All over the world, hotels have been experimenting with alternative living situations in order to give their residents a more unique visit.

All over the Caribbean, people can stay in outdoor huts that stand over the ocean, which come with lavish furnishings inside, to allow residents to live in luxury by the beach.

Additionally, hotels in other countries across the world have attempted to create an underwater hotel. However, one of the most unique hotels has to have come from the Netherlands, as the country has just opened the world’s first sandcastle themed hotel.

According to an article entitled “World’s First Sandcastle Hotels Open in Netherlands,” written by Maureen O’Hare, in the Netherlands two new hotels completely made of sand have been created. O’Hare said, “The fully furnished one-room suites have been built as part of the annual sand sculpture festivals in Sneek, Friesland and Oss, Brabant.”

The two that were constructed had no lack of creativity from their architects and builders, as one of the hotels was constructed to resembled Bedrock, the imaginary prehistoric village from the popular animated television show The Flintstones, while the other hotel took on a more oriental theme, as the hotel was decorated with designs of the Great Wall of China, the Terracotta army and dragons according to the article. The two hotels are not only just structures of sand, as the article reports that each room contains windows, electricity, running water as well as wireless internet.

The article further reports that “it took event organizers Global PowWow four weeks to construct the sculptures, which were inspired by the ice hotels in Sweden and Finland.”

In order to make sure that the structure themselves would be able to sustain, the basic structure of the hotels are made out of thin walls under sand that has been reinforced by the builders, in order to ensure that the walls do not break easily. Although the rooms are made out of sand, the bathrooms themselves are not, in order to make sure that guests are comfortable while bathing.

Although the concept of a sandcastle hotel may sound a little ridiculous, tourists from around the world don’t think so, as the article reports that the sandy rooms, for as much as 168 dollars a night, have already been fully booked by tourists who are impressed with the structures.

Additionally, tourists staying in the sandcastle hotels are given a complementary, personal tour of the sandcastle festival that takes place in Friesland, where tourists from around the world flock to see numerous giant sand sculptures.

Although the idea of a sandcastle hotel has gone over surprisingly well, those who wish to stay in the hotel only have a short time to do it, as, once the Friesland Festival ends on Sept., 28, the sandcastle hotels in Sneek and Oss will be destroyed.

The sandcastle hotels are truly an innovation in modern luxury hotels, and, as the future proceeds, it will be interesting to see what other sorts of innovative hotels come along.