The World's Coolest Underwater Hotel Rooms

The Muraka, Conrad Maldives Rangali Island, the Maldives

 

The Maldives is all about over-water villas, but guests at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island can take it a step further by booking The Muraka suite. This two-level, three-bedroom residence features a special underwater chamber that allows guests to snooze 16 feet (5m) below the waves on the Indian Ocean seabed, while being immersed in all the luxuries the exclusive island resort has on offer. 

 

The Muraka is a standalone villa that lies at the end of a long jetty in the luxury resort. Guests can access the underwater chamber via a private elevator or a wood-clad spiral staircase. This is where the master suite lies, offering mesmerising views of ocean life from a 180-degree curved acrylic dome. There’s a special tunnel viewing theatre too, for more gazing out into the blue waters and swirling patterns of fish. Even the bathroom in this underwater abode has a panoramic glass wall.

 

 

Above sea level, the suite has another bedroom and sun deck with pool and ladder that leads down into the rippling blue waters. Guests at the pricey suite are brought to the resort, which is set within the Alif Dhaal Atoll at the southern end of the Maldives, by private seaplane or speedboat and given a highly personalised service. They have use of a private chef and butler, access to a fitness trainer and complimentary spa treatments, plus jet skis for zipping around to explore more of this watery wonderland.