond Style

Room at the Seven Hotel, Paris, France


This room features a Turkish steam shower, an electronic safe and a complete collection of Bond films.

Hotel room with nature view

Room at the Hix Island House Hotel, Vieques Island, Puerto Rico


A truly heavenly room that will merge you with nature.

An overnight stay at a hotel can be an adventure in itself. Well, how can you not be impressed when you wake up in a glass capsule on sheer cliff or admiring the northern lights through the transparent ceiling of a cozy igloo. We have selected ten of the most unusual accommodation facilities for those who are tired of the standard Bed & Breakfast.

Boutique hotel made from shipping containers

Upper Gudauri, Georgia

To book

In the mountains of Georgia, at an altitude of more than 2 thousand meters, a boutique hotel was recently built from sea cargo containers. It is located in Upper Gudauri, about 120 kilometers from Tbilisi. Just two hours by car - and you are in the most luxurious cargo container in the world.

Architects Sandro Ramishvili and Irakli Eristavi tried to do everything possible to ensure that the environment was not harmed during the construction of the Quadrum Hotel. That is why the hotel follows the local landscape, cascading down the mountain slope. The hotel terraces open panoramic views to the Caucasus Mountains.

Quadrum has standard single and double rooms, luxury, as well as adjacent rooms designed for large groups. The ski lift is located a five minute walk from the hotel.

Igloo

Finland, Saariselka

To book

We think it would be difficult to find a more suitable home for admiring the northern lights. The modern igloos on site are made of durable thermal glass, through which you can clearly see everything around. Each house has a double bed and a bathroom.

You can sleep in warm igloos throughout the season. northern lights, that is, from approximately August 20th until the end of April. An overnight stay under a glass dome will cost €400 per day.

Hotel on the border of Israel and Palestine, opened by Banksy

Bethlehem

To book

Banksy, as you know, doesn’t do anything for nothing. And the opening of a hotel on the border between Israel and Palestine became another social statement by the artist. The purpose of the message is to destroy the stereotypes formed in Israeli society towards Palestinians.

The building is located in Bethlehem, next to the concrete wall that was erected on the border. The hotel is called Walled-off Hotel. It has 10 rooms, and the windows face a concrete wall. Each room receives no more than 25 minutes of sunlight per day. The walls of some rooms are decorated with Banksy graffiti. The building also houses a small museum dedicated to the wall that separates Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

Hotel in a cargo crane

Copenhagen, Denmark

To book

The sea is calling, but the waves make you seasick? Hotel The Krane can be called a good alternative to all sorts of overnight boat trips. It is located in a port in the north of Copenhagen. The hotel is quite stylish, cozy and very expensive - the cost of one night in crane is € 2500 per day.

The property has been converted from an actual old cargo crane that was built in 1944. The tower crane cabin is located at a height of 15 meters. There is a separate bedroom for two, a spa area with a jacuzzi, a sauna, a meeting room and several terraces - in general, everything for a comfortable stay.

Hotel in a former prison

Roermond, Netherlands

To book

In the Netherlands, over the past ten years, the number of criminals in the country has fallen to the lowest level in Europe - 57 prisoners per 100 thousand people. Therefore, they decided to be original and convert some empty prisons into hotels.

That’s how the hotel came into being.” House arrest» in Roermond. This is a former prison from 1863, whose cells have been converted into luxurious suites. Here you can even rent an entire bay to host a party for up to 200 people. The hotel offers The Jailer, The Lawyer, The Director and The Judge suites. Of course, the hotel has access to Wi-Fi, TVs, a gourmet restaurant, a fitness center and a sauna. Room prices start from €112 per night.

Hotel in a glass capsule on a cliff

Peru

To book

If you're afraid that your heart will sink into your heels and never come back, some friendly advice - it's better not to poke your nose in here. The hotel, consisting of transparent capsules, is located 122 meters above the ground. There are two ways to get there: climb the steep mountainside or go down on a zipline. The ascent on your own takes about an hour and a half.

The hotel consists of only four capsules. One of them is a public space where the living room and dining room are located. Three more capsules are rooms, each of which is equipped with a miniature toilet. Each of these rooms offers breathtaking views of the Peruvian Andes. The hotel does not have a shower, so visitors are advised to bring at least one liter of water and wet wipes. But the hotel owners assure that these are trifles compared to the opportunity to spend the night right on the slope of the Peruvian mountains.

“Hanging” in such a capsule will cost about €430 per night. This amount includes everything a traveler might need.

Wooden owl house

Bordeaux region, France

To book

Not quite a hotel, but a very original accommodation facility, located in the Bordeaux region in southwestern France. Here you can spend the night in charming wooden houses in the shape of forest owls. And most importantly - it's free.

