The Hotel is made of salt

                                   The Hotel is made of salt   

Sounds amazing to hear, but true. There is a place on this earth full of wonders where there is a hotel whose walls, pillars, terraces and even the furniture kept in the rooms like beds, chairs etc. are all made of salt. you've probably read or heard about snow - capped hotels before. Such hotels are mainly European countries such as Norway and Sweden. This is a completely salty hotel built in Egypt on the same lines. 

                                                    

you know that Egypt has always attracted tourists with its ancient monuments and beach resorts in its traditional style , but the hotel in the 'Siva Valley' is unique. Whether it's a pyramid or a ship sailing on the Nile, there's always something new in Egypt. A new name has been added to the list , 'Sival Valley' or 'Siva Valley'. Siva valley, 700 km west of the capital Cairo, is a lush desert and scenic spot. Nowadays, a hotel here has become a tourist attraction. It is common to have a hotel in a tourist spot, but it is the most unusual. Because it is made of whole salt. In fact the present salt valley is located in a valley of Siva. Not only do people use this salt for cooking, but they have also used it to make a wide variety of items, from candles, holders and whole buildings, even hotels, to salt. In fact, there are several saltwater lakes in the area. One of these lakes is 'Tafshahi Lake' The shores of this lake are filled with salt. The universe is that there are huge lumps of salt. They can even build buildings, they are so strong. That is why there are various factories in this area where many things are made with salt stone. They are very popular. They fetch a good price in the big markets. The owners of a salt factory there say that they extract two kinds of salt from the lake. The first is 'Crystal salt' which is used for food and fertilizer and it comes from the lake water.  The second is 'Rocky salt'. It is found in the land here. It is used in the factory to make a variety of products. Local artists from Siva make a variety of handicrafts in this factory. Rocky Saltjo's process is something like this. First of all, it is dries by bringing rock - salt from the lake, as it is very wet. Then they cut the salt according to the size of the thing to be made. This is how blocks of different sizes of salt are made. 

Such blocks of salt can be used in many ways. A salt hotel has also been set up here lure tourists with the help of several blocks. The hotel is located on the shores of lake Tafshahi. Both the exterior and interior of the hotel are made of salt blocks. Traditional salt blocks have been used in the construction of hotels. Even the hotel band is made of salt. The hotel staff says that everything in the hotel is made up of items from the surrounding area. The walls and ceiling of the hotel are also made of salt. The name of the hotel is "Adri Amel" looking at it from a distance, it looks like "this is a mirage in the desert or a deception of sight, but is real". It is made from lumps of clay and salt and the furniture here is either made of palm leaves or with salt. The food menu here also has a lot of ingredients and dates for the surrounding villages. It takes a full day to reach the valley except from the Egyptian capital Cairo. The hotel has no electricity but is naturally ventilated and candles and oil lamps are lit at night. The hotel has a total of 40 rooms and the one night stay here is only 540 euros (1 euro=62 rupees). There are also two large restaurant halls and an open dancing floor outside. 

The downside here is that nothing has changed since Shatabdia. Such a long distance from the capital Cairo is also a major obstacle to Siva's development. It is a challenging task to attract tourists with the traditional style of art, but it is slowly gaining ground on the tourist map. Roads are still not well developed. So there aren't many stops along the way. Despite this the hotel is becoming extremely popular because it can be visited in all seasons.