Photos by Kocurik. Around the world, there are several million hotels ready to welcome countless tourists. Many stand out for their elegant and luxurious ambience, others for their strange, curious, objectively excessive architecture... that follows a highly questionable aesthetic taste.
Curious to know which ones? Here are the 15 ugliest hotels in the world!
1 - Hotel Spirit - Bratislava, Slovakia
2 - Marina Bay Sands - Singapore
This building, officially a casino resort, created quite a stir because of the very high construction costs. It certainly has a beautiful view, but it begs the question: what does it represent?
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3 - Hang Nga Guesthouse - Dalat, Vietnam
Photo by ruben i. A structure also known as 'Casa Matta'... the reason is easy to guess. Architect Dang Viet Nga wanted to pay homage to Gaudí on the one hand and to fairy tales on the other... the mix has given rise to this very special result.
4 - Ryugyong Hotel - Pyongyang, North Korea
With its 105 floors and 330 metres in height, the hotel is still under construction: begun in 1987, it suffered a long pause due to the country's difficult economic conditions. Only in 2008 did work resume.
5 - Holiday Inn - Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Photo by Jennifer Boyer. A hotel that was made infamous by the war: several correspondents stayed there throughout the conflict. Badly damaged by bombs, it was later rebuilt in this dazzling yellow colour.
6 - The Dog Bark Park Inn - Cottonwood, Idaho
7 - The Standard Hotel - New York
Photo by Beyond My Ken. A hotel that is definitely in fashion, but described by many as 'sad', 'masculine' or just 'weird'... what do you think?
8 - Magic Mountain Hotel - Huilo Huilo Reserve, Chile
Photo by Mireya Peters Martínez. A hotel that fascinates all fans of magical forests: but that doesn't seem very cosy to us.
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9 - First World Hotel - Genting Resorts World - Genting, Malaysia
Photo by Eqdoktor. Huge structure: this hotel has 10 restaurants, an amusement park and many other attractions. It even has a replica of the Statue of Liberty. However, many people find the colour scheme extremely annoying... do you?
10 - Silken Puerta América Hotel - Madrid, Spain
Photo by Zaqarbal. The result of a collaboration between no less than 19 architects, this project has a very ambitious futuristic structure: the contrast between the landscape and the geometric shape of the roof make the Silken Puerta América Hotel an eyesore. Not to mention the choice of colours: rainbow or trash?
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11 - El Algarrobico - Almeria, Spain
A structure never opened because it was considered illegal: demolition has been ordered for this ruin, built next to the sea.
12 - Hotel Uzbekistan - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Photo by NUFoF. A building that is more reminiscent of a hospital than a hotel: nevertheless it is considered among the best hotels in Uzbekistan. From the shape we would have something to say...
13 - Le Grand Hotel du Lac - Tunis, Tunisia
Photo by Neil Rickards. Very 1970s architecture, in the shape of an upside-down pyramid... unusual or trashy?
14 - Hotel Alatau - Almaty, Kazakhstan
A big building on the outskirts of Milan is more inviting than this hotel... between the two options, where would you prefer to sleep?
15 - Isrotel - Tel Aviv, Israel
Photo by Krokodyl. A hotel in the shape of a skyscraper, a stone's throw from the beach and even with a swimming pool at the top... in short, so many advantages, it's just a pity about the monstrosity of the structure!