These houses were built to encourage people to get out of stuffy cities and be in nature. The Les Guetteurs ("observers") houses were designed and manufactured by contemporary art studio Zébra3 as part of the "Shelters" campaign.
The plywood buildings have three floors. Inside there are round white beds, and windows offer scenic views of the nearby wetlands. You can only stay here in the warm season.

Bubble house

Ireland

In the heart of an Irish lakeside forest, the Finn Lough Estate offers a truly transparent bubble to stay in. Inside each such bubble-house, the surrounding nature is visible from all sides, 180 degrees. During the day you can enjoy the beauty of the forest here, and at night you can watch the starry sky.

Seven bubble houses offer guests comfort and luxury accommodation. The quaint rooms feature designer furnishings and some even have a bathtub and coffee machine. The cost of an overnight stay in a transparent room starts from € 230.

Mirror cube on wood

Sweden, Harads

To book

Another hotel for privacy in nature is located in Sweden. Travelers are offered accommodation in a mirrored cube, which seems to magically hang on a tree. The cube reflects everything that surrounds it: forest, clearing and sky. That is why a structure measuring 4x4x4 m may not be immediately noticed. And to prevent birds from crashing into the unusual house, the cube is covered with infrared film. Birds, unlike people, see it.

The entire interior of this room is made of birch plywood. In addition to a bedroom for two, there is a living room, a bathroom and even a roof terrace inside. On one of the trees there is a separate sauna built for eight people. The mirror cube awaits travelers willing to shell out €500 per night (breakfast included).

Individual temporary hotel Blink

All over the world

Order

The British company Black Tomato invented and launched a unique Blink service for those who want comfort even in the desert. Travelers can spend the night anywhere on the planet (within the law, of course) in a specially built individual temporary hotel. The hotel is designed based on the wishes and tastes of the client. Black Tomato promises that a luxurious five-star hotel-tent will be installed anywhere and will last as long as needed. Travelers choose the type of accommodation themselves. It could be a tent, dome, sphere, yurt, tropical villa or lodge.

The prices for such a vacation are decent, to put it mildly. These vary depending on location and length of stay. For example, for three nights in Morocco you will pay about $10 thousand, and for a four-day trip to Bolivia you will have to pay $29 thousand per person.

You need to order the service 3-5 months before the expected date of your vacation, so that the company’s specialists have time to develop and build an exclusive dream hotel.

Photos - official hotel pages

In case of shortage thrills, extremely demanding tastes or banal fatigue from the standard format Buro 24/7 offers you a selection of thematic hotel accommodation options

Surprisingly, but recent years ten the hotel industry (like life in general) seems to have reached the apogee of diversity of offers. If you had money and desire, any whim would no longer be a problem. For an additional fee, entire recipe books with already selected ingredients for dishes are delivered to your home - all you have to do is throw the set in the oven and enjoy dinner in half an hour; for ridiculous money today you will be allowed into the corridors of any, even the most closed or secret, institution; and the service market is bursting with exotic offers.

The "arms race" has not bypassed hotel business: In an attempt to move away from standard design and luxurious (but so boring) rooms, developers have been running wild, coming up with various creative styling concepts. Buro 24/7 brings to your attention a selection of the five most interesting (and even quite funny), in our opinion, suites around the world.

Bond, James Bond

The owners of the Parisian Seven Hotel offer their guests the opportunity to stay in the room of a real secret agent 007. The James Bond suite is filled with “weapons” (even if in the form of a table lamp), secret compartments, gangster furniture and a spirit of adventure. So park your Aston Martin and head up to take a shower before your next task.

Airplanes first

The Jumbo Stay hotel in Sweden (it would be more correct to call it a hostel - only two stars, but so many impressions) never ceases to receive visitors. Of course, for a relatively low cost you will be accommodated in a real pilot’s cockpit. True, you need to book such a suite in advance: there are a huge number of people who want to wake up in the cockpit of a real Boeing 747.

Superhero vacation

Spend the night in your own chambers famous person You can wear a bat costume on the island of Taiwan. One of local hotels decided to attract clients with an unusual offer - a suite stylized as the home of the superhero Batman. The hotel owners don’t promise a costume to boot, but they are ready to show the Batmobile (for some reason sticking out of the wall).

Gangs of Las Vegas

"Our Gangster Themed Hotel Room is gonna kill ya!" - such a threatening inscription appears on the main page of one of the hotels in Las Vegas. Many visitors to this multifaceted city note that life there flies by in an instant. If you stay at this hotel, you will be able to fully experience it, because you will find yourself at a real crime scene - a brutal massacre of one of the local gangsters.

Toyland

In one of the American states there is an entire hotel dedicated to children's favorite LEGO constructor - Legoland California Resort. Once here, the guest will be able to immerse himself for the night in fairy world pirates, medieval castles or cowboy adventures, created by the skilled LEGO designers. An excellent option for a holiday with children.

 

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