Sharky Award Winners: Places

What makes a place sharky?

Sharky places are bold, funky, and more than a little off-beat. Sure, you can recommend these spots to your mother—if your mother writes avant-garde haiku and teaches hula dancing in her spare time. The Sharky Awards drop a pin on the must-see destinations that turn a trip into an odyssey. If you know what we mean.

Treehotel, Sweden

Treehotel, Brittas Pensionat Edeforsvag 2 A 960 24 Harads, Sweden

Just when you thought the Swedes couldn’t get any cooler, they make a treehouse-hotel hybrid.

Sharky Hotel Design

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Old Sturbridge Village

Old Sturbridge Village, Old Sturbridge Village Road Sturbridge MA 01566

Give Mom a day she won’t forget: accompany her on a journey through early New England life at the Old Sturbridge Village living museum.

Sharky Mother's Day

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The Curtis Hotel, Denver CO

The Curtis, 1405 Curtis Street Denver, CO 80202

Need serotonin, stat? Fire your psychiatrist, and “stay happy” at The Curtis hotel in Denver, Colorado.

Sharky Hotel Motto

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Fairmont San Francisco

The Fairmont San Francisco , 950 Mason Street San Francisco CA 94108

With bee hives on the roof and a delicious restaurant down below, it doesn’t get any sweeter than the Fairmont Hotel San Francisco.

Sharky Hotel Roof

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Anantara Kihavah Villas

Anantara Kihavah Villas, Kihavah Huravalhi Island Baa Atoll, Republic of Maldives

If eating your meals and storing your wine above sea level has gotten a little passé, this restaurant for you.

Sharky Dining Location

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Taman Simalem Resort

Taman Simalem Resort, Lake Toba, Indonesia, Km 9, Jalan Raya Merek Sidikalang Indonesia

This hotel has a green thumb for cultivating fresh, local produce. Even better, guests can peruse the gardens themselves and grow their own dinner menu.

Sharky Garden

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The Yurt

The Yurt, Solitude Mountain Resort Cottonwood Canyon Utah

Driving or taking a cab to your favorite restaurant is the easy way out. If you want a truly sharky dining experience, you’ll have to work for it.

Sharky Dining Experience

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Crowne Plaza Semarang

Crowne Plaza Semarang, Jl. Pemuda 118 Semarang Indonesia

What happens if you cross an alpha predator with a futuristic metal colossus? Visit Crowne Plaza in Semarang to find out.

Sharky Facade

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Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma

Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma, Kandooma FushiSouth Male Atoll Maldives

Each room in this hotel comes standard with a citrus press. Not impressed yet? Just wait.

Sharky Beverage

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Hotel Arctic, Greenland

Hotel Arctic, Ilulissat Greenland

Who says you’ve got to fly south for the winter?

Sharky Hotel Location

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Ristorante Da Pancrazio

Ristorante Da Pancrazio, Piazza del Biscione 92 00186 Rome, Italy

Break bread over the same spot Brutus betrayed Julius Caesar. Nothing like a dash of Shakespearean betrayal to whet your appetite.

Sharky Restaurant History

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Library Hotel

The Library Hotel, 299 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10017

If the best way to your heart is a good book, this hotel will sweep you off your feet.

Sharky Reading Rooms

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Foamhenge

Foamhenge, Hwy 11 South, Natural Bridge, VA

If you want to see Stonehenge but also want to go to Virginia, you’re in luck.

Sharky Monument

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Henderson Waves, Singapore

Henderson Waves Bridge, Henderson Road Singapore

And to think, they could have just built a bridge.

Sharky Bridge

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The Imperial Boat House

Imperial Boat House, 83 Moo 5 Choeng Mon Beach Ko Samui Thailand

Embark on an enchanting voyage across the high seas of luxury without leaving your hotel room.

Sharky Bungalow

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Hotel Tomo

Hotel Tomo, 1800 Sutter Street San Francisco, CA

In the battle for the title of Sharkiest Hotel Theme, only one can emerge victorious: Hotel Tomo.

Sharky Hotel Theme

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Kameha Grand

Kameha Grand, Am Bonner Bogen 1 Bonn, Germany

Kameha Grand generates 70-percent of their energy from the hotel’s basement. Bold. Green. Sharky.

Sharky Energy Source

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Quincy Hotel

Quincy Hotel, 22 Mount Elizabeth Singapore

A case of mistaken identity? Maybe. That, or the flight to Singapore transformed you into a movie star. There's always that possibility.

Sharky Perquisites

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Hotel Marlowe

Hotel Marlowe, 25 Edwin H. Land Blvd. Cambridge, MA

You may wear the pants, but at Hotel Marlowe the pets are King.

Sharky Dog Love

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