The document lists and briefly describes 10 abandoned hotels around the world. It includes hotels in small island nations like the Cook Islands and French Polynesia that bankrupted their countries. Other abandoned hotels mentioned are the 1920s art deco Lee Plaza hotel in Detroit, the unfinished 105-story Ryugyong Hotel in North Korea, and the Hotel Polissya in Pripyat, Ukraine that was abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster. The list highlights some of the social, economic and political reasons these hotels fell into disuse over time.

1. CNN
has
compiled
a
list
of
other
abandoned
hotels
across
the
world
(fortunately
outside
of
AC),
featuring:
1. Sheraton
Rarotonga,
Cook
Islands
–
dubbed
the
“Heartbreak
Hotel”
by
locals,
the
project
almost
bankrupted
the
small
island
nation.
2. Sofitel
Heiva,
Huahine,
French
Polynesia
–
symbolic
of
the
overall
downturn
of
French
Polynesia
as
a
resort
destination.
3. Lee
Plaza,
Detroit
–
abandoned
for
20
years,
the
1920
art-­‐deco
hotel
continues
to
decay
despite
a
preservation
order
and
inclusion
on
the
U.S.
National
Register
of
Historic
Places.
4. Ryugyong
Hotel,
Pyongyang,
North
Korea
–
argued
to
be
the
world’s
greatest
construction
folly,
the
105-­‐story
tower
was
an
ill-­‐fated
attempt
to
build
the
worlds
largest
hotel
5. Hotel
Renakse,
Phnom
Penh,
Cambodia
-­‐
This
100-­‐year-­‐old
landmark
French
hotel
was
owned
by
the
Cambodian
People's
Party,
but
later
sold
to
a
private
developer.
6. Varosha,
Famagusta,
Cyprus
–
once
regarded
as
the
most
famous
seaside
resort
in
the
world,
the
city
did
not
recover
from
the
1974
Turkish
invasion.
7. Igloo
City,
Alaska
–
Failed
1970’s
gimmick
hotel
that
served
briefly
as
a
gas
station
and
a
souvenir
shop
before
being
abandoned.
8. El
Hotel
del
Salto,
Colombia
–
It’s
location
along
what
would
become
one
of
the
most
polluted
rivers
in
the
world
and
reputation
as
the
“most
haunted”
shuttered
the
1928
mansion.
9. Hotel
Polissya,
Pripyat,
Ukraine
–
Closed
in
1986
after
the
Chernobly
disaster
along
with
a
nearby
amusement
park,
high
school,
stadium
and
other
now-­‐
desolate
monuments.
10. “Unknown
hotel,”
Vientiane,
Laos
–
little
is
known
about
the
20’s
era
hotel
which
is
now
home
to
some
squatters.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/08/travel/abandoned-­‐hotels