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Istanbul’s 7-Story Underwater Hotel to Open in 2010
by Shabana
Visitors to Istanbul will soon have a chance to view the most spectacular ocean views on the planet. A seven floor, seven-star hotel is being built underwater on what was formerly a tobacco factory. There will be exhibition halls, and restaurants, and all rooms will be sea facing.
This isn’t the first such underwater hotel complex in the world. That honor goes to the $500 million Poseidon Hotel which is currently being built off Fiji. The Istanbul hotel differs in that it is being built under the city center, which should make for an interesting experience.
The hotel’s inauguration is set to coincide with the city’s taking over from Linz, Austria as the Cultural Capital of Europe in 2010.
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February 22nd, 2008
Can they at least hire some decent designer to do their interior, instead of this neo-50′s crap
February 22nd, 2008
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February 22nd, 2008
Twitter Response from @wolfmank…
This is entirely too cool… who wants to come with me?
February 23rd, 2008
beyond amazing…
February 24th, 2008
A pad worthy of a Bond villian…
February 25th, 2008
[...] just caught an amazing post via Vagabondish detailing a new underwater hotel in Istanbul. And the more I look at it the more amazing it looks. [...]
February 27th, 2008
[...] Visitors to Istanbul will soon have a chance to view the most spectacular ocean views on the planet. A seven floor, seven-star hotel is being built underwater on what was formerly a tobacco factory. There will be exhibition halls, and restaurants, and all rooms will be sea facing. – Vagabondish [...]
February 27th, 2008
Apparently the visibility underwater there is only about 10 feet… so what’s the point of being underwater if you can’t see anything. Kind of stupid if you ask me…
March 3rd, 2008
That must have cost a fortune to built. But it looks cool, wouldn’t mind staying there for a couple of nights.
March 5th, 2008
Very nice! How do I make a reservation=)
March 6th, 2008
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March 10th, 2008
Hmmm…I’ve been in Istanbul during one too many earthquakes to think this resembles anything close to a good idea…
March 17th, 2008
Erm… Istanbul is right beside a major Earthquake fault zone. So… do you want to be in there when it goes off?
March 17th, 2008
This is crazy. Another example of how much better other places are than here. Tell me. What wonder palace do we have in America for the super rich?
March 28th, 2008
This is going to be sweet!
April 8th, 2008
Very nice!
Thanks..
May 6th, 2008
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May 13th, 2008
This is going to be interesting.
May 15th, 2008
“What wonder place do we have for the super rich” Well lets see theres the cultural mecca known as NYC. The new WTC is supposed to be awesome. Theres the ski resorts in aspen. Theres a number of island retreats on the east coast and theres of course the state of Hawaii. Theres San Fran and LA both of which are cultural meccas. People don’t move here for nothing, but I will concede one thing a lot of the awesome things that we have built here in the past couldn’t be built today cause of the current laws and bs. Also I think we should be more concerned about the cost of energy then about building some crap for the rich.
All that said that is an awesome hotel and a modern marvel assuming they quake proofed it enough other wise bring your air tank.
June 6th, 2008
Istanbul is nowhere near ocean, therefore there can not be a ocean view!
July 4th, 2008
[...] just to enjoy the view! This is a new underwater hotel in Istanbul (Turkey) to be opened in 2010. http://www.vagabondish.com/underwater-hotel-in-istanbul-to-open-in-2010/ This fish tank is in a Beijing Hotel. While it looks awesome, the fishes can only survive for [...]
July 22nd, 2008
WOW! I can’t imagine how amazing the view would be. I also can’t imagine what the bill would be for a stay there!
July 22nd, 2008
This looks like an amazing place to stay.
July 28th, 2008
[...] seven floor, seven-star hotel is being built underwater on what was formerly a tobacco [...]
August 1st, 2008
[...] The First Underwater Hotel I don’t know about you, but I would love to visit this hotel. [...]
August 5th, 2008
me and my fiance are having our honeymoon here when we get married =P
August 6th, 2008
I should begin saving some money money immediately for my 2010 summer
August 18th, 2008
ab says “Istanbul is nowhere near the ocean” have you seen a map lately? Istanbul has been a culturally important city for millennia because it sits on one of the most vital saltwater straits connecting Europe and Asia! The Black Sea to Marmara to the Aegean to the Mediterranean…These may not be oceans, but they’re the saltwater at the heart of human civilization.
August 26th, 2008
wow wonderful hotel, i wanna stay in the water hotel,thanks
September 11th, 2008
It would be kind of terrifying to stay there at night..I think..
