Pemba Island's Manta Underwater Room Resort Hotel - Zanzibar

 Pemba Island's Manta Underwater  Hotel - Zanzibar 

      If you've ever dreamed of sleeping under the sea, à la The Little Mermaid, your dreams can soon become reality at the Manta Resort's new underwater room. You probably want to visit the Manta Resort, a new getaway in Zanzibar—because, at the Manta Resort, you can actually get away from the getaway and stay a few hundred feet offshore in a floating hotel room. And then you can getaway again in the underwater bedroom built for watching fish.       

      The Underwater Room is exactly what it sounds like. The tiny floating island features three levels for lucky vacationers. On the water level, there's space for lounging and dining, while a sun deck above makes for great tanning and even better stargazing at night.

Inside View - underwater hotel

Aerial View

     This unique experience does not come cheap, at $1,500 a night. But that also buys you full access to the rest of the resort on land. The exotic location is also great for scuba diving as well as safaris. But, seriously, your own floating island with an underwater bedroom? Why would you ever leave? The Manta Resort is located on Pemba Island, part of the Zanzibar archipelago off the coast of East Africa. The resort's newest feature allows guests to book a private floating island, part of which is submerged 13 feet below the Indian Ocean.The room features plenty of windows, so guests can watch fish and other sea creatures swim by. Forget about noisy neighbors, at Manta's underwater room, it's just you and the fish, because the real allure is underwater, though, where the bedroom sits 13 feet beneath the surface. On all sides the lights provide underwater illumination at night; you can peer out into the Indian Ocean and see everything from trumpet fish to octopus float by. Gives this new meaning to the idea of sleeping with the fishes, huh? Above the water, two additional floors provide an airier atmosphere, including a terrace perfect for sunbathing by day and stargazing by night.For those looking for a more traditional stay, the Manta Resort also offers stunning seafront villas and garden rooms.Undersea tourism has garnered attention lately, with plans for underwater hotelspopping up in countries like the UAE and Fiji. The unique experience lures travelers looking for a totally new type of vacation.