50 Hotels That Didn’t Just Think Outside The Box, They Designed The Box Better (New Pics)

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When you’re traveling for business or pleasure, a great place to stay can make or break your entire trip. There are very few things better than feeling truly at home when you’re exploring other cities and countries. However, creating this atmosphere of genuine hospitality is quite challenging.

That being said, some hotel owners go above and beyond the call of duty for the sake of their guests. We wanted to showcase some of their brilliance, so, our team at Bored Panda collected some of the finest, most creative, and coolest hotel design decisions and solutions that people couldn’t help but take a pic of and share online. Scroll down to check them out. And if any hoteliers are here, we hope you’re taking notes!

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#1 This Hotel Has The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights

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#2 This Hotel Has A Polaroid Guestbook, But Just For The Dogs

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#3 I Feel So Lucky To Wake Up In This Heaven Today

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#4 I Checked In To My Hotel And Joked With The Check-In Lady That As Long As My Room Had A Bowl Of M&m’s With All The Blue Ones Removed, Everything Would Be Great

She laughed and told me about some other crazy guest request. 20 minutes later there was a knock on my door and she handed me this.

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#5 Motel 6 Has Phone Number To Help Line On Their Soaps

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#6 Sink Faucet In My Hotel Room

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#7 Hotel Offers Free Beer If You Opt-Out Of Room Cleaning

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#8 This Hotel I Stayed At In Japan Let You Pick Out Your Pillows. Complete With Spec Charts

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#9 The Hotel Staff Left A Cool Towel Dog On My Bed This Morning

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#10 The Hotel I’m Staying At Uses Wooden Room Key Cards In Stead Of Plastic

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#11 This Morning Bloody Mary Station At My Hotel’s Breakfast Buffet

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#12 Hotel I Stayed At In Greece Had Wooden Bikes For Guests To Use

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#13 The Assortment Of “Celebrity” Pictures In The Hotel Im Staying At

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#14 The Shower Head In The Shower Of My Hotel Room Gives Me The Exact Temperature Of The Water

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#15 This Hotel Has A Room Numbered 419+1 Instead Of 420

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#16 Hotel Breakfast Has White Pepper And Black Salt

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#17 The Shower In My Hotel Room Has A Little Window In The Glass So You Can Grab Your Towel Without Opening The Shower Door

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#18 The “Palace Of Salt” In Bolivia Is The World’s First Hotel Made Of Salt

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#19 This Hotel Has An Arcade Room, With 500 Games To Choose From

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#20 A Crocodile Made Of Towels, Left By The Hotel Staff

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#21 I’m Staying In A Hell-Themed Hotel Room In Florence, Italy

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#22 This Display In A Hotel In Seoul Allows You To Adjust Your Shower Temperature To Within A Fraction Of A Degree

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#23 The Hotel I Stayed At Had A “Anything Anytime” Button

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#24 The Pen In My Hotel Room Looks Like A Pencil And Has An Eraser

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#25 My Hotel In Munich Plays Music From The Bar In The Bathroom

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#26 This Pool Cover At My Bnb

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#27 This Monopoly Table At My Airbnb

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#28 The Hostel I’m Staying At Uses The Drake Meme Template To Show How The Dishes Are Supposed To Be Returned

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#29 I Can’t Make Popcorn In My Hotel Room Microwave, Per The Fire Department

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#30 The Hotel I’m Staying In Has A Shower With Water Pressure Control

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#31 My Hotel Remote Has A Qwerty Keyboard On The Back

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#32 These Hotel Elevators Are On Pistons Instead Of Being Suspended By Cables

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#33 There’s A Hammock In My Hotel Room Instead Of A Couch

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#34 The Paradiso Art Hotel In Ibiza Offers One Suite At Zero Cost, But The Room Has Transparent Glass Walls

A glass-walled room in the middle of the hotel’s lobby where the absolute star of the show is you. It’s available for a free night’s stay, art interventions, DJ sets, and podcasts… The possibilities are endless. Would you try it?

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#35 Stair Runner Snake Rug I Made

I made 8 of these 25-foot-long snakes for a hotel in San Diego called the Lafayette. These are hand-tufted, made with wool yarn.

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#36 Razor Slot In An Old Hotel

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#37 My Motel Room Had A Shower Timer To Encourage Guests To Conserve Water

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#38 My Hotel Uses A Punch Card Room Key

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#39 This Hotel Has A 13th Floor, But Omits The 5th Floor

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#40 Men’s Restroom In Our Spa Hotel In The Center Of The Black Forest In Germany

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#41 Hotel I’m Staying At Has A Pool Table In The Swimming Pool Room

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#42 This Hotel Room Has Complimentary 4kg Dumbbells Next To The Bed

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#43 My Airbnb Has 3 Way Chess

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#44 A Motel Served Me This Breakfast Tray For $15 And Contains A Toaster, And A 2l Milk

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#45 4 Different Locks On My Hotel Room Door In Papua New Guinea

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#46 My Hotel Has An Option To Request Laundry From The Control Panel In The Room

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#47 This Motel Bathroom Has A Built In Bottle Opener

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#48 At Henn Na Hotel In Tokyo, The Reception Is Staffed By Robots

Henn na Hotel is a well-known hotel in Japan that uses advanced technology – guests check in with dinosaur robots or holograms, making the experience safe and contact-free. Guinness World Records acknowledged it as the first hotel with robot employees.

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#49 My Hotel Room Has A Conference Space In Half Of It Instead Of A Sofa Bed And Furniture

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#50 My Hotel Has Repurposed The Bidet As A Plant Pot

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