Sleep it Off Inside a Wine Cask

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Paula Mitchell Bentley .

Ever found that you drink a little too much on holidays? Now you can sleep it off inside of a wine cask in these repurposed 14,500 litre casks turned into hotel rooms. The Hotel de Vrouwe van Stavoren in the Netherlands offers you the opportunity to choose from one of their four upcycled rooms that are amazingly comfortable looking considering their start in life.

Repurposed Aircraft: Jumbo Hostel

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Paula Mitchell Bentley .

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This decommission jumbo jet is a 747-200 which was built in 1976. It was last operated in 2002 and was purchased in 2006 by the hostel’s owner. It has 25 rooms with 85 beds in total. Most contain 3 bunk beds each except for the luxury suite in the cockpit.

TerraScreen Green Living Wall Interiors

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Doug Gunzelmann .

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Described as a “living paint” the TerraScreen system uses a structure with mounted planters that is easy to install, maintain, arrange, while adding life to most any interior living spaces.

Sleep In a Shipping Container… You Wouldn’t Even Know

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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Remember our post about paying to sleep in an old drain pipe? Well now next time you go to London, you can sleep in an old shipping container. Travelodge is getting their recycle on with this hotel made completely of old shipping containers. It may sound like a gimmick but besides the fact that they [...]

Vacation or Invest like an Ewok

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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These eco-friendly resorts look like something out of Return of the Jedi, but really they are a unique way to get away and to invest. Our Planet Retreats is creating a unique travel experience and they are funding it with $30 micro-finance shares.

Drain Pipe Turned Hotel: DasPark Hotel

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

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We’ve posted about hotels in the past but this one stands alone. I am sure we’ve all seen these enormous concrete drain pipes on the side of the road, sometimes abandoned and overgrown with grass. Dasparkhotel of Austria offers stays in these repurposed tubes for the adventurous traveler. Although you may feel like the Teenage [...]