The Best 5 Underwater Get Aways

At one or the other time we all have fantasized about living under the sea and sleeping amongst fishes. This fantasy can be fulfilled at some of the most wonderful as well as unique aquatic resorts and hotel suites around the world.

Often described as the most romantic getaway, this hotel offers you the Neptune and the Poseidon – luxurious underwater suites. These suites have floor to ceiling bathroom and bedroom windows giving you a breathtaking view of the 65,000 marine animals that live in the lagoon. What more? The dramatic backdrop of the ruined ancient city of Atlantis captivates you.  You take shower or relax on your bed admiring dolphins and manta rays floating by.

If you want a natural sea habitat rather than an extravagant luxury five star accommodation, this Floatel or floating hotel is the right option. It’s a bright red painted and retro style hotel on Lake Mälaren of Sweden. It offers you small but cozy suites 3m below the water. The windows in the underwater aquarium offer you a panoramic view. You have the option of carrying your own food or ordering it. Plus there are many uninhabited islands in the vicinity of the hotel which can be explored using an inflatable canoe.

The resort has an underwater sea restaurant named Ithaa, situated 5m below water level. On special occasions, its dining rooms can be transformed into private suite for two. The hotel connects to the mainland through a 30 min seaplane flight. All surrounded by white sands, the hotel has 79 beach villas, 21 spa villas and 50 water villas. The spa treatments are offered in rooms having glass floors so that you can enjoy the coral reef of the lagoon. The resort also offers activities like snorkeling safaris, scuba diving, game fishing, sunset cruising and windsurfing.

This is the world’s first and original underwater hotel. What used to be a marine lab in 1970 was transformed into a lodge that offers you 2-bedroom and 1 bath retreat. The hotel is situated 9m deep on the ocean bed and thus one has to scuba dive 21 feet to reach it.

This seven star resort project aims at building an underwater hotel 40 feet down the sea level. It will have 25 suites, a lounge, bar, restaurant, conference room, a fitness centre. What is surprising is that it will have a wedding chapel too! Though under construction, the resort has fetched a number of reservations.