• The Krane, near Copenhagen in Denmark, is an industrial crane which has been converted into a luxury hotel suite. The structure, on the edge of Nordhavn at the Oresund coast, has been turned into a luxury two-person private retreat costing €2,500 (Dh10,775) per night. Courtesy The Krane
    The Krane, near Copenhagen in Denmark, is an industrial crane which has been converted into a luxury hotel suite. The structure, on the edge of Nordhavn at the Oresund coast, has been turned into a luxury two-person private retreat costing €2,500 (Dh10,775) per night. Courtesy The Krane
  • The Jumbo Stay ('Jumbohostel') is a hostel that is a converted Boeing 747 airliner. It is located at the entrance of Stockholm's Arlanda Airport.
    The Jumbo Stay ('Jumbohostel') is a hostel that is a converted Boeing 747 airliner. It is located at the entrance of Stockholm's Arlanda Airport.
  • Every year, the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, is built using ice from a local river. Tourists sleep in special sleeping bags on ice blocks.
    Every year, the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, is built using ice from a local river. Tourists sleep in special sleeping bags on ice blocks.
  • Designer trailer and teepee camping at night at The El Cosmico campground in Marfa, Texas, USA.
    Designer trailer and teepee camping at night at The El Cosmico campground in Marfa, Texas, USA.
  • Get a feel for prison life in this converted jail in Helsinki, Finland, now the Best Western Premier Katajanokka.
    Get a feel for prison life in this converted jail in Helsinki, Finland, now the Best Western Premier Katajanokka.
  • Watch the Northern Lights from the comfort of a luxury glass igloo at Kakslauttanen in Finnish Lapland.
    Watch the Northern Lights from the comfort of a luxury glass igloo at Kakslauttanen in Finnish Lapland.
  • The Underwater Suite overlooks an 11-million-litre aquarium at the Atlantis Hotel The Palm, Dubai.
    The Underwater Suite overlooks an 11-million-litre aquarium at the Atlantis Hotel The Palm, Dubai.

7 hotels in unusual buildings

As the QE2 gets ready to open as a place to stay in Dubai, we look at other memorable ways to check in around the world

Rosemary Behan

September 21, 2017

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