Poseidon Undersea Resorts
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| Parent | U.S.Submarines, Inc |
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| Website | Poseideon Undersea Resorts |
Poseidon Undersea Resorts was a proposed chain of underwater five-star resorts that was first slated to open by September 2008.[1] The first was to be located on a private island in Fiji. The project was to be the world's first permanent one-atmosphere seafloor structure.[2][3]
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[edit] Concept
Poseidon was conceived and developed by L. Bruce Jones, president of U.S. Submarines, Inc.
[edit] Location
With a design concept in mind, Jones needed to find an appropriate location. To help find it, Jones offered a $10,000 reward for anybody that came up with the perfect location for the venture. After taking the suggestion of a business associate, who recommended a reef off of Eleuthera, an island in the Bahamas, negotiations began with the island's American owners. The negotiations did not go well, and after a year of failed back-and-forth offers the location was scrapped and sights were set on Fiji.[1] A deal was made with the owner of a privately owned 225-acre (0.91 km2) South Pacific Island located in northeastern Fiji.
[edit] Features
The resort was to feature twenty-two 550-square-foot (51 m2) guest rooms, an underwater restaurant and bar, a library, conference room, wedding chapel, spa and a 1,200-square-foot (110 m2) luxury suite.[1] The resort will be accessed through 1 of 2 elevators. Reservations at the resort were to be priced at $30,000 per couple per week.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Behar, Michael (2007), "1,200 Square Feet Under the Sea", Popular Science 270 (1): 64–68
- ^ "Poseidon Resorts Overview". http://www.poseidonresorts.com/overview.html.
- ^ Hotel Rooms Promise Real Water Views, By JENNIFER CONLIN, Published: March 18, 2007, The New York Times
