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WHERE: CANADA WHAT: DREAM DOMES
Set in lush Canadian forest, the domes illuminate with natural light and provide a relaxing and calm environment. Each dome sleeps two people. Facilitiies include memory foam king-size beds and there’s a Japanese hot tub, crackling wood stove, fully equipped kitchenette, and bathroom with a glass door shower and flush toilet From £71 per night. ridgebacklodge.com/accommodations
WHERE: NEW ZEALAND WHAT: PURE PODS
South Island is home to a new style of accommodation that offers total immersion in nature, Kiwi style. Pure Pods in Little River, Canterbury, are made of glass from the roof to the floor and so you fall asleep under the stars of the Southern Cross and awake to 360-degree views of native bush with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. With sliding glass sides and bio-fuel fires for winter months, and reached only by a walk through the bush land, so privacy is assured. Facilities include a kitchen, king-size bed, separate bathroom and toilet, shower, slippers and tea and coffee. From NZD$390/£196 based on two sharing. Part of the payment is used for conservation work. purepods.com
WHERE: ARCTIC CIRCLE, WHAT: LEVI GLASS IGLOO
You are surrounded by stunning arctic scenery when you stay in the glass topped igloos. Located at an altitude of 340 metres around the slopes of Utsuvaara, 10 kilometres from the resort town of Levi, they come with a kitchenette, shower and toilet. Windows are insulated and electrically heated to keep them from frosting. From 460 euros/£330. http://leviniglut.net
WHERE: CHILE, SANTIAGO WHAT: OBSERVATORY
Located at the top of Elqui Domos hotel are a series of domes — geometric structures made of a metal frame covered by a PVC tent. Outside is a deck from where you can stare at the night sky and inside is a living room and a detachable roof. There’s the observatory room — wooden cabins, with three levels of living space and a detachable roof so you can watch the stars in bed. And there’s also an astronomic observatory with two telescopes so that you can have a close up look at the moon and planets. From $155/£102. elquidomos.cl Clockwise, from top left: Levi Glass Igloo, Arctic Circle; Dream Dome, Canada; all-glass Pure Pods dome, New Zealand; Observatory Room, Chile,