Unusual Places To Stay Around The World

Old Station, Sussex, UK

Travel back through the mists of time to a golden age of travel at this individualistic B&B located in Sussex.  You can stay in the popular old station house or in one of the pair of Pullman carriages with Edwardian fittings.  

Constructed in 1892, Pretty Petworth railway station was originally built so that the future Edward VII, the Prince of Wales, could ride the train to Goodwood races.  Check in at the ex-parcels office.  You’ll eat breakfast under parasols on the platform or in the former waiting room. (They even serve cream teas.)

Hanging Pods, Laos

If you enjoy sleeping in treehouses, try nesting in a hanging pod.  These hanging pods off guests an extraordinary experience here deep within the northeastern section of the mountainous jungles of Laos.  Take the popular InsideAsia Tour Trekking the Cloud Forest of Laos tour.

You can also go hiking and explore the untamed wilds of Nam et Phou Louey national park.  Keep your eyes open for tigers, leopards, gibbons, and bears.  When you’re ready to relax, kick it in one of the half dozen suspended sleeping pods made of bamboo.  There is the forest clearing they are also perfectly positioned for nighttime wildlife watching.