Hotel on the seabed

Bruce Jones, 50 years old, US Company Director. Submarines, an expert in designing underwater structures, is now the owner of the world's first undersea hotel design project, called Poseidon Mystery Island (PMI), which is expected to open for tourists. visitors in September 2008.

Facilities at the bottom of the sea

However, Bruce Jones was not the first to pursue an underwater hotel project. For example, ' Jules ' house under the sea (according to writer Jules Verne) - a small house built on the bottom of the Emerald saltwater lake in Key Largo, Florida. Opened in 1986, this ' house ' cannot be considered a true hotel. In Dubai, where hotels are so expensive, a group of businessmen hopes to build a $ 500 million Hydropolis hotel.

Considered as a complex hotel complex spread over 300km ² with luxurious rooms, shopping areas and anti-terrorist missile defense systems, Hydropolis is an ambitious at a depth of 20m on the seabed. However, the Hydropolis project is still in the " hanging " phase and may not be completed before it is expected to open in 2008.

Money is the first obstacle that any giant building faces. However, the PMI case is different, private investors and US Commercial Bank have advanced almost all of the $ 105 million that Bruce Jones needs to complete the project. It shows that people are very optimistic about PMI, saying that it is capable of attracting tourists to become a financial success.

Despite this, Bruce Jones is still in negotiation with those who own the South Pacific island. If all goes well, soon Poseidon Mystery Island will appear at a depth of about 15m under the sea, in the vast expanse of coral located northeast of Fiji.

Poseidon Mystery Island hotel model. Each module is closely connected to the " backbone "
of the hotel and can be easily removed to bring to the water to remodel. (Photo: popsci.com)

Room overlooking the sea floor

Bruce Jones designed the PMI like a submarine serving guests who want to swim out to the sea through a hatch. Coming to PMI, visitors will be welcomed in the 150m ² wide living room system, enjoy the pleasure of watching the outside landscape with shimmering coral environment and tropical sea creatures. Visitors to the hotel via 2 elevators, the internal pressure is equal to the pressure on the shore so visitors do not have to worry about the pressure drop. A disc shaped module at the end of the hotel is a kitchen, reception room and rotating restaurant with a width of about 900m2. The second module includes a library, conference room, a small church for weddings, a spa and a premium ' Nautilus ' room, 300m2 wide, for up to $ 15,000 per night.

In order for visitors to always enjoy the clear marine life landscape, PMI is designed with automatic glass window cleaning system. Extremely powerful jets of water will automatically spray straight into the outer surfaces of glass doors to remove any stains. If the guest module windows are broken or the room needs to be repaired, the maintenance worker can disassemble it and bring it to the surface.

Like many ambitious hotel projects, the PMI has overcome many difficulties before it can open its doors to its first guest. Other underwater projects have been ' stranded ' because they cannot find the necessary financial resources nor can they solve the complicated legal procedures. However, it is hoped that PMI will soon be completed and prosperous. Bruce Jones himself is confident to attract many visitors to PMI for a long time.

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