August 29, 2006
Poseidon Resort: Five-Star Hotel Under the Sea
The Poseidon resort is coming to Fiji in 2008. The idea is quite cool; for 1500 US/night you stay in a 5 star hotel room underwater and transparent acrylic is used to make sure you can see the coral reef. You can also release a bit of food into the water and watch the fish eat. My guess is they'll be pretty fat not long after the resort opens.
Unlike the few underwater habitats around today, this one is accessible to anyone with money; you don't have to be a scuba diver to get there. And since pressure is normal, there's no need to worry about decompression or anything like that. The Jules Undersea Lodge is currently the only undersea hotel (it's off the coast of Key Largo, Florida) and that one is accessible only to qualified divers.
Here's the blurb from the company (US Submarines is behind the Poseidon Resort project):
Scheduled to open in mid-2008 on a magnificent private island in Fiji, Poseidon will, without question, be the world's most unique luxury resort, and certainly the only place where you will be able to pilot your own private submarine in our pristine lagoon.Don't get too excited about the submarine. If I understand correctly it comes with the $20,000/night room. Maybe there will be one for regular guests to use as well.
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It would be cheaper to rent a glass bottom boat! Do they think we're all from the Rich and Famous?
Posted by: imenuru at August 30, 2006 10:18 PM
Always have a plan, just in case you find a winning lottery ticket on the sidewalk. ("Sir, now that you won $15,000,000, what will you do?" "Well, I won't quit my job down at the plant. I'll visit my sister in Erie PA, and I'll buy a new bowling ball. If there's any money left after that, I'll make a down payment on a used Chevy pickup...")
Posted by: Wrasfish at August 31, 2006 12:09 AM
I started this blog because I spent more time dreaming about vacations than taking them and wanted to write down my ideas. Still true today, although the dreams do motivate me to work harder so I can spend 1500/night on a hoel room underwater. It's hard to even dream about spending 20,000/night though...
Posted by: James Trotta at August 31, 2006 04:00 AM
Maybe this underwater trend will bring the pricing down on the existing 5-star resorts so us middle class land lubbers can afford a decent vacation spot.
Posted by: Nate Dog at September 1, 2006 02:28 AM
The fish may get pretty fat not long after the resort opens but you can be sure that the lagoon with NOT stay pristine for very long after the hotel opens.
People have a way of getting things DIRTY very fast.
Posted by: Alan Beck at September 6, 2006 09:04 AM
