Inside the strangest hotel in the world, made of SALT, including furniture, walls and floors… even the menu offers only salty dishes

NESTLED near the Andes Mountains in South America lies the strangest hotel in the world, made entirely of salt.

The resort, on the largest salt flat in the world, used 10,000 tons to create furniture, walls, floors, sculptures and even to feature prominently on the menu.

Hotel Palacio de Sal, which means 'Salt Palace', is made entirely of saltCredit: Solent

Some floors are covered with a type of sand made from saltCredit: Solent

The resort is built next to the Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flatCredit: Getty

The marble-like walls are made with a salt-based compoundCredit: Solent

Guests apparently lick the walls to see if they are really made of saltCredit: Solent

The Hotel Palacio de Sal, which means 'Salt Palace', was built on the banks of the Salar de Uyuni – a dried up prehistoric lake that left behind a salt desert of 4,000 square kilometers.

Fascinating photos show the pillars and walls within the hotel, carved from a pale, salt-based brick.

And in some rooms, the floors are covered with a type of sand made from the salt, next to large white salt-based benches.

The restaurant's menu offers “salty dishes” with llama meat, lamb and chicken.

One of the hotel workers said that guests are “surprised” when they visit and “try to lick the walls or furniture… just to make sure it's made of salt.”

And the exterior of the building is built with the same material: harvested from the salt flat just meters away.

The roof even consists of salt domes.

It is reported that one million 14-inch blocks of compressed salt grains went into the hotel – a whopping 10,000 tons in total – and it took two years to complete.

The view from the hotel rooms extends over the vast South American desert.

And soft furnishings in dark or bright colors are used to balance the stark whiteness of the salty foundations.

Inside the world's largest hotel – with 7,351 rooms and an indoor theme park

Naturally, saltwater pools are part of the hotel's spa experience.

One of the bedrooms has a concave dome ceiling made of salt bars and the bathroom sinks appear to be formed from some kind of salt-based marble.

Just outside the entrance, white stones – probably also made of salt – line the walkways.

The hotel in Bolivia is located 3,000 meters above sea level, and the area in which it is located appears to be covered in snow at first glance.

But in fact the salty ground consists of individual crystals that crunch underfoot.

The Salar de Uyuni is considered one of the most impressive places to visit on earth.

Occasionally, nearby lakes overflow and a thin layer of water covers the flats, turning them into a reflective mirror under the sky.