The Most Unique Hotel Rooms

Taking a page from the sheet music of “Under the Sea,” Conrad Maldives Rangali Island boasts a two-level residence with a master bedroom that’s submerged 16 feet below sea level. Descend the spiral staircase (or elevator) to The Muraka’s master bedroom with its clear, curved dome for watching all the fishes swim by.

All the rooms at Treehotel in Sweden’s Lapland are unique, but extra-terrestrial fans will find their UFO suite extra special. Made to look like it’s hovering in the trees, the room features an electric, collapsible ladder for entry and exit, and the décor is also intergalactically themed with starry skies printed on the ceiling and textiles.

Presidential suites are known for being grand in both size and specialness, but The Yeatman makes theirs extra unique with the addition of a Port wine barrel bed, making it especially apropos for its location in Porto, Portugal. That isn’t the only thematic touch—there’s also a decanter-shaped pool and all kinds of wine-related activities.

The famed suite at Montreal’s Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth where John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged their “bed-in for peace” and composed “Give Peace a Chance” in 1969 has been both immortalized and reimagined. The living room with bed and “Hair Peace Bed Peace” on the window recreates the iconic set-up, and there’s also a wall of faux filing cabinets with historical moments tucked within.

To mark Gucci’s centennial in 2021, The Savoy has partnered with the iconic Italian fashion house to create The Royal Suite by Gucci. Nearly 3,000 square feet, the sumptuous suite is dressed in furniture, furnishings and objects from the Gucci Décor Collection. The two heritage brands’ histories intertwined long before now: as a young man, founder Guccio Gucci worked at The Savoy as a luggage porter and lift boy.

A shrine of sorts to the late, great Judy Garland, The Gore London – Starhotels Collezione has a special junior suite which features both the film star’s own bed, which she apparently donated to the hotel to say thanks after a lengthy stay, and her Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz. Plus there’s a peacock-printed duvet—a subtle homage to the Oscar dress she wore as Vicki Lester in 1954’s A Star Is Born, perhaps?

Adorable, red-bowed Japanese bobtail cat Hello Kitty gets a starring role at South Korea’s Lotte Hotel Jeju not once, but thrice. Three room categories feature the Sanrio character—Kids Rooms, Princess Rooms and Ladies Rooms—on walls, carpets, pillows and lampshades. You must love felines and the most positive shade of pink to sleep here.

Seeing as the Kay Thompson children’s book character “Eloise” lives in The Plaza, it would only be right that the iconic New York City hotel create a suite in her name, and they did just that in 2010. Designed by Betsey Johnson, it’s pink and printed all over, with books, dolls, clothing and scores of other Eloise themed things to enjoy.

If Tiffany blue is more your color then check-in to The St. Regis New York. In collaboration with Tiffany & Co.’s Design Director Emeritus John Loring, the hotel created the Tiffany Suite, which features, of course, that quintessential hue, along with a chandelier dripping in pearls that Holly Golightly would’ve fancied.

In an effort to support creative endeavours, The Betsy – South Beach created The Writer’s Room. Inspired by the pre-war writing rooms many hotels used to have and outfitted with a desk that belonged to Pulitzer Prize nominated poet Hyam Plutzik, the room is let out to those accepted into their Artists in Residence program. All kinds of professional artists may apply, but, understandably, they have a soft spot for poets.

Not all unique hotel rooms are meant for sleeping in—at the Hutton Hotel in Nashville, their Writers Studios are setup with equipment and isolation rooms for musicians to pen and record songs onsite. You can roll up to one of regular rooms afterwards to catch zzzs—the Musicians on Call suite features Music City inspo and paraphernalia from local legends.