對于大多數人來說,旅館不過就是旅途中一個睡覺的地方,舒適即可。但有的旅館卻不這樣定位自己,它們或本身就是一個值得前往的旅游勝地,或為追夢的人提供一個夢想成真的舞臺,抑或提供無微不至的服務,讓游客免去外出時的后顧之憂,當然也有的返璞歸真,完全回歸了旅館最本真的面目……一起走進本文中的六家旅館,感受它們的“瘋狂”吧!
Giraffe Manor, East Africa
The Giraffe Manor is an elegant, personally hosted, small and exclusive hotel, famous for its eight resident Rothschild giraffe1) who tend to visit the Manor in the mornings and evenings to greet guests and sniff out2) some snacks before venturing out into their sanctuary of 140 acres. Travelers from all over the world now make the Giraffe Manor part of their East African safari3), the only place in the world where you can enjoy the breathtaking experience of feeding and photographing the giraffe over the breakfast table and at the front door.
東非的長頸鹿莊園
長頸鹿莊園是一家私人經營的酒店,小巧雅致,絕無僅有。該莊園因長住于此的八只羅氏長頸鹿聞名遐邇,它們常常在早晨和晚上來到莊園問候這里的客人,在回到它們闊達140英畝的自然保護區之前找點兒小零食吃。現在,來自世界各地的游客都把長頸鹿莊園作為他們東非之行的一站,因為這里是世界上唯一能讓你在早餐桌旁和房門口給長頸鹿喂食和拍照的地方,這樣的經歷實在是激動人心。
The Galactic Suite Space Resort, Barcelona, Spain
The Galactic Suite Space Resort is the first planned hotel in space. Guests will be charged $4.4 million for a three night stay, including an eight-week training course on a tropical island. During their stay, guests will see the sun rise 15 times a day and travel around the world every 80 minutes. They will wear Velcro4) suits so they can crawl around their pod rooms by sticking themselves to the walls like Spiderman.
西班牙巴塞羅那的銀河套房太空酒店
銀河套房太空酒店是第一家計劃建在太空中的酒店。在這里住三晚需要花費440萬美元,費用包含在一個熱帶島嶼上進行的為期八周的訓練課程。在入住期間,客人將會在一天內看到15次日出,每80分鐘環繞地球一次??腿藢⑸泶┯心猃埓羁鄣囊路@樣他們就能像蜘蛛俠一樣把自己貼在墻上在艙房里四處爬行。
Goldfish Hotel, Amsterdam, Netherlands
This crazy hotel is not for you; it's for your goldfish. Billed5) as the world's first goldfish hotel, it sits in the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Fish owners can drop off their scaly6) pets for the duration of their vacation. The five-sea-star hotel includes a tennis court, a beach with a beach guard and a pool with a slide7).
荷蘭阿姆斯特丹的金魚酒店
這家瘋狂的旅館可不是為你開設的,而是為你的金魚。它坐落在阿姆斯特丹斯希普霍爾國際機場內,號稱全球首家金魚酒店。魚主人可以在度假期間把他們鱗光閃閃的小寵物寄養在這里。這家“五海星級”的酒店還有一個網球場、一片配有救生員的海灘和一個帶滑道的泳池。
Utter Inn, Stockholm, Sweden
Utter Inn is an art project by Mikael Genberg which offers an underwater accommodation for the public. The facility is entered through a typical Swedish red house located on the surface of the water. The guests arrive at the port of Vasteras and are taken out one kilometre on Lake Malaren with an inflatable8) boat. After receiving all the instructions guests need, they are then left alone. Guests can use an inflatable canoe to visit the closest uninhabited island. Guests can also swim, sunbathe or watch the fish (from both upstairs and downstairs) at the hotel. It's a remarkable feeling to go to bed while the fish surround and watch you carefully.
瑞典斯德哥爾摩的阿特旅館
阿特旅館是米卡埃爾·延貝里的一個藝術項目。這家旅館為公眾提供了一個水下居所,客人要通過位于水面上的一個典型的瑞典式紅房子進入旅館??腿说竭_韋斯特羅斯港口后,由充氣艇將其送到梅拉倫湖上距湖岸一千米的地方,在聽取所有必要的說明和指導后就可以自由活動了??腿丝梢猿顺錃馄澩⒂^最近的無人居住的小島,還可以游泳、曬太陽或是在酒店里賞魚(從樓上樓下都可以看到)。在魚兒的圍繞和小心翼翼的注視中入睡,感覺棒極了。
Das Park Hotel, Linz, Austria
Constructed from repurposed concrete drainage pipes9), the Das Park Hotel provides a unique and sustainable urban camping solution in a public park, simply by giving them a back wall and large front door, and drilling a window in the side for a little bit of natural light. Throw in a lamp, a bed, and some sleeping bags and you've got what looks like one of the most original hotel ideas. The hotel's facilities such as toilets, showers, cafe etc. are all supplied by the surrounding public park in which it resides.
奧地利林茨的達斯公園酒店
達斯公園酒店由混凝土排水管改造而成,為人們在公園里進行城市露營提供了一個獨特而持久的解決方案,而它只不過是在排水管上加了一面后墻和一扇門,再在側面打了個窗戶讓一點點自然光進來而已。再在里面擱盞燈,放張床,擺幾個睡袋,你就有了一種看上去最原始的旅館。該酒店諸如廁所、淋浴、餐廳等配套設施都由酒店所在的公園提供。
Null Stern Hotel, Switzerland
Billed as the world's first zero-star hotel, the Null Stern Hotel occupies the underground space of a nondescript10) apartment block. The hardened concrete structure and near-two-foot-thick blast doors11) were designed to take the full brunt12) of a nuclear or chemical attack. In time of crisis the bunker13) would have been able to hold more than 200 people.
瑞士的零星級酒店
瑞士零星級酒店號稱全球首家零星級酒店,位于一個毫無特色的住宅區的地下。這家酒店結實的混凝土結構和近兩英尺厚的防護門在過去是為了抵御最猛烈的核武器攻擊或化學武器攻擊而設計的。在危急時刻,這個地堡可以容納200多人。
1.Rothschild giraffe: 羅氏長頸鹿,一種瀕臨滅絕的長頸鹿,根據英國勛爵沃爾特·羅思柴爾德(Lord Walter Rothschild, 1868~1937)的名字命名。目前野生羅氏長頸鹿僅有幾百只。
2.sniff out: 察覺出,發覺
3.safari [s??fɑ?ri] n. (東非的) (徒步)旅游
4.Velcro [?velkr??] n. 維可牢(一種尼龍搭扣,兩面相合即粘住,一扯即分開,用以替代服裝上的紐扣等)
5.bill [b?l] vt. 用招貼(或廣告、報紙等)宣布
6.scaly [?ske?li] adj. 具鱗的,由鱗覆蓋的
7.slide [sla?d] n. 滑道;滑槽
8.inflatable [?n?fle?t?bl] adj. 可充(或打、吹)氣的;可膨脹的
9.drainage pipe: 排水管
10.nondescript [?n?nd?skr?pt] adj. (因無特征而)難以歸類的;難以形容的
11.blast door: 密閉門;防護門
12.brunt [br?nt] n. 沖擊,撞擊
13.bunker [?b??k?(r)] n. 地堡