The Manta Resort, Pemba Island, Tanzania Unlike most of the hotels on this list, The Manta Resort’s underwater experience includes one single room located off Pemba Island on the Zanzibar archipelago. That’s right it’s just one single room floating on water with the bedrooms sunken about 13 feet down under. The floating room designed by Swedish engineer Mikael Genberg, comprises three levels. While the bedroom sits comfortably underwater, the upper levels are fitted a hardwood lounge, a bathroom and sun tanning bed a relaxing experience. But if you are looking for a truly wholesome experience, then check out the resort’s Kipepeo Spa located on land. In order to get to their hotel, guest are escorted by boat; a security guard will be anchored nearby at all times. A fun fact about the location of this unique hotel room is that the area surrounding the room has earned the nickname, the Blue Hole since it is a private lagoon in the middle of a conservation area which attracts some of the rarest species including napoleon wrasse fish, potato grouper, cubera snapper, turtles and white tip sharks. The area is a good dive site during the day. At night, the underwater room lights up on the sides so guests can enjoy the view outside even during the night. Here, you can indulge in some delicious seafood while surrounded by exotic aquatic life. Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore Another blissful underwater property in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa offers guests a serene underwater abode built in the form of townhouses. The hotel has about eleven townhouse accommodations spread across two floors. These are divided into on land plus underwater rooms, giving guests the best of both worlds. On level two aka the on-land section, is an outdoor patio and Jacuzzi while the bedroom sits underwater on level one. The rooms are all designed in more or less the same design, each having large floor-to-ceiling windows so guests can enjoy the blue underwater view. One of the main features of the hotel is its massive aquarium which is supposedly the world’s largest, featuring about 40,000 fish of over 800 different species including sharks,manta rays and clownfish. Each guest staying in the underwater suites gets their own personal butler to help them around. Additionally, guests staying here also get a first-hand VIP experience of the S.E.A. Aquarium and Adventure Cove Waterpark. The Manta Resort The Manta Resort Resorts World Sentosa 20|L U X E B O O K|J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 3 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 3 |L U X E B O O K| 21
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NTcxNzM1