21/10/2026
Forget the standard hotel room — some countries have gone all in on weird and wonderful. A new ranking counted bookable stays across eight unusual property types: caves, castles, treehouses, houseboats, windmills, lighthouses, earth homes, and domes.
France comes out on top with nearly 3,000 unusual listings — more than 1,000 of them castles alone. The US follows close behind with 2,533, spread across treehouses, domes, and converted water towers. Italy rounds out the top 3, driven by Tuscan castles, Puglia’s cone-roofed trulli, and cave dwellings carved into the cliffs of Matera.
Which type of unusual stay would you actually book? 👀