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Longtime readers of GNC will recall that we sometimes divert from the path of pure geek to cover other interesting topics and there's been a short series of strange hotels. We've had aircraft fuselages, boxes in the woods and undergrounds caverns. However, this has to be the ultimate hotel room at the Conrad Rangali Island Maldives Hotel, even if it
If you want to get away from it all, then this hotel (motel) room in the Grand Canyon Caverns might be just for you. Over 200 ft down in a vast underground cavern, you'll be pretty much guaranteed to get an undisturbed night's sleep, even if the bomb goes off. New for 2010 and situated in a cave 200 ft wide, 400
Actually, I stopped using hotel WiFi because of this, too. You end up getting speeds slower than a modem and sometimes you are paying $10-$15 a day for it. However, with the cloud looming and people wanting to watch YouTube videos and doing live meetings like GotoMeeting, the average user's need for better speeds is a necessity. The standard 802.11b wifi
Continuing the series of insane hotels, I offer the Mirrorcube at the Tree Hotel, Harads, Sweden. It's a 4m by 4m by 4m aluminium cube covered in mirrored glass hung round a tree trunk. Once it's in place, it simply disappears into the forest. The panoramic views from the windows must be absolutely stunning. Designed by Tham & Videgård Arkitekter, the
If you are an aviation buff or a "Lost" fan, then this is the hotel suite for you. It's Boeing 727 perched in a tree in the tropical oasis that is Hotel Costa Verde in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rico. Seriously - check out the pictures if you don't believe me. According to the blurb, the 1965-era plane was rescued from