Eye-Poppers
Until you feel refreshed in some unknown place far away from the chaos of our daily lives, you haven’t probably tasted the very essence of being on a vacation. It’s obvious that you would want to make it nothing short of just the perfect but first and the most important factor would be choosing the perfect place from where you can chalk out the itinerary for the rest of your adventure.
Built in 705 CE, more than 1300 years ago, the Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan is the oldest hotel in the world, located in Hayakawa, Yamanashi Prefecture. Fifty-two generations of the same family have owned this traditional Japanese inn over the centuries.
The Rosewood Guangzhou has recently taken the title of highest hotel in the world. The luxury hotel, owned by Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, is located in the top 16 floors of the 1,739 ft-tall Guangzhou Chow Tai Fook Finance Centre (Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre).
The First World Hotel located in Resorts World Genting, Pahang, Malaysia, is the world’s largest hotel, with a total of 7,351 rooms, including 3,164 standard rooms, 292 deluxe rooms, 649 deluxe triple rooms, 480 superior deluxe rooms, and 136 world club rooms.
According to Guinness World Records, the Gevora Hotel in UAE is the world’s tallest hotel-only building at 1,169.1 ft (356.33 m) in height. With 75 stories (and 2 below-ground levels), this luxury contains 528 hotel rooms and is also one of the world’s tallest buildings.
The Eh’hausl hotel in Amberg, Germany, holds the record for being the smallest hotel in the world at just 570 sq. ft. (53 sq. m). It can only accommodate two guests at a single time.
From the October 2020 issue of FHM India.
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