One of the world's largest underwater hotel is located at Dubai, it has amazing rooms both on the seabed and on stilts above the surface.

The Water Discus hotel has been designed by Polish company Deep Ocean Technology (DOT), whose other ventures include designing underwater vehicles and equipment for seabed exploration.

The hotel which is made up of two main discs, one above the water and one below the surface, connected by five columns and a vertical shaft for the stairs and lift. Smaller circular volumes above the surface contains additional facilities, with a helicopter landing pad mounted on one.

The lower disc comprises of 21 hotel rooms with underwater views, an underwater diving centre and a bar. Each of the surrounding discs can be detached from the main upper disc to be used as a buoyant life raft in case of emergency or flooding.


The diving centre can be accessed through an underwater airlock, leading divers straight into the ocean. There is also a decompression chamber for training purposes and guests will also be able to take a course in piloting an underwater vehicle.


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