The Essentials

A Potato, Jumbo Jet and More Unusual Hotel Alternatives

Welcome to the brave new world of hotel alternatives.

 

Are you looking for a totally different place to stay the next time you travel?

 

You can now overnight at the Philadelphia Zoo with the animals. You can also sleep at the Louvre in Paris, which includes dinner in front of the statue of Venus.

Airbnb is now offering special “night at” experiences, which have included sleepovers at Fenway Park in Boston, Dracula’s Castle or even the Catacombs in Paris.

Two of my favorites are sleeping inside of a 6-ton potato, which was once used as a TV commercial prop, on 400-acres of farmland south of Boise, Idaho.

And let’s not forget the chance to sleep inside a decommissioned jumbo jet in either Amsterdam or France. Don’t expect room service or turn down service. But you might just get an upgraded seat.

 

Written by Maximilian A. Gabovitch