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Istanbul’s 7-Story Underwater Hotel to Open in 2010

by Shabana

Underwater Hotel

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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y a
February 22nd, 2008

Can they at least hire some decent designer to do their interior, instead of this neo-50’s crap

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TweetTrack
February 22nd, 2008

Twitter Response from @wolfmank…

This is entirely too cool… who wants to come with me?

Stelise
February 23rd, 2008

beyond amazing…

lightspeed
February 24th, 2008

A pad worthy of a Bond villian…

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[...] 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 [...]

Po
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…

Thai girl
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.

TravelPUNK
March 5th, 2008

Very nice! How do I make a reservation=)

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Rachael
March 10th, 2008

Hmmm…I’ve been in Istanbul during one too many earthquakes to think this resembles anything close to a good idea…

Martin
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?

therhinocard
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?

mgwalk
March 28th, 2008

This is going to be sweet!

Turkey Tour
April 8th, 2008

Very nice!
Thanks..

Claudine
May 13th, 2008

This is going to be interesting.

a11eria
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.

ab
June 6th, 2008

Istanbul is nowhere near ocean, therefore there can not be a ocean view!

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Debby Phillips
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!

jon
July 22nd, 2008

This looks like an amazing place to stay.

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August 1st, 2008

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Ryan
August 5th, 2008

me and my fiance are having our honeymoon here when we get married =P

uha1
August 6th, 2008

I should begin saving some money money immediately for my 2010 summer :)

Glossolatre
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.

Muscle
August 26th, 2008

wow wonderful hotel, i wanna stay in the water hotel,thanks

Nes
September 11th, 2008

It would be kind of terrifying to stay there at night..I think..

Debo Hobo
September 25th, 2008

That is totally cool, I wish I could stay there just for one night :)

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November 26th, 2008

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Me
January 15th, 2009

amazing! “Cultural Capital of Europe?” more like cultural capital of the world :D ! i’m going to spend a week there with room service and spa treatment..yup

sheila
January 28th, 2009

how interesting i ‘ll go there!!
how amazing

AÖF Matematik
March 2nd, 2009

I’m living in istanbul, but i read the news in here :) i wanna believe this news :)

tami kelly
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.

CHASITY
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!!!!!!!!!!!

tommie
March 26th, 2009

Thats a total lie!

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keith
May 10th, 2009

you would be extremely lucky to get any view other than flotsam and jetsam in istanbul

gary
May 25th, 2009

Imagine you wake up and all you see is that your surrounded by sharks! :O …still looks cool though

kaela
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

gingerhelp
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….

murugan max
August 9th, 2009

my dream will come true sooooon,,,,! how do i make the booking?

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Renee
August 12th, 2009

I wouldn’t sleep during my entire stay.

jenn
August 22nd, 2009

GREAT HOTEL….. by=ut really scary, sooo no thanks :/ but it looks real cool :)

Chris
September 6th, 2009

can we say…gonna be the MOST Expensive Hotel in the World!!!

[...] 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, [...]

shyamji patel
September 18th, 2009

its amazing but do not play with the nature

Jack - eyeflare travel
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.

Sofia Zafar
September 25th, 2009

i would love to stay here for a couple of days when i am older!!!WOW(:

WillSmithson
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.

Concerned Citizen of the World
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.

johan
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?????????

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hghghg
January 25th, 2010

thats photos from the Posidon hotel in Fiji islands…

olivia
February 2nd, 2010

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how much per night?

Jim rogers
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.

molls
March 2nd, 2010

If i wnt there it would be a dream come very true.





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