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You Can't Escape The Floral Bedspreads At This Underground Hotel

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Dugout 72, Turleys Hill, White Cliffs , New South Wales, Australia, 2836
November 25, 2009 at 9:09 AM | by | Comments (0)

Way out in the Aussie outback, where temperatures make being on ground level at times unbearable, you'll find several underground hotels that make pretty good accommodation for anyone who's not claustrophobic. One of these is PJ's Underground Bed and Breakfast, about 140 miles north-east of the large town of Broken Hill.

PJ's place is there because a settlement sprang up when they found the first opals in Australia nearby. These miners liked to build underground homes – 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".

"Sleeping under a 64-million-year-old roof", as their advertising puts it, will cost you A$155 ($140) for one of the double rooms, or A$400 ($370) for two nights in the cottage (which has a two-night minimum reservation). Breakfast is included whichever you choose. Just be prepared to deal with floral bedspreads and furniture straight out of the 80s. Also, don't expect a room with a view!

[Photo: PJ's Underground Suites]

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Spend A Night Way, Way Underground In A Swedish Silver Mine

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Sala Silvergruva, Sala, Sweden
September 2, 2009 at 9:45 AM | by | Comments (0)

Beginning in the Middle Ages and for centuries afterward, the Sala Silvermine 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 underground hotel.

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 Gruvfruns Bed and Breakfast, a hostel with 15 single and double rooms and shared bathrooms. Prices are 400 SEK per adult for a double and 500 SEK for a single, or about $55 and $70 respectively.

The real treat, though, is the Mining Suite: a double bed tucked into a small alcove, buried 155m under ground. Don't bother bringing a cell phone.

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