The Salt Hotel

By Queuebot in Travel on Jan 12, 2009 at 12:56 pm

A hotel in Bolivia always has salt on its dining table – actually, its dining table is salt! Here’s the strange Salt Hotel of the Uyuni Flats:

The hotel was built in 1993 by a salt artisan who saw a mint in the number of tourists looking for places to stay while visiting the flats. The lodge has 15 bedrooms, a dining room, a living room and a bar.

The buildings’s roof, and bar are built of salt and even the floor is covered with salt granules. The walls are made of salt blocks stuck together with a cement-like substance made of salt and water. During rainy seasons, the walls are strengthened with new blocks, while the owners ask the guests to avoid licking the walls to prevent deterioration.

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  1. Gauldar
    Jan 12th, 2009 at 1:16 pm

    Horses not allowed.

  2. Trysh
    Jan 12th, 2009 at 2:18 pm

    Sweet! I went to a Super 8 hotel and licked the wall but it just wasn’t the same.

  3. Gauldar
    Jan 12th, 2009 at 2:46 pm

    Trysh,

    You bring me back nostalgic memories of cigarette tar and fake cherry spray cleaner.

  4. SenorMysterioso
    Jan 12th, 2009 at 3:22 pm

    sounds dry and uncomfortable, makes my eyes hurt.

    Trysh, ew lol

  5. Scooter
    Jan 12th, 2009 at 4:47 pm

    I would worry about the roof during the rainy season.
    Sounds like a great place to shoot tequila though.

  6. Nathan Miller
    Jan 12th, 2009 at 6:27 pm

    I can see from the photo that people don’t really follow the regulations… could lead to trouble.

  7. sw
    Jan 12th, 2009 at 7:02 pm

    salt artisans? what else do they make? sculptural deer bait?

  8. just a guy
    Jan 12th, 2009 at 8:10 pm

    I hear this is conveniently located with a half mile of the pepper airport.

  9. nebur
    Jan 8th, 2010 at 10:13 am

    does anyone know who owns the salt hotel. who was the artisan who created the hotel and what amenities are offered; food specially. It would be extremely helped full to know such answers if anyone knows thanks


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