The SPACESHIP Hotel is an underwater hotel located in the Maldives that has 21 moveable rooms located up to 10 meters beneath the surface of the sea. The rooms are surrounded by vibrant coral reefs and allow guests to observe underwater life up close from within their rooms or through special lighting and underwater vehicles. In addition to the underwater rooms, the complex features satellites located above water that house a restaurant, spa, recreation areas, and swimming pools with views into the underwater areas. The hotel aims to provide both luxury accommodations and unique marine adventures for guests through diving, snorkeling, and underwater vehicles.
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(BlogReport & Content by ChaturbhujM-An Independent Travel Professional)
Spaceship Hotel in Maldives with 21 Moveable Rooms
Amid Coral Reefs
2. The SPACESHIP Hotel ¨C Deep in the Sea and the Sky-high
¡°Water Discus¡± is located deep underwater, but its comfort and luxury are sky-high.
The Surroundings ¨C
The complex is surrounded by a beautifully vibrant coral reef. This unique location will allow
you to enjoy the tropical weather and the colourful underwater world, which is just within your
reach and will engage all your senses.
Accommodation ¨C
The disc, located up to 10 metres beneath the surface of the sea, is composed of 21 hotel
rooms adjacent to the underwater dive centre and a bar. Each room is integrated with the
underwater world as closely as possible, offering a surprisingly direct, yet safe contact with the
underwater flora and fauna.
Special lighting system of the area around the room and the miniature underwater vehicles
which can be operated from inside will allow you to take a closer look at even the most
microscopic underwater creatures using macro photography. It is also ensured that the guests
can protect their privacy whenever necessary. All rooms are sound-proof and have curtains of
different levels of transparency.
Entertainment ¨C
The disc and its adjacent satellites located 5 - 7 metres above the water surface comprise a
restaurant, a spa and a special recreation area. A multifunctional lobby built inside an
enormous swimming pool shows the centre of the disc. The area around the underwater part of
the complex and diving activities may be watched as they happen on the screens hanging on
the lobby walls.
This part of the complex is connected to the satellites with awe-inspiring glass-walled tunnels
cutting through a training pool for divers. Its rooftop includes seawater swimming pools
(integrated with the training pool). Finally, there is also an exotic garden offering a moment's
rest before going back to extreme experiences.
Cuisine ¨C
The elegant and spacious restaurant is a perfect place to regenerate body and soul after a day
filled with exciting diving excursions or energetic water sports. The restaurant is located in one
of the satellites of the upper discs. Like all rooms in the complex, it offers a magnificent
panoramic view
3. Marine adventure ¨C
Top-rated resorts offering luxurious conditions and amenities have become the new standard
for active leisure. A wide selection of luxury hotels can be found in virtually every part of the
world. But Water Discus offers much more. It offers a de-luxe hotel combined with a real
marine adventure and breathtaking views found only in the heart of the ocean.
Diving ¨C
¡°Water Discus¡± makes diving among the colourful fish, sea anemones, reefs, rocks and wrecks
illuminated by sunlight even more thrilling and unlike any other experience. This is because the
dive centre is located underwater, adjacent to the residential area of the underwater disc. The
centre is equipped with an underwater airlock, leading divers straight into the ocean without
the necessity to come to the surface, and a decompression chamber for training purposes and
deep-diving excursions.
All equipment in this unique dive centre is there to be used by the guests.
Water Sports ¨C
As a hotel which takes pride in offering marine adventures, various amenities for water sports
taken care of, to ensure that the guests will find everything for both beach-front and
underwater activities. The equipment includes, among many other things, 3-passenger
submersibles for deep-sea exploration, motor boats for diving and water-skiing, fast jet skis and
underwater scooters.
Project under implementation, Opens external link in new window Gdynia Dive Diving Center,
the building is valued up to $50 million, featuring two large lounges, seven meters above water
with a luxurious restaurant and spa. The lounges are connected to a glass tunnel, leading to 21
extravagant bedrooms. There will also be a helicopter landing pad and a rooftop swimming
pool.
¡°There are many people who will never have the courage to dive to these beautiful reefs,¡±
¡°But here you will have the chance to explore an underwater world from the comfort of your
bedroom.¡± - as told by the project designer, Pawel Podwojewski.
The project ¡°Water Discus Underwater Hotel¡± under progress since 2013, is located next to
ZEN Resort on Kuredhivaru Island, Noonu Atoll in Maldives. Being implemented by ¡°Deep
Ocean Technology¡±, Ridgewood Hotels and Suites Pvt. Ltd. and Maldives Tourism, the project
opens new concept of ¡°Spaceship Tourism¡± on the Globe.
(A report & content by ChaturbhujM- An Independent Travel Professional)