10 Spectacular Hotels That Definitely Have The Wow Factor

There are lots of hotels all over the world and they are all different. Some hotels are the cozy and modest type while others are imposing and sophisticated. But there’s also a different category that includes those hotels that stop you on your tracks and when you see them all you say is “wow”. These hotels definitely have the wow factor.

1. The Katikies Hotel.

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Located in Oia Santorini, Greece, Katikies is a luxury boutique hotel that sits 300 feet above sea level, on the beautiful Caldera cliffs. It was the first hotel of its kind in this region and remains one of the most amazing hotels in the world. Its crisp white façade and overall design makes it impossible to miss. The amazing location of this hotel comes with many benefits.

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First of all, the hotel offers uninterrupted views of the sea from every point. Secondly, by being located high in the cliffs and by being separated from everything that happens on land, the Katikies hotel also offers its guests the privacy they seek. The architecture has been adapted to the surrounding landscape by adopting natural forms and shapes but, at the same time, this amazing white hotel and resort stand out and greatly differentiates itself from everything else.

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The immaculate design of the hotel lets everyone know that this is a place of peace and relaxation. The resort offers two infinity pools, an open air Jacuzzi and, of course, spectacular and breathtaking views everywhere you look. Its guests can also enjoy a variety of activities for all types and tastes. It’s like a piece of heaven on earth.

2. The Monastero Santa Rosa Hotel & Spa.

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This wonderful getaway is located in the little town of Conca Dei Marini, an area between Amalfi and Praiano in Italy. The hotel and spa complex is situated on the edge of a sheer cliff perched above the bay of Salerno. It looks romantic and very beautiful, like the hotels seen in old movies. In reality, this resort is not that young either.

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Monastero Santa Rosa Hotel & Spa was originally developed in the 17th century. Back then, as the name suggests, it was a monastery. It later became a boutique hotel and impressed with its beauty and unique history and architecture. It has been restored and maintained its old charm throughout the years. Even though it’s now difficult to imagine it as a monastery, the resort still has architectural elements that are reminiscent of those times.

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This luxury hotel offers 20 ocean-view rooms from where the Amalfi Coast can be admired. All the rooms also have views of the tiered gardens and the spectacular surroundings. Over the years, several design changes have been made. Many of the building’s original features have been retained but lots of elements have also been added. For example, the hotel now has state-of-the-art facilities that include an infinity pool placed on the cliff’s edge and a luxury spa.

3. The Ladera Resort.

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The Ladera resort is located outside of Soufrere in St. Lucia and features a unique design. It offers a total of 9 villas and 23 suites and features an open wall structure in the area where the west side of every unit is left open and exposed to the views. The resort offers amazing views of the Piton Mountains and the Caribbean Sea, a wonderful combination, not very common but always spectacular.

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All suites and villas feature private plunge pools. This luxury resort is somewhere at the limit between sophisticated and minimalist. The resort has been built using Caribbean timbers and offers a sort of tree-house living with a very relaxed style. All the rooms feature beautiful 19th century French furniture and accessories crafted by local artisans as well as wicker details. Moreover, all the villas and suites are decorated with local artwork.

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The orientation of the room has been carefully chosen to maintain complete privacy for the guests. Being situated high on the cliffs, the views that this amazing resort offers are spectacular. Its guests benefit from privacy, relaxing spas, beautiful restaurants and plenty of fun activities. This open wall concept resort originally opened in 1992 and ever since it has been an amazing destination for visitors from all over the world.

4. The Radisson Blu Hotel.

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The Radisson Blu Hotel is very famous not for its views or architecture but for the fact that it has the world’s largest cylindrical aquarium. It’s called the Aquadom and it’s filled with nearly 1 million liters of seawater. The aquarium features 1,500 tropical fish from 56 species and has been decorated with tiny reef-like mounds at the base.

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This amazing and unique aquarium is managed by the Sea Life Berlin Aquarium which is located next door to the hotel. Responsible for taking care of the aquarium and feeding the fish are two full-time scuba divers. The aquarium is made of acrylic glass and has a cylindrical shape. Because of its size, the cylinder was manufactured in four pieces and built on-site. It sits on a 30-feet concrete foundation and a crane was used to lift the individual pieces during the construction. The aquarium and the hotel were built at the same time. It was in fact the hotel that was erected around the tank, making it the star and the main attraction.

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A glass elevator allows visitors to travel to the viewing platform which is located beneath the hotel’s glass roof and from there they can enjoy the amazing views below. Often, the scuba divers can be seen swimming with the fish or taking care of them. For those that wish to spend more time here, the hotel offers 427 suites with views of the tropical underwater world or with views of the city.

5. The Glass Igloo Village of the Kakslauttenen Hotel.

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When you look out the window and see the amazing weather and all the snow piling up you wish you could spend more time there. Unfortunately, it’s cold outside so you can’t. But there is one place where the conditions are just perfect. It’s the Glass Igloo Villa of the Kakslauttenen Hotel.

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Located in Finland, this amazing hotel makes winter even more beautiful than it already is. Here, the guests can sleep in igloo-like glass domes. The Igloo Village is situated in the middle of the town so the guests have easy access to other facilities as well if they wish to take a trip to the Urho Kekkonen Nation Park for example.

