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Question: Yes, I'd Like The Peterbilt Room

scrump — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:06:28 -0800

Help me find more weird and wonderful places to stay!

I'd love to find places to stay along the lines of The Train Station Inn or The Treesort or The East Brother Lighthouse, but these kinds of places tend to be so idiosyncratic that Google isn't much use. Which ones have you stayed at or heard of?

By: pdb

pdb — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:09:30 -0800

The Shady Dell in Bisbee, AZ. Stayed there several times, and it's awesome.

By: Sassyfras

Sassyfras — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:17:24 -0800

If you're willing to travel . . . try the Ice Hotel.

By: occhiblu

occhiblu — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:33:16 -0800

In trying to find the name of Jules Underwater Inn, I found this list of Unique Getaways that might also be helpful.

By: xo

xo — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:47:04 -0800

The Kunsthotel in Berlin is an art hotel where each room is decorated by a different artist.

By: twirlypen

twirlypen — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:53:21 -0800

When I was in New York I found Ye Olde Carlton Arms by accident, and loved every bit of it. They've taken a big old building in fairly central Manhattan and have just let local artists go wild inside, painting anything and everything. It's an art galley in itself, and you could stay there for a week without seeing it all.

By: doctor_negative

doctor_negative — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:53:31 -0800

The Greenwood Pier Inn consists of a bunch of very old and/or arty cottages around a central garden. The Cliffhouse is literally perched on the edge of the cliff. Beautiful little place.

By: alicetiara

alicetiara — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:11:46 -0800

The Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo is pretty awesome. They have 109 unique rooms including The Caveman Room and The Love Nest. The whole thing looks like Barbie decorated it in 1968 There's a steak house completely done in hot pink velvet tufted banquettes and a waterfall urinal in the men's room.

By: stefanie

stefanie — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:34:11 -0800

The Shack Up Inn B&B (bed & beer) in Clarksdale, MS. It's a bunch of converted sharecropper's shacks, with an on-site bar (the "commissary") that has live music.

The shacks are cozy and decently appointed (they're not luxury, but they have hot showers and cold refrigerators). The guys who run it are super nice and friendly, and there are cute little touches like mini Moon Pies on on the beds instead of mints.

By: nimsey lou

nimsey lou — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:42:23 -0800

Library Hotel in New York

By: Emanuel

Emanuel — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:43:30 -0800

The Crown Plaza Quaker Square in downtown Akron, OH is built into converted grait silos. It's a beautiful hotel and all the rooms are round.

While in Akron, see if there's anything going on at the Akron Civic Theatre, which is an absolutely gorgeous restored old theatre. I had the pleasure of seeing Tom Waits perform there last August.

By: betafilter

betafilter — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:07:22 -0800

The Ottawa Jail Hostel was once the Carleton County Jail. Guests sleep in the cells. Great location in downtown Ottawa close to the Parliament Buildings.

By: kimdog

kimdog — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:19:09 -0800

WigWam Motel

By: HuronBob

HuronBob — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:53:30 -0800

Big Bay Lighthouse on Lake Superior.... I've stayed there a number of times, always mid winter when the wind howls and the snow can be many feet deep...

By: canoehead

canoehead — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:39:02 -0800

Villa Dome Quixote

By: tresbizzare

tresbizzare — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:36:25 -0800

The 21C is a really nice art museum/hotel in downtown Louisville.
www.21cmuseumhotel.com

By: Ostara

Ostara — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:09:36 -0800

If you find yourself in the midwest, you can stay in the original late 1800s military barracks at Fort Robinson in Western Nebraska. Another Nebraska State Park, Two Rivers, has renovated railroad cabooses that you can rent by the night. Or if a teepee is more your speed, you could rent one here.

By: yohko

yohko — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:18:10 -0800

You can stay at Walter De Maria's The Lightning Field. Metafilter post here.

By: yohko

yohko — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:41:50 -0800

Kokopelli's Cave Bed & Breakfast. I guess this would be the opposite of staying in a treehouse.

By: radioamy

radioamy — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:44:00 -0800

Loved the Madonna Inn as well.

By: nightengine

nightengine — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:59:33 -0800

The Kennedy School in Portland, Oregon.

By: xo

xo — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:44:22 -0800

I just ran across a link for the Fantasuite Hotels in Wisconsin and Minnesota. There's a '50s diner-themed room where you sleep on a giant sandwich and bathe in a coffee cup, plus themes like Arabian Nights, Cinderella, Lover's Lane, Wild West, Space Odyssey, and Under the Sea.

By: hurdy gurdy girl

hurdy gurdy girl — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:15:47 -0800

Just heard about this thread on the podcast, and I LOVE IT! Oh, if only I had endless amounts of money so I could visit all these places....

Friends of mine recently stayed in Villa Dome Quixote, in New Denver, British Columbia (in the Kootenays). To me, the dome cottages look just like hobbit houses! Very charming and, apparently, surprisingly spacious inside.

By: hurdy gurdy girl

hurdy gurdy girl — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:18:08 -0800

Um, oops, sorry canoehead! I see you mentioned VDQ above.

By: edd

edd — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:10:26 -0800

How about a naval fortress? Also available in a larger size.