September 25th, 2008
That is totally cool, I wish I could stay there just for one night
October 10th, 2008
[...] have a chance to view the most spectacular ocean views on the planet. A seven floor, seven-star hotel is being built underwater on what was formerly a tobacco factory. There will be exhibition halls, [...]
November 26th, 2008
[...] an upcoming underwater hotel to be built in Istanbul http://www.vagabondish.com/underwater-hotel-in-istanbul-to-open-in-2010/ [...]
January 15th, 2009
amazing! “Cultural Capital of Europe?” more like cultural capital of the world
! i’m going to spend a week there with room service and spa treatment..yup
January 28th, 2009
how interesting i ‘ll go there!!
how amazing
March 2nd, 2009
I’m living in istanbul, but i read the news in here
i wanna believe this news 
March 2nd, 2009
My husband and I were in Istanbul 9 months
ago. We loved the city, but the water was
extremely polluted. I actually saw a huge brown mass of ? which a large ship dumped
on its way out of the bay. They do not
control their waterways very well. It is
dangerous to swim in the water, so I doubt
if the view is spatular to say the least.
March 11th, 2009
I THINK IT IS BEAUTIFUL DET IZ WERE I WANNN HAVE MY HONEY MOON IT WOULD BE SO NICE 2 RELAX UNDERWATER WITHOUT HAVING 2 BREATH SO DET HOTEL IZ WATZ UP YEEEN KNOW !!!!!!!HALAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YEEEEA!!!!!!!!!!!
March 26th, 2009
Thats a total lie!
March 30th, 2009
[...] Istanbul, 2010 anyone? [...]
May 10th, 2009
you would be extremely lucky to get any view other than flotsam and jetsam in istanbul
May 25th, 2009
Imagine you wake up and all you see is that your surrounded by sharks! :O …still looks cool though
May 28th, 2009
waters heavy. what if the the glass breaks then everyone would drown.
otherwise gr8r. they need a interior design code in istanbul
June 25th, 2009
You wake up and tou see the deadliest creature in sea.. No not sharks, just plastic bottles and car tires… Beleive me in istanbul underwater sight distance is less than 3 meters (10 feet). We have a very polluted sea….
August 9th, 2009
my dream will come true sooooon,,,,! how do i make the booking?
August 10th, 2009
[...] the deep-sea lover – Istanbul’s 7-story underwater hotel, to open in [...]
August 12th, 2009
I wouldn’t sleep during my entire stay.
August 22nd, 2009
GREAT HOTEL….. by=ut really scary, sooo no thanks :/ but it looks real cool
September 6th, 2009
can we say…gonna be the MOST Expensive Hotel in the World!!!
September 8th, 2009
[...] have a chance to view the most spectacular ocean views on the planet. A seven floor, seven-star hotel is being built underwater on what was formerly a tobacco factory. There will be exhibition halls, [...]
September 18th, 2009
its amazing but do not play with the nature
September 19th, 2009
Pretty cool idea, but the polluted waters of the Marmara Sea are probably not ideal. The Fiji one’s higher on my list.
September 25th, 2009
i would love to stay here for a couple of days when i am older!!!WOW(:
September 29th, 2009
Um, that photo is from a $30,000 WK resort opening in Fiji called Poseidon. Website link below.
http://www.poseidonresorts.com
Nothing like accurate info on the net.
October 13th, 2009
I hope the staff is screened EXTREMELY thoroughly. I also hope that security looks as every single piece that goes into this underwater hotel.
Terrorists are no longer looking at “hard” targets to attack, they are now attack “soft” targets, like a mall, or, of course, an underwater hotel.
I don’t want to sound like an alarmist, again, I just hope they take the safety of the hotel, its staff and visitors alike, very, very seriously.
Depending on the pricing hopefully I’ll stay there eventually.
December 27th, 2009
wowwwwwwww……
nice hotel n absolutly fantastic….
i wanna become a staff of that hotel
how can i get in become of your staff?????????
January 7th, 2010
[...] and nevermind that the information about the place is the same stuff being circulated since early 2008; we would really like to sleep in a 7-star hotel underwater, so we want it to work out, [...]
January 25th, 2010
thats photos from the Posidon hotel in Fiji islands…
February 2nd, 2010
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how much per night?
February 15th, 2010
That is not the Istanbul resport its the fiji resort.
http://www.poseidonresorts.com/
Which is the only one thats open and the first one depsite what Hydropolis of Dubai says.
March 2nd, 2010
If i wnt there it would be a dream come very true.
March 19th, 2010
This is total BS as is the Poseidon in Fiji and Hydropolis in Dubai. Each of these hotels have been promised to be opening in the next 1-2 yr but they haven’t even been started. The only underwater hotel is Jules Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, FL which has been around since 1986.
