http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T22:17:18Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Underground%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/17/43519/667 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/pjsunderground.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>Way out in the Aussie outback, where temperatures make being on ground level at times unbearable, you'll find several <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Underground%20Hotels">underground hotels</a> that make pretty good accommodation for anyone who's not claustrophobic. One of these is <b>PJ's Underground Bed and Breakfast</b>, about 140 miles north-east of the large town of Broken Hill.<p>PJ's place is there because a settlement sprang up when they <b>found the first opals</b> in Australia nearby. These miners liked to build underground homes &#150; probably they were used to digging all day anyway, and the underground temperature is a pleasant, constant 72 degrees F. Now this particular underground place houses six guest rooms and a self-contained "cottage".<p>"Sleeping under a 64-million-year-old roof", as their advertising amandak 2009-11-25T09:09:32-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/31/6525/07470 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/salaminesuite.jpg" class="top"><p>Beginning in the Middle Ages and for centuries afterward, the <b>Sala Silvermine</b> produced copious amounts of silver for Sweden and its monarchs. Those monarchs, in turn, paid miners to dig ever deeper, until today the mine is a cavern of shafts and alcoves and pristine underground lakes. So naturally it was only a matter of time before someone tried to convert the entire thing into an <a href="http://www.salasilvergruva.se/english/accommodation/"><b>underground hotel.</b></a> <p>The Sala Silvermine Company that maintains the mine has two types of accommodations, which they manage in addition to their regular tours and events. The standard option is the above-ground <b>Gruvfruns Bed and Breakfast</b>, a hostel with 15 single and double rooms and shared bathrooms. Prices are 400 SEK Omri 2009-09-02T09:45:21-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/