The Oxford Mal, England
Most prisons are the kind of place you’d be desperate to escape from, not somewhere you’d possibly conceive of escaping to.
But this former Oxford prison has been converted into a boutique hotel by the fashionable Malmaison chain and offers the kind of luxurious living that former convicts could only have dreamed of.
Rates: Double room £140 (US$233). Breakfast £12.95 per person
Jules’ Undersea Lodge, United States
Originally a research laboratory, the world’s only underwater hotel sits at the bottom of the Emerald Lagoon in Florida, and can only be reached by scuba diving down six meters.
The lodge can accommodate two couples and is kitted out with showers, a microwave and a fridge.
The real attractions are the fish; the lodge is like a goldfish bowl in reverse, where you sit and watch angelfish, parrotfish, barracuda and snappers peering in at you through the window.
Rates: From US$400
Das Park Hotel, Austria
Stay overnight in a concrete sewer pipe on the banks of the River Danube.
The drainpipes are two meters in diameter and two and a half meters long, with a porthole to look out of, a front door to close and a cozy nest to snuggle into, which includes a low-slung futon, bedside lamp, woolly blanket and light sleeping bag.
Rates: You pay as much, or as little, as you want.
Sant` Angelo Luxury Resort, Italy
“Four-star boutique cave-hotel” is the proud boast of the Sant’Angelo in the city of Matera, which is famous for its sassi-houses dug into the rock. Matera is the only place in the world where people can boast to be still living in the same houses as their ancestors did 9,000 years ago. The rooms have been fashioned from old sassi stables and workshops. There are two restaurants, a bar and an art gallery.
Rates: A three-night package costs from US$560 per person including some meals, a walking tour and car hire, but not flights.
La Balade Des Gnomes, Belgium
A truly out-of-this-world experience, this hotel makes you feel like you’re on the moon.
You can sleep in a moon buggy, bathe in a lunar capsule, and the walls and ceilings are covered in twinkling stars and planets.
Other themed rooms include a newly opened Trojan Horse, a Troll Forest, a South Seas sailing ship and a Wine Room.
Rates: From ?115 (US$170) per double
小題1:Das Park Hotel is different from the other hotels in that __________.
A．it is underwater B．you decide the pay
C．it used to be a prison D．it is not in Europe
小題2:If you want to experience the life on the moon, most probably you will choose to stay in __________.
A．Jules’ Undersea Lodge, United States B．La Balade Des Gnomes, Belgium
C．Das Park Hotel, Austria D．The Oxford Mal, England
小題3:If Mr. and Mrs Smith put up at the Oxford Mal for one night and have breakfast there, they will have to pay at least _____________.
A．£165.9B．£152.95C．£258.9D．£305.9

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:A
介紹了幾家賓館的具體情況。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Das Park Hotel, Austria部分的Rates: You pay as much, or as little, as you want.
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)La Balade Des Gnomes, Belgium A truly out-of-this-world experience, this hotel makes you feel like you’re on the moon.
小題3:計(jì)算題。根據(jù)The Oxford Mal, England部分的 Rates: Double room £140 (US$233). Breakfast £12.95 per person。140乘以2加上2個(gè)12.95等于165.9.
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