March 31st, 2010
it s fab
March 31st, 2010
omg its the worlds best hotel in the whole intair world i never wanted to cme bck
April 1st, 2010
i will like to go there with my boyfriend and have a nice room for us ……. and the hotel look so nice
May 4th, 2010
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May 10th, 2010
THIS PLACE IS GOING TO BE SO DAM COOL
BUT I WANT TO KNOW IF THE GLASS WONT BRAKE??
June 17th, 2010
The picture is of the hotel in fiji
July 28th, 2010
j’ai visité l’hôtel est il est vraiment incroyable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 22nd, 2010
it would be so cool but i am scared to go
October 4th, 2010
How do you get down to the underwater hotel?
October 31st, 2010
I live in istanbul, i know its a good investment for the city and all but to be honest, bosphorus does not have an underwater view people would want to see, its not coral reefs or anything and not because its dirty but because of the soil and the current the visibility at bosphorus is probably the same with river thames which makes this a really bad idea…
November 2nd, 2010
isn’t this a photo of a different underwater hotel in fiji??
November 26th, 2010
Wow!!!!!! I’m speechless!!!!!
December 10th, 2010
this is so awesome i want to go stay at this hotel
December 27th, 2010
Amazing! It would be awesome to stay there for acouple of nights but i heard its $2,000 a night! Wowza! But I guess you get what you pay for
January 10th, 2011
Imagine staying there, that would be awesome! I’ve seen a few that offer semi-submerged rooms, but this one looks like it’s going to be totally different that most of them. Would be great to see a follow-up and the progress they’ve made on it. Really neat!
February 15th, 2011
Awesome!!! And beautiful!
February 25th, 2011
woooah.. I’ve never heard of this.. where is it?
Too bad I was there in 2009 /:
April 12th, 2011
i’m waiting 2012 to go to istanbul because the hotel open on 8 aprril 2012
April 15th, 2011
I guess choosing a hotel to stay in Istanbul is not very difficult. Every tourist here might experience what he/she just hopes during their visit to this cultural country.
May 16th, 2011
I think that the hotel is signed by shangri-la hotel and it’d due to open on 2012
June 1st, 2011
[...] views on the planet. A seven floor, seven-star hotel is being built underwater on what … http://www.vagabondish.com/und ..The Rose Tower Dubai: Worlds Tallest Hotel to open in December 2009 Rotana said he expects [...]
June 21st, 2011
The picture is of the hotel in fiji
July 1st, 2011
[...] vagabondish.com [...]
July 14th, 2011
Lol if you look good on the picture, you will could see its a 3d layer
September 9th, 2011
wow. People makes impossible thing in their lifetime
September 27th, 2011
It is beautiful & crowd , something expensiv, for ex.fuel
September 27th, 2011
My family and I traveled to there 12 days ago and stayed 7 days,
enjoyed of all view, food and weather
October 19th, 2011
GOD CREATED THE SEA FOR A REASON. WE PEOPLE WE NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE OF OUR ACT BY DESTROYING THE UPPER GROUND. NOW, WE ARE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER TARGET. SHAME ON US. RESPECT THE PRIVACY OF THOSE CREATURES UNDER THE SEA. WHAT WOULD BE THE NEXT PROJECT???
I would stay in the resort of that kind if it will be built on the ship. That would be an awesome cruise.
November 1st, 2011
WOW! I can’t imagine how amazing the view would be. I also can’t imagine what the bill would be for a stay there!
December 8th, 2011
The view would be amazing… but this picture is from poseidon undersea resort, they are also creating one in Itsanbul but they don’t have any ‘out there’ imsges- and due to Istanbul’s seas being polluted the veiw may not be as amazing as we want believe :,(… nonetheless I want to go to the poseidon undersea resort or the tropilos in Dubia (borth underwater)… Will be amazing! :O
January 3rd, 2012
Very close to the coral, just imagine how much reef they had to destroy to build the rooms so close to the view. Man is so irresponsible with the planet. The view is beautiful but with the massive amounts of coral reefs dying in our life time this disturbance of underwater life for a hotel is an atrocity.
January 4th, 2012
Not Better than the underwater resturants in Maldives….very sure the water will not be clear as Anantara Kihavah Villas underwater wine cellar..
January 6th, 2012
This crap is too cool, sharks watchin ya strip &’ sleppp (:
January 12th, 2012
WOWWWW. I can just say AMAZING.
I will definitely stay there for an unforgettable experience…
February 3rd, 2012
Can someone give me the site of this hotel? please!