Read the rest of Sleep With the Fishes on Your Own Private Island in Sweden

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There appears to be a common thread among current underwater hotel projects—they all take a staggering amount of time to get off the ground. Or, under the sea. Poseidon Undersea Resorts is no exception. Planned for a site 40 feet underwater in a 5,000 acre lagoon near a Fijian island, Poseidon Undersea Resort is slated to be the “world’s first permanent one-atmosphere sea floor structure and world’s first true undersea resort.” It was initially scheduled to open in September 2008, and now, four years later, designs have been finalized for the ambitious submarine-inspired five-star hotel.

Read the rest of Poseidon Undersea Resorts Finalize Design of Outlandish Submerged Hotel in Fiji

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Read the rest of Qatar’s Artificial Floating Resort Island Represents Best and Worst in Sustainable Development

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