Strange Structures Turned into Hotels & Hostels

Choosing an exotic destination is sometimes the6. The Jane -NYC, USA
toughest part for travelers with all the options out thereThis Manhattan boutique hostel was inspired by luxury
from sandy beaches to famous capital cities, buttrain cabins and their smart design allows maximum
happens when you are also given choices ofconveniences into a minimum space. Each cabin
accomodation which are not your typical structures?comes with air-conditioning, an iPod dock/clock radio, a
Here are the Top Ten budget hotels and hostelscompact twin bed with built in storage space, free
around the world that make staying abroad evenwireless internet and a 26-inch flat screen LCD
more of an adventure with HostelsClub!television.
1. Jumbo Hostel - Stockholm, Sweden7. Travellers Cave Pension - Goreme, Turkey
Jumbo Hostel was built inside an actual 747-200 jumboThis natural wonder is located just five minutes from
jet from an old Swedish airline that went bankrupt andthe Goreme bus station, where you can enjoy the
decided to make good use of the decommissionedbreathtaking surroundings and panoramic views of the
model.rock formations from your cave room. Yes, that's right,
2. Santos Express Train Lodge - Mossel Bay, Souththis lodging has single to quad dormitory rooms dug
Africainside an above-ground Turkish fairy chimney. There is
"Welcome aboard!" is the way you will be greeted asrunning hot water and heat, satellite TV and meals
you enter this exclusive train hostel. It is a realavailable so you can live like a modern day caveman!
six-coach train parked right on the beach! Mossel Bay8. YHA Ostello di Montagnana - Città Murata, Italy
has the second mildest all-year climate in the worldCittà Murata literally means "Walled City". This youth
and it's also known to be great for whale watching.hostel, originally a Middle Aged fortress, is located on
3. Boathotel Fortuna - Budapest, Hungarythe northern side, five minutes from the Medieval city
A two-story ex-holiday ship is what you'll find dockedcentre of Montagnana, Padua. There are dorm rooms
opposite the beautiful Margaret Island along thewith three and four bunk beds located inside the tower
Danube River. They have 3-star facilities with privatedated from the XIVth century.
rooms on the upper deck and the youth hostel with9. Clink Hostel - London, UK
single, double and triple rooms with shared baths onClink combines 200 years of history into a newly
the lower deck.interior-designed hostel with modern facilities such as
4. Hostel Lum 'n Abner - Amsterdam, Hollandhigh-tech pod beds, reading lights, a brand new kitchen,
While Amsterdam is known for its thousands ofand an in-house DJ bar. Guests can choose to chill in
canals, why not stay with the water theme and optthe internet lounge with a 60-inch TV, take advantage
for sleeping on a floating hostel? You can choose toof Clink's free walking tours, or sleep in one of their six
stay in the captainsroom, one of their private rooms, orauthentic prison cell rooms.
the dorm room located in the hull of the historical10. Radeka Downunder Underground Backpackers Inn
coaster. Since this was such a big hit, Amsterdam& Motel - Coober Pedy, South Australia
opened up more floating hostels such as HotelboatWhen you think of Australia's Down Under, you finally
Zwaan, B&B Boat Friesland and Botel Zebra tohave the option to really sleep under the Earth's
name a few.surface. This underground facility, originally an Opal
5. Hostel Celica - Ljubljana, SloveniaMine from the 1960s in the Aussie Desert, has four to
If staying in a boat or old train isn't cool enough, thistwenty-one bed dorm rooms located literally 6.5
hostel wins for giving you that "secure" feeling and bymeters underground.
secure, I mean being barred inside this former prison.Find more cool and random accommodations at
They have twenty cells you can reserve which stillHostelsClub!
have bars on the doors and windows.