THE WORLD'S MOST UNUSUAL HOTEL COMPLEX
AN underground HOBBIT motel inspired by JRR Tolkien is just one of the unique places to stay at the world's most unusual hotel complex. But if subterranean sleeping isn't your thing, you can rest your head in a train, plane or boat at Woodlyn Park estate in Waitomo, NZ. The 3.5 hectare estate is home to a variety of unusual lodging experiences for visitors, including a range of historic transport units which have been decked out and turned into self-catering accommodation. The World's first hobbit motel, with its circular windows and doors, was built two years after the final Lord of the Rings film was released and attracts score of visitor
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