50 Abandoned Hotels That Are Frozen in Time

27. Hotel Panorama – Czech Republic

Tucked deep in the Jeseníky Mountains, Hotel Panorama looks more like a grounded spacecraft than a traditional hotel. Built during the 1980s, its futuristic design—with wide saucer-like wings and sharply angled walls—was meant to showcase Communist Czechoslovakia’s modernity and vision. Intended as a luxury retreat for elite guests, the project was doomed by political upheaval and economic mismanagement during the Velvet Revolution. Today, this Cold War curio sits in eerie isolation. Its once-white concrete exterior is now cracked and moss-covered, and the geometric windows, designed to offer panoramic views of snowy peaks, are coated with grime. Trees have begun growing right up against the structure, encasing it in a forested cocoon. On foggy days, the entire hotel seems to vanish into the landscape—more myth than memory. For photographers and fans of retro-futurism, Hotel Panorama is a one-of-a-kind destination that feels like stepping into a forgotten sci-fi dystopia.