Hydropolis

Hydropolis

The Hydropolis Underwater Hotel and Resort is a planned hotel which will be the world's first underwater luxury resort. It's situated 66 feet below the surface of the Persian Gulf, just off Jumeira Beach in Dubai. Reinforced by concrete and steel, its Plexiglas walls and bubble-shaped dome ceilings will enable guests to see fish and other sea creatures. It is basically divided into three sections: the land station, where guests will be welcomed; the connecting tunnel, which will transport people by train to the main area of the hotel; and the 220 suites within the submarine leisure complex. It will cover an area of 260 hectares, about the size of London's Hyde Park, and will cost an estimated £300 million [* [http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/Hydropolis/ Hydropolis Underwater Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates] ] . It is self-acclaimed to be a 10-star hotel.

The hotel was scheduled to open in late 2006. However, the Land Lease Contract of the Hydropolis-Project Dubai got cancelled from the DDIA (Dubai Development & Investment Authority) already on October 2004, The DDIA did not announce the cancellation because of losing Dubai's image. However in July 2005 Joachim Hauser established a new company in the Isle of Man under the name of "Cresent- Hydropolis Resort" based on the "cancelled Dubai-Project" and since then he tried to sell shares on the Stock Exchange London. A new project has been announced 2006 in China (Qingdao) at the opening to the Olympide 2008. It has again experienced major delays, and is scheduled to open in 2009 [* [http://www.unusualhotelsoftheworld.com/HotelDetails.aspx?HotelId=342 Unusual Hotels of the World: Hydropolis] ] .

The hotel, along with other sister projects, is being developed by Crescent Hydropolis Holdings LLC, a firm especially created for its development.The designer of the Hydropolis-Project in Dubai was Prof. Roland Dieterle (www.spacial-solutions.com) and not Mr. Joachim Hauser.

ister Projects

Another, deep water hotel planned in Qingdao in China, scheduled to open in 2010, will be anchored in the Yellow Sea in water that is 16 to 20 meters deep at low tide. Guests will arrive at the hotel by yacht, which will also go to a planned land-based hydrotower, scheduled to open for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Rates for suites are expected to be well above those for five-star properties. Regular rooms are to be priced in the range of other five-star properties.

Notes

References

* [http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/Hydropolis/ Hydropolis Underwater Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates]
* [http://www.unusualhotelsoftheworld.com/HotelDetails.aspx?HotelId=342 Unusual Hotels of the World: Hydropolis]

External links

* [http://www.hydropolis.com/ Official Site]


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