In recent years, underwater hotels in the Maldives one of the most desirable and luxurious coasts in the world have been a sensation and have become a ‘different’ and sometimes luxurious accommodation attraction around the world, based more on wellbeing than on chance. to explore your destination.
However, they are not only present in the South Asian archipelago: there are options for different bags around the globe, each claiming different nuances of the underwater experience. While some allow you to dine on the bottom of the sea, others allow you to sleep in a lagoon.
Even if you are not in a sunny destination that allows for an adventure at sea, there are accommodations that offer similar effects with modern architecture and aquarium connections.
Considering this variety of possibilities, the magazine Condé Nast Traveler, a traditional international trade publication for tourism, has chosen the 11 coolest hotels in this segment. Discover the ideal accommodations for a “mermaid vacation”:
1. Conrad Maldives Rangali Island, in the Maldives
Conrad Maldives Rangali Island in the Maldives
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Launched in 2018, the Muraka suite (or “The Coral” in Dhivehi, the local language) is the choice for those who wish to sleep underwater almost 5 meters above sea level. The luxury suite has two floors: the upper part with land views has an anteroom, while the lower part with 360º sea views is the bedroom.
The guest willing to pay its hefty price can still enjoy the private infinity pool. It is part of the complex of spacious suites for up to 9 people plus a bedroom for the butler who attends to the visitor.
Daily: from R$ 93,000.
Side? site: conradmaldives.com
2. Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland, China
Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland, China
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While rooms on the upper floors of this hotel offer views of the falls and the outskirts of town, there are two sunken lower floors dubbed “Premier Underwater View,” which have rooms with windows that allow you to see fish to see you swimming around. Don’t you just want to sleep underwater? There is also a restaurant and, unusually, a swimming pool that is below sea level.
Daily: from R$ 5.7 thousand.
Side? site: ihg.com/intercontinental
3. Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas in Maldives
Anantara Kihavah Maldives villas in Maldives
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This luxury resort has villas with infinity pools and other luxe goodies, but part of its complex known as “Sea” or “Mar” has an underwater restaurant and wine cellar. There, you can order local specialties like Maldivian spiced lobster or more universal options like beef tenderloin, and sample wines while watching tropical fish and sharks trek through the picture windows.
Daily: from BRL 7,835.
Side? site: anantara.com/en/kihavahmaldives
4. Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore
Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore
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Nicknamed the “Equarius Ocean Suites,” this hotel in the heart of the resort island of Sentosa offers 11 twostory suites with direct access to the aquarium. As in the case of Conrad, the top floor of the suite also serves as the “roof” with an outdoor deck for stargazing. The lower one allows the guest to “sleep with the fish” the 40,000 of them scattered in its waters.
Daily: from R$ 7.5 thousand.
Side? site: rwsentosa.com
5. Huvafen Fushi in the Maldives
Huvafen Fushi in the Maldives
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Though its rooms aren’t submerged, Huvafen Fushi Resort offers the experience of observing the seabed through the windows of its spa, with relaxing coral views during beauty and wellness treatments. For a little more ocean, head to the Lony Veyo, a saltwater pool where you can float.
Daily: from BRL 5,150.
Side? site: huvafenfushi.com
6. The Manta Resort, Tanzania
The Manta Resort, Tanzania
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The Manta Resort is located on Pemba Island, but you have to take a twominute boat ride to get to its “underwater room,” as it’s sort of a little private island floating in the middle of the ocean. With three floors, the upper part is outdoors, while the lower offers a space “among corals” and marine life.
Daily: from BRL 9,515.
Side? site: themantaresort.com
7. Voyage Beyond Reefsuites, Australia
Journey beyond the Reefsuites in Australia
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The Reefsuites are an ‘experience’ at Journey Beyond resort in the Whitsunday Islands from where you can see the Great Barrier Reef, one of Australia’s greatest natural wonders. Part of the package is taking a mini cruise around the islands, diving off the barrier and exploring the local waters, as well as relaxing in the underwater room at night and observing marine life.
Daily: from BRL 5,145.
Side? site: cruisewhitsundays.com/experiences/reefsuites/
8. Atlantis The Palm, United Arab Emirates
Atlantis The Palm, United Arab Emirates
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The Underwater Suite at Atlantis The Palm in Dubai offers privileged views of the Ambassador Lagoon, the lagoon home to 65,000 sea creatures that are part of the resort’s massive aquarium. As well as this impressive landscape, when you stay in this room type you will enjoy other pampering programs such as breakfast in bed and a 24hour butler.
Daily: from R$ 36.8 thousand.
Side? site: atlantis.com/dubai/atlantisthepalm
9. Radisson Collection Hotel, Germany
Radisson Collection Hotel, Germany
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The distinctive feature of this hotel is the different experiences that each accommodation can offer. While there are rooms with a view of Berlin Cathedral, those with a view of the Aquarium (ask for “Aquarium View Rooms”) have a 999,300 liter cylindrical aquarium as the landscape. You may not even be underwater, but the effect is similar given the presence of tropical fish.
Daily: from BRL 1,460.
Side? site: radissonhotels.com/enus/hotels/radissoncollectionberlin
10. Niyama Private Island Maldives, in the Maldives
Niyama Private Island Maldives, in the Maldives
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Another option in the Maldives that offers an underwater restaurant in addition to its villas. At ‘Subsix’ it is possible to have breakfast with champagne and admire corals or have lunch with seafood. To reach this luxurious property, guests must take a miniboat ride from the resort and descend three flights of stairs to “dive” to the seabed.
Daily: from R$ 3.7 thousand.
Side? site: niyama.com/de
11. Jules’ Undersea Lodge, United States
Jules’ Undersea Lodge, USA
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The only way to get a room in this Florida “cottage” is to dive. That’s because not just one room is under water, but the entire hotel, as its structure was once a research lab that was once anchored off the coast of Puerto Rico, according to Condé Nast Traveler. Guests have two rooms at their disposal, from where it is even possible to get a pizza to taste while admiring the waters of the lagoon.
Daily: from R$ 8.7 thousand.
Side? site: juli.com