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And after a busy day, the hotel’s guests can retreat into their glass domes and fall asleep under the stars. The glass domes offer complete and panoramic views of the surrounding landscape as well as the sky. The main idea was to allow you to get the feeling of sleeping with nothing but the sky above your while also feeling warm and cozy.The domes protect you from the harsh weather outside and they are made of thermal glass specially designed to keep the room insulated. This way all there’s left to do is enjoy the weather and the views.

6. The Jade Mountain Resort.

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Jade Mountain is an extraordinary resort located in St. Lucia, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. The most amazing and interesting thing about this place is the structure of the rooms. Each room of the Jade Mountain resort has only three walls. Also, each room has its own private infinity pool, each with amazing views of the sea.

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The Jade Mountain resort is situated above the Anse Chastanet beach resort. It features bold architectural details, stunning infinity pools and individual bridges that connect these sanctuaries to the rest of the resort as well as beautiful columns that celebrate the local architecture. Each guest area includes a luxurious bedroom, a living area and a spectacular private infinity pool that seems to be floating out into nature. With only three walls and the fourth one entirely absent, the views are absolutely wonderful.

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The resort also offers its guests an exclusive restaurant and terrace as well as a spa. Here at the Jade Mountain resort the accent falls on the present, the views and the relaxation that comes with everything else. There are no telephones here, no radio and no TV. Internet access is available at the reception.

7. Soneva Gill by Six Senses.

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Soneva Gill by Six Senses is a wonderful getaway that can be found in the Maldives. It occupies one of the largest lagoons in the area and it’s a resort-like structure that features oversized villas that sit on water. Every villa offers spectacular views of the ocean and they can all be found on the tropical island of Lankanfushi that stretches over 800 kilometers.

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The resort is a 20-minute speedboat ride from the International Airport at Male’ and occupies one of the 1190 islands that make up the Maldives. It’s a luxury resort that proposes a new type of living, different from any hotel or other getaway. Here the guests can rent these stunning stilt houses and enjoy living in a house surrounded by water on all sides.

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It’s a weird but wonderful sensation to look out the window or to open the door and to see water everywhere. This is not the type of living those that get sea sick would enjoy. The local weather and the beautiful white sandy beaches make this area perfect for this type of resort. The Maldives the place where you know you can always go when you seek peace and quiet, when you want to escape the bad weather or when you just want to change the scenery and try something new.

8. Hôtel Plaza Athénée.

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Located in Paris, Hôtel Plaza Athénée is one of the most beautiful hotels in the world. It features a sumptuous design and an imposing décor and the style chosen for the overall look is a combination of traditional and classical details with innovative accents.

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The hotel is situated on Avenue Montaigne, what is known as the high-fashion street of Paris. The Charles de Gaulle Airport is located 30 minutes away by car. The guests can expect their stay here to be extremely pleasant as the dedicated staff is ready to respond all requests. The guests will have the option to also visit the city while they are here. There are lots of attraction in the nearby areas and in Paris in general so there’s plenty to do every day before you go back to your elegant hotel room for some relaxation.

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The hotel includes a business center, a fitness center, an indoor sauna and spa, meeting and conference rooms, a private dining room, several restaurants and the rooms have DVD players, flat screen TVs, in-room safes, iPod docks and high-speed internet access. For those that prefer family getaways, babysitting services are aslo available and pets are allowed in the hotel.

9. Grotta Palazzese.

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These days people tend to find attractive anything that’s unique and out of the ordinary. In the case of this restaurant, there’s good reason for that too. Grotta Palazzese is a unique and amazing restaurant that is situated inside a vaulted limestone cave and it part of the Grotta Palazzese Hotel, located above.

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Both the hotel and the restaurant are exquisite. The restaurant is only open during the summer months and it’s easy to understand why. The limestone cave in which it was created features views towards the sea and this represent yet one more extraordinary detail that makes this place unique. The hotel’s guests can enjoy dinner here and admire the views while also listening to the sound of waves crashing against the shore and feeling the sea breeze caressing their skin.

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The restaurant, in this case, is the element that makes the hotel with the same name stand out, it’s the signature element that makes you want to go there, to visit this place and to be able to add it to the list of amazing things you’ve done throughout the years. It’s definitely a place worth visiting, even if it’s just for the thrill of dining in a cave near the sea.

10. The Marina Bay Sands Development.

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Located in Singapore, this amazing hotel has lots of unique elements. Since the views there aren’t exactly spectacular, the solution for that was to work with what was available and create something unique. The Marina Bay Sands development is the world’s most expensive hotel. Not only that, but it also has the world’s largest outdoor pool situated 650 feet above ground level.

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The pool is three times larger than an Olympic swimming pool and 55 storeys up so those that wish to use it must be careful. It’s not the best option for those that are afraid of heights but it’s definitely a memorable and unique experience. The hotel also offers 2,560 rooms and is currently the most expensive hotel in the world, a title that was previously attributed to the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi.

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The Marina Bay Sands includes a casino, an outdoor plaza, a convention center, a theatre and a museum shaped like a lotus flower so there are plenty of other things besides the pool to attract visitors. The hotel was designed by architect Moshe Safdie and it is said to have been built on a deck of cards.