The World's Coolest Underwater Hotel Rooms

The Muraka, Conrad Maldives Rangali Island, the Maldives

 

As well as its exclusive undersea suite, the Conrad resort also lays claim to having the world’s first all-glass undersea restaurant. The small but spectacular Ithaa Undersea Restaurant (pictured) opened in 2005 and lies 16 feet (5m) below the ocean's surface. It serves up sensational views of the surrounding corals and ocean life to 14 diners along with a menu of contemporary European cuisine and fine wines.

Subsix at Niyama, the Maldives

 

This isn't a bedroom but a special mention must go to the Niyama resort in the Maldives – a stunning collection of over-water bungalows that offer a window onto the secret life of the Indian Ocean. Lying 19.5 feet (6m) below the waves, Niyama's underwater restaurant and club Subsix allows guests to dine and party the night away as shoals of parrotfish, butterflyfish and damselfish dance by. The designers have done an exceptional job of bringing the coral in too, with quirky sea urchin seating and an enormous shoal-like ceiling installation.

Huvafen Spa, Huvafen Fushi, the Maldives

 

Another honorary mention goes to heavenly hideaway Huvafen Fushi in the North Male Atoll of the Maldives. The exclusive resort lays claim to having the world's first underwater spa treatment rooms. Guests at this secluded and serene space can enjoy a dream-like spa experience as they undergo a variety of relaxing treatments while cocooned in glass-walled treatment rooms and watching undulating coral gardens and topical fish flit by.