Mind-Blowing Sci-Fi Hotel Rooms

Originally produced for Smart City Hostels during my placement at modern-english 5/5/2011

1)      ICEHOTEL, Sweden – The Tron Room

Created every year entirely from ice and snow, the Torne River’s ice hotel is the first and largest of its kind. A living art project, the famous B&B attracts droves of tourists and entrepreneurs each year with rooms such as the Tron-inspired ‘Legacy of the River’. Taking direction from 2010’s Tron: Legacy, this icy instillation uses sustainable lighting technology to create a glowing aesthetic.    

2) Hotel Sidi Driss, Tunisia – An Authentic Star Wars Set.

Previously used as the set for Lars’ home on Tatooine, and featured in both A New Hope, and Attack of The Clones, this collection of caves is located in the heart of Matmata in Tunisia. The traditional Barber house has since become known as the ‘Star Wars hotel’ featuring four bedrooms and a restaurant (also known as the ‘Star Wars pit’), and maintaining the decorations used in the film.   

3)      The FantaSuite Hotel, Minnesota – Outer Space

With a capsule-themed bed and walls of look-a-like lunar rock, America-based FantaSuite hotels have taken stories about moon cheese literally. Retro-tastic and 60s inspired, the Space Odyssey room includes a 10-sided bed, AM/FM stereo and an oversized ‘moon crater’ whirlpool. Alternately, you could try the Alien Invasion room with a flying saucer bed; choices, choices. 

4) Woodlyn Park, New Zealand - The World’s First Hobbit Motel

Not unlike Bilbo and his friends, you can now enjoy the comforts of Hobbit housing in the homeland of the original set. Woodlyn Park offers the holiday of a lifetime for all hairy feet enthusiasts, with each room sleeping up to six people, and including self-contained kitchen, toilet and shower facilities.

5) Fuji-Q Highland Theme Park, Japan – Neon Genesis Evangelion Room

A dream come true for die-hard anime fans, this anime-themed hotel room was created in the image of popular anime franchise Neon Genesis Evangelion. The room includes robot-inspired wall designs, as well as a sleeping alcove and wakeup call recorded in the voice of the show’s ‘First Child’, Rei Ayanami;  surely every Evangelion enthusiast’s fantasy.