About

trecricket is a small, independently written index of hotels, organised into four categories and nothing else.

The four categories — art hotels, capsule hotels, casino hotels and ice hotels — were chosen deliberately. They represent four traditions that answer the question “what is a hotel room for?” in incompatible ways, and reading them alongside each other is more interesting than reading any one of them alone.

What this site is

Every entry is prose. There are no scores, no star counts, no review aggregates and no comparison tables. Each hotel is given a few paragraphs describing what the building is, where it stands and what kind of stay it is set up for, followed by two or three plain factual notes.

What this site is not

It is not a booking service. We do not take reservations, hold availability, quote prices or handle payments, and we have no commercial relationship with the properties described. If you want to stay somewhere listed here, go to the hotel directly.

How entries are written

We stick to general, durable characteristics — the things that stay true from one season to the next. Hotels renovate, change hands and adjust what they offer. Anything time-sensitive, including opening dates, rates and facilities under refurbishment, should be confirmed with the property before you rely on it.

Geography

The index is not tied to any one country or region. Properties are selected because they represent their category well, wherever they happen to be. The casino category is currently drawn from Canada; the other three span several continents.

Corrections

If something here is wrong or has gone out of date, we would rather know. Write to us and we will fix it.