We reported a while back about Dubai’s Palm, an
ambitious hotel and resort development off the coast. Now, tourism and
government authorities have gone one step further, or should we say under.
A 220 suite hotel is planned to open in three years’ time off Dubai
in the Persian Gulf. The Hydropolis Hotel will be made from strengthened
plexiglass, concrete and steel able to withstand being placed at around
30 metres below the surface of the sea. The route to the hotel will be
through a 1,700 ft transparent tunnel on a shuttle train.

This will be the world’s second under water hotel.
The first, the Jules Verne Underwater Lodge can be found in Florida.