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10 most popular prison hotels

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Despite the unfriendly advertising slogans that promise travelers lack of hospitality, heating and comfort, Karosta Hotel in Latvia, located on the 6th place of the rating, does not lack visitors. Karosta Hotel, created in a former KGB prison, is known not through the usual accommodation and meals for travelers, but for the opportunity to feel like a prisoner without losing their own freedom. Before incarcerating of the brave travelers, visitors of the hotel are to stand in a line and subjected to medical examination, take pictures as most of the criminals and take away their passports for the time of stay. However, despite the extremely harsh treatment the hotel enjoys stunning popularity for a memorable stag and original corporate parties. Hotels and apartments in Latvia can be booked online on Poezdka.de.

If you want to have an unforgettable experience, but you do not like imprisonment, if you prefer the comfort and enjoyment of all the possible benefits of civilization to Spartan existence, then you certainly should visit one of the most luxurious hotels in Boston - Liberty Hotel. The former Charles Street jail, where once was kept famous American criminal Malcolm X, was completely rebuilt and turned into a lovely comfortable hotel that meets the highest requirements. Nevertheless, in the opinion of visitors, alleys and courtyard of Boston Liberty Hotel is still breathing with harsh history of branded prison.

On the eighth place of the ranking stands former South Korean prison Seodaemun, built by the Japanese during their occupation of the country for detention and torture of those who tried to preserve the history and culture of Korea. Today, museum visitors can see a sinister chamber where were kept and died the best representatives of South Korea, the patriots of their country, teachers and writers who have been called "criminals" for resisting Japan.

The legendary Tower of London, which is one now one of the most famous sights of the British capital, is on the ninth place in the ranking. Austere and ascetic Tower was a royal palace and appalling prison for members of the royal dynasty and important political prisoners such as Guy Fawkes. Visitors of the Tower of London can not only see all the darkest corners of the British prison, but also explore all the towers, where prisoners were kept, tortured and executed. Hotels and apartments in London can be booked online on Privet-London.ru

Concludes the rating one of the most notorious jails in the colonial history of Europe, the prison on Devil's Island in French Guiana that often called the "prison in paradise". This place with excellent climate of the northern part of South American continent is located on the rocky island covered with beautiful tropical palm trees. Here were kept in a desperate exile thousands of criminals. Today, after closing the prison in 1952, part of the island was once again turned into a tropical paradise. However, the brave travelers can still see the partially preserved dungeons, prison yard and terrifying torture chamber.

Date: 23/09/2010