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For your next vacation, why not look into a floating lodge in the Canadian wilderness, a submerged resort in Florida or even a lifeboat hotel in the Netherlands? From the United States to the United Arab Emirates, from Sweden to the South Pacific, here are six hotels that are perfectly designed for the nautically inclined.
Unannounced, South Pacific: The Poseidon Mystery Island is competing for the title of the world’s first luxury underwater resort. The complex will be designed by Bruce Jones, famous for designing a series of $80-million luxury submarines with their own private state rooms and plush carpets, designed for voyages of up to three weeks in length. The project will cost $105 million and will be submerged next to a private island at a depth of 40 feet with an amazing view of the ocean floor.
Key Largo, Florida: Jules’ Undersea Lodge was once an underwater research habitat but is now open to the public (if they can afford to pay). These lodgings, once submerged, are completely cut off from the outside world accept via diving access. Guests can stay in them under the water for days and enjoy air conditioning, hot showers, music, television and abundant food and drink.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: The Hydropolis is set to be the world’s first luxury underwater hotel when it is completed. It will have a land station with a tunnel connecting guests to the 220 submerged suites by train. Other above-water amenities include a concert hall and ballroom. The above video shows a virtual tour of the construction process-in-motion.
Harlington, Netherlands: The Lifeboat Hotel was used for over 100 rescues throughout the middle of the 20th century and saved dozens of lives. The ‘hotel’ is still seaworthy and be taken out during the day for excursions, then in the morning and at night elegant meals are delivered to the ship. This portable hotel is owned and operated by a group also responsible for converting an adjacent crane and lighthouse into hotels.
Stockholm, Sweden: The Otter Inn is part art project, part underwater accommodation, and is part floating and part underwater as well. An underwater sleeping quarters is submerged below a strangely floating traditional Swedish red house. Guests are ferried by boat to their lodgings and then delivered meals and given free reign to canoe to a local uninhabited island as well as to swim, fish and sunbathe.
Vancouver, Canada: The King Pacific Lodge is the most lavish resort lodge in the world, moored deep in the Canadian wilderness and designed to be entirely luxurious. Resting on the hulls of converted barges, the lodge prides itself on privacy and exclusivity, and can only be reached by private planes that land on the lake. offers fly-in fishing, kayaking and spa treatments as well as access to amazing views and wilderness hikes.
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25 Comments
November 24th, 2007 at 9:32 am
Some crazy pics.
November 24th, 2007 at 9:13 pm
I feel claustrophobic reading this, but it does look really cool!
December 6th, 2007 at 9:51 pm
If you’re looking for me
You better check under the sea
Cause that is where you’ll find me
Underneath the Sealab,
Underneath the water!
Sealab! At the bottom of the sea.
March 3rd, 2008 at 2:47 am
UNFORTUNATELLY ALL OF THEM THEY ARE GOING TO BE RADY IN THE NEAR FUTURE
FOR THE DUBAI INSTALATION WE ARE AWAITING 12 YEARS!!!
AS FOR THE FUJIAN ONE THE GAY IS VERY GOOD TO DESIGN BUT IN THE IMPLIMENTATION HE HAS BBBBIIIIGGG PROBLEM,
LIKE THE PHOENIX 1000SUBMARINE YAHCT AND OTHER 1000SUBMARINES AND SUBMERSIBLES AND UNDERWATER RESORTS…ALL IN THE SPHERE OF HIS IMAGINATION..
NO MONEY NO HONEY…
EVEN IF STILL ARE IN THE FANTASY SPHERE ALL ABOVE MENTIONED PROJECTS.. I WILL INVEST MONEY TO STAY IN ONE OF THEM AS SOON AS THEY ARE READY..
April 6th, 2008 at 5:27 am
When I saw all these hotels I wondered if you took them from the fairy tailes I tell every night to my 8 years old son.
If we could go in the first hotel, that would be the best experience in our lives!!!
May 1st, 2008 at 6:36 am
This is Awesome!! I would love to go to one of these hotels in the future.
May 5th, 2008 at 10:27 am
i am staying in one of these for my honeymoon for sure. djhgklsjdhglksdhglkjashlkjashfgja SO COOL!!!!!!!!!
May 19th, 2008 at 9:33 am
I thought that this hotel idea was cool and dangerous. Cool: see underwater creatures, Dangerous: What if the glass breaks because of water pressure. If I could I would stay there… and probably be freaked out the whole time…
July 17th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
its amazing. this site is useful for my studies
July 30th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
u sux s%h(t
September 24th, 2008 at 6:18 am
That is SO cool! I love it!
October 22nd, 2008 at 2:25 pm
this summer I had the opportunity to visit the only one of these that is open. Jules Underwater Hotel in key largo. Summer 08. It was a great experience. Super small. but fun to dive to and from. You can even order pizza which then hotel staff puts the pizza into a waterproof bag and dives it down to you hot.
Would recommend.
And these other luxury look fun definitely future travels
December 10th, 2008 at 11:29 am
this website is the coolest because it is fun and it makes me want to live under water and i love this website keep up the good work thanks for the website
February 9th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
I found this site to be very interesting, I would love to be in one of those hotels for a honeymoon. Could you imagine how romantic it must be, it looks beautiful and its not even built. The Jules in Key Largo looks a little to rinky dink for my taste, but the idea is killer. If you need me, I will be in my underwater suite.
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