While looking for things to post on ThinkCE I found this really cool article on an underwater hotel. Well before I get into it I guess I should tell you that ThinkCE is going good again. This time I am focusing more on just cool tech/gadget news so if you are interested in that check out the site. Also if you know of a better RSS feed addon for Joomla than the one that it comes with please let me know!
Ok so anyways I was looking for news for ThinkCE and I came across this really cool article on Popular Science’s website that was talking about an underwater hotel that is scheduled to open in 2008 off the coast of Fiji. It immediately reminded me of the movies of all the underwater hotels/places where things went wrong! But if they actually pull this off it will be amazing, to bad I don’t have the 15K it will cost for a 1 week reservation.
From the article…
The $500-million Hydropolis Undersea Resort is said to be the world’s first underwater hotel. A sprawling 1.1-million-square-foot complex—with lavish suites, a ballroom, a shopping mall and a missile-defense system to ward off terrorists—Hydropolis is an ambitious vision of luxury at 60 feet underwater. As of press time, though, the project had stalled in the preconstruction phase. According to Mansoor Ijaz, deputy chairman of the board for Crescent Hydropolis Resorts, LLC, Hydropolis is on hold pending “land acquisition” and probably won’t be finished before the current opening date, set for 2008.
Money, naturally, is the first hurdle facing any large-scale endeavor. In the case of Poseidon, private investors and an American merchant bank have anted up nearly all of the $105 million that Jones needs to complete the resort. Clearly, they are optimistic that Poseidon can lure enough celebrity guests and high rollers to be a financial success. Meanwhile, Jones has inked a deal with the owners of a privately held South Pacific island. If all goes well with construction, the Poseidon Mystery Island will soon be submerged in 40 feet of water in a 5,000-acre coral lagoon near the coast of a narrow, 225-acre isle located in northeastern Fiji.