BAKER, CA—The first UFO Hotel in America is no longer just a fantasy. The $30 million project here, spearheaded by local businessman Luis Ramallo, will feature 31 rooms on two floors designed within a full-scale alien spacecraft where guests can spend the night in alien-themed rooms and dine in an alien-themed restaurant.
“We are tremendously excited about developing the first authentic UFO Hotel in the world, not just in America,” Ramallo said. “There are tens of millions of Sci-Fi and UFO fans in the world who have been dreaming of a venue just like this. They will finally have it.”
The UFO Hotel, which is in pre-construction development, will have an alien-themed lobby, spa, nightclub and other attractions.
“It will be out of this world,” Ramallo said with a laugh. “When you enter the hotel, you will feel as if you’ve been transported to an actual spaceship.”
Having already invested major funding into the project, Ramallo is seeking additional fundraising through investors and Kickstarter. The crowdfunding campaign provides backers with a wide choice of UFO Hotel exclusive contribution rewards from $1 to $10,000.
Alien-uniformed employees will use modern touch-screen technology to check guests in. Monitors will show scenes of activity from all around the spaceship.
As guests walk to their rooms, they will be able to twist various dials and hatch handles. If they turn the wrong one, a warning light and siren will flash, just like what could happen on an actual spaceship. There will also be photo-ops throughout the spacecraft with alien crew members recharging themselves in pods.
Ramallo came to America 27 years ago from Argentina with $100 in his pocket. He soon created Alien Fresh Jerky near the infamous Area 51 in Nevada, where the intense secrecy of the U.S. Air Force base made the area a frequent subject of UFO folklore.
Ramallo later moved his business to Baker, Calif., where he kept the alien theme for the jerky business and soon came up with the idea for the UFO Hotel.
The UFO Hotel is expected to not only create as many as 100 new jobs in this desert town of approximately 650, but Ramallo expects it to bring the city back to life.
“It’s going to breathe new life into this town,” says Jacob Overson, general manager of the Baker Community Services. “It’s going to put Baker back on the map again. It will be a true tourist destination.”