SCANDAL STORY

If you're looking for a convention of shoe salesmen, come to Sunset Marquis Hotel & Villas, We'll give you directions to a big, boring hotel nearby.

Relaxed, sophisticated, contemporary elegance in a truly comfortable and attitude-free environment. We invite you to experience something unique. Even by Hollywood standards.

Rock star to your left. Famous actress to your right. You're either at the Sunset Marquis or at a treatment center.

No roped-off entrance, no post-modern bar, no arrogant doorman. Is this really the heart of Hollywood? What brings the famous and not-so-famous people back year after year? Peace, quiet, and on occasion, blue M&Ms.

The world-famous “Pink Palace” is an oasis surrounded by towering palms and 21 private cabanas. The staff, will cater to your every need from sunglass cleaning to providing frozen towels and fresh sorbet. Underwater music entertains you during your swim. The private cabanas feature flat screen televisions and cordless phones: and full dining services are available from the poolside Cabana Café.

The Palace of Versailles, Chateau de Versailles, was created in its entirety by the express will of Louis XIV three centuries ago. Today it remains a historical and artistic treasure unique in the world. Make sure to see the historic Hall of Mirrors, the Petit Trianon, the park and garden designed by Andre Le Nôtre who was surely a genius of architectural mastery. Enjoy a really pleasant stay in Versailles.

Everything's superdeluxe at this Middle Eastern resort hotel, and it's even better if you step up a notch: All suites boast 61-inch plasma TVs (regular rooms have puny 50-inchers). All guest rooms have handheld computers that control switches and outlets — set your language preference for the interactive screens upon check-in.

Geek factor: Free WiFi reaches all poolside areas and even the private beach.

Woodlyn Park is home to Billy Black's Kiwi Culture Show, with sheep shearing and a dancing pig. But the real star of the complex is The Hobbit Hotel, two polystyrene-block units with circular doors built into a hillside.

The Icehotel says it offers "an experience of a lifetime as well as an encounter with art and design that will surprise your senses." Since it's made of ice and snow, that claim sounds perfectly believable. You can book hot or cold accommodations at the Icehotel. Each ice room is designed by an artist, such as the one shown here by Andrea Thomson. Got the shivers? Heat up from the inside out at the Absolut Icebar.

Geek factor: The ice palace in the Bond flick Die Another Day was inspired by this hotel.

Capsule Inn Akihabara, Tokyo Capsule Inn Akihabara is one of only a few places to stay in "Electric Town," Tokyo's anime/otaku hub and the site of the largest electronics market in the world. The tiny capsule rooms look like washing machines from the outside. Geek factor: The hotel's sleeping units are "designed in the image of a jet airplane's cockpit" with every device in the capsule TV, radio, alarm clock, lighting designed to be controlled from a sleeping position.

Capsule Inn Akihabara is one of only a few places to stay in "Electric Town," Tokyo's anime/otaku hub and the site of the largest electronics market in the world. The tiny capsule rooms look like washing machines from the outside.

Geek factor: The hotel's sleeping units are "designed in the image of a jet airplane's cockpit" with every device in the capsule — TV, radio, alarm clock, lighting — designed to be controlled from a sleeping position.