We list the 10 best submarine and underwater hotels, including the famous Lovers Deep luxury submarine hotel, to help you pick the best underwater experience.
- Lovers Deep luxury submarine hotel
- Atlantis The Palm, Dubai
- Intercontinental Shimao Wonderland, China
- The Manta Resor, Tanzania
- Conrad Rangali Maldives Island Resort
- Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore
- Reef Suites, Australia
- Utter Inn Hotel, Sweden
- Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas, Maldives
- Soneva Jani, Maldives
Read more about our top luxury submarine and underwater hotel picks below.
1. Lovers Deep luxury Submarine Hotel
Lovers Deep luxury submarine hotel was a luxury submarine offering a romantic subaquatic escape, providing couples with a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
If you wanted to book yourself and your partner a completely unique experience at an eyewatering price, Lovers Deep luxury submarine hotel was a luxury submarine made just for two.
You and your partner could watch the fish swimming, lulled by beams of ocean blues. The interiors were supposed to be ultra luxurious with a mini bar, two-person bathroom, and inviting double bed, and the experience was supposedly unmatched.
The recommended boarding location was the tropical St. Lucia in the Caribbean or near a sunken battleship in the Red Sea.
Onboard, you’d enjoy fully catered service with your own captain, chef, and butler, ensuring a smooth experience. Honeymooners could also enjoy a complimentary gourmet aphrodisiac-tasting menu of oysters, caviar, and chocolate fondant tinted subtly with the taste of pomegranate.
This submarine experience is no longer available to book, but at the heft price tag of £175,000 GBP per night, that will not be a loss to most of us. We outline many more hotel rooms that offer underwater experiences at more affordable prices.
2. Atlantis The Palm, Dubai
There are two fantastic underwater suites at Atlantis The Palm in Dubai, UAE. This iconic luxury Dubai hotel features two luxury suites, Neptune and Poseidon, hidden underneath the Persian Gulf.
This underwater hotel in Dubai feels like you are on a submarine and offers a fish-eye view of underwater creatures, including sand sharks and stingrays.
Each underwater suite is a haven for peace and tranquility. They feature immense floor-to-ceiling windows looking into a 65,000 marine animal aquarium in Dubai. Float the evening away in your marble bathtub with views of the Ambassador Lagoon, and be mesmerized as sharks, rays, and fish glide right past your bed.
Head upstairs in your private elevator to the underwater hotel suite’s lavish yet intimate lounge, where the waters of the Ambassador Lagoon gently lap at your window. Complete your experience with 24-hour private butler service and in-room check-in.
This luxury underwater hotel suite can be booked for two adults and up to 2 children under 14 years of age. Contact our luxury travel concierge for prices and extra free benefits at this or any other luxury hotel.
3. Intercontinental Shimao Wonderland, China
Intercontinental Shimao Wonderland is a luxury hotel located in Songjiang, the root of Shanghai. It is 40 minutes from the Shanghai National Exhibition and Convention Center.
The hotel sits at the landmark of China, 88 meters closer to the heart of the earth. The hotel is an awe-inspiring destination bringing together affluent travelers to experience the glamour of InterContinental life in business, leisure, and adventure travel.
Sixteen of the 18 floors are located underground, and two floors are actually found underwater. Six underwater suites have their own saltwater aquariums. Highlights are the nightly water show and being underwater.
4. The Manta Resort, Tanzania
The Manta Resort in Tanzania is found on the edge of a primitive forest and overlooks the purest, most turquoise waters. These waters hide unspoiled coral reefs and are fringed by snow-white, delicately soft sand. These beaches here are some of the most beautiful beaches in the world.
Placed 13 feet above sea level on Pemba Island, The Manta Resort in Tanzania offers an underwater glass suite that lets guests witness a tranquil world resting under the ocean. The living room and the villa’s bathroom are located at sea level, while the bedroom is a floating, glass-walled space anchored to the ocean floor.
This hotel offers one of the best luxury underwater rooms. It feels just like you’re in a submarine!
5. Conrad Rangali Maldives Island Resort
The Muraka is part of Conrad Rangali Maldives Island Resort and was the first underwater villa in the world. It was opened in 2018.
The main bedroom in The Murka has arched glass ceilings so you can lay in bed and see fish and marine life swimming all around you.
Make your way down the spiral staircase or elevator to your private underwater aquarium and architectural masterpiece.
The master bedroom’s 180-degree curved acrylic dome is phenomenal, and the floor-to-ceiling windows in the bathroom and walk-in closet are mesmerizing.
6. Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore
Book a stay in one of the Equarius Ocean Suites which is a two-story townhouse offering a land view from an outdoor patio and jacuzzi on level 2 or you can step down into an underwater world of 40,000 fishes on level 1.
Here, you can sleep with the fish under the water. There are 11 exclusive suites, designed like deluxe two-story townhouses, that give you the best of both land and sea views in five-star comfort with personalized butler service.
The upper level has an open living area leading onto an outdoor patio and Jacuzzi. In contrast, the lower level provides a window to a unique underwater view of over 40,000 marine fishes from the comfort and privacy of your own bedroom.
7. Reef Suites, Australia
Spend a magical night in Australia’s first underwater accommodation named the Reef Suites, and have a front row seat to the dazzling underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef.
Arrive at your unique accommodation via a scenic cruise through the Whitsundays. Two underwater rooms available; king double or twin single options. Each room features premium bedding, a glass-walled en suite, and floor-to-ceiling views of the spectacular underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef.
Also included are all meals, including breakfast, morning and afternoon teas, lunch, and dinner; all beverages, including beer and wine; a spectacular dining experience under the stars; and reef activities, including a private guided snorkeling tour and semi-submarine tour.
8. Utter Inn Hotel, Sweden
Hotel Utter Inn is a unique experience where you get your own little bedroom under the water as if you’re in a submarine!
Utter Inn is an underwater hotel in the middle of Västeråsfjärden, about 1 km from the mainland. The little red cabin is located on a pontoon in Mälaren, so you have access to swimming and sunbathing and can enjoy the sunset before it’s time to sleep.
You sleep three meters below the surface of the water with panoramic windows facing all directions. You can be nosey and watch the fish swim past all day if you like.
9. Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas, Maldives
Stay at Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas, Maldives and you will be able to eat underwater. Journey beneath the water for an unforgettable Maldivian dining experience. Sadly, you will be sleeping above water here.
Explore the world’s first underwater wine cellar before you reach a dining room totally surrounded by the sea. Watch sharks, turtles, and tropical fish swim by as you savor gourmet dining at its finest.
Impeccably plated Maldivian lobster makes for a special lunch, while pan-seared Japanese wagyu completes a romantic dinner.
10. Soneva Jani, Maldives
Soneva Jani offers a hotel room which is not underwater but has a slide you can slide down straight into the crystal clear Maldivian waters.
If your idea of heaven is to flop into crystal clear waters straight from the top floor of your villa by slide, this is the villa for you. Each water villa at Soneva Jani has a retractable roof in the master bedroom, allowing for fantastic stargazing without leaving your bed. And, of course, some of the villas even feature a huge water slide into the Indian Ocean.
While all the submarine and underwater hotels above sound fun, after one night, you will have had most of the fun. After which, we would strongly reccomend booking into one of the best Four Seasons in the world as these hotels are hard to beat.
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