Istanbul’s 7-storey underwater hotel to open in 2010

**Honey** · April 4th, 2008, 08:35 PM

Visitors to Istanbul will soon have a chance to view the most spectacular ocean views on the planet. A seven floor, seven-star hotel is being built underwater on what was formerly a tobacco factory. There will be exhibition halls, and restaurants, and all rooms will be sea facing.
This isn’t the first such underwater hotel complex in the world. That honor goes to the $500 million Poseidon Hotel which is currently being built off Fiji. The Istanbul hotel differs in that it is being built under the city center, which should make for an interesting experience.
The hotel’s inauguration is set to coincide with the city’s taking over from Linz, Austriaas the Cultural Capital of Europe in 2010.

**SummerSwelter** · April 5th, 2008, 04:30 AM

I love it.

I'd like nothing more than to stay there.

**yanna** · April 5th, 2008, 09:41 AM

I don't get this... the tobacco factory was underwater?

**KristiB** · April 5th, 2008, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by yanna

I don't get this... the tobacco factory was underwater?

I think part of it's above water since it's in the city center.

**celeb_2006** · April 5th, 2008, 10:52 PM

Looks nice but I'd be a bit paranoid with all that space around me and all. I have a fear of the ocean and deep sea. Not to mention paranoid about people watching or filming me shagging my mate, but maybe that's not such a bad thing .

**latinaforever** · April 5th, 2008, 11:00 PM

why are these people ignoring everything horror and disaster movies have taught us?

**MissDecember** · April 5th, 2008, 11:11 PM

They'd better hope no natural disasters -- like earthquakes -- strike.

I'd totally stay there. I love the ocean.

**mizglam** · April 6th, 2008, 08:59 PM

it looks nice, but i would never stay there.

to wake up and basically see water just wouldn't work for me...

**HWBL** · April 7th, 2008, 12:41 AM

7 stars yet no balconies? It's an outrage!!!!

**WitchHazelEyed** · April 7th, 2008, 01:24 AM

I'd be way to freaked out to stay there. No way I'd be able to sleep.

**dangerous** · April 7th, 2008, 01:29 AM

Oh my god I love it.

**yanna** · April 7th, 2008, 03:15 AM

I'd be scared shitless of staying there too. I'm not claustrophobic but this place could make me.

**A*O** · April 7th, 2008, 06:26 AM

Love it and I'd totally stay there. However, if it's being build right under such a large city I'd wonder how 'murky' the water might be and seeing the odd turd or tampax floating by might take the edge of the experience.