With technology so advanced and land getting more crowded, CNN reported that Hydropolis, a $500 million-plus, 220-room hotel under development near Dubai in the Persian Gulf will be billed as the world’s first underwater hotel. The Hydropolis will be located, if all goes according to plan, 60 feet below sea level and cost $1,500 a night. Among other amenities, the Hydropolis will also feature a missile defense system to guard against terrorists, a shopping mall, and three bars.
Then there’s Poseidon Mystery Island, a $200 million development off the coast of Fiji. When it opens in mid-2008, the hotel will be much smaller than Hydropolis and almost twice as expensive to visit. But it does boast something you don’t get in Dubai: 24-hour views of one of the world’s liveliest coral reefs.
Whether these two projects ultimately swim remains to be seen. The engineering challenges aside, there are plenty of unanswered questions about the environmental impact of these underwater havens. And while Poseidon is taking reservations, construction delays at the Hydropolis will likely extend its scheduled 2008 opening.
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