<strong>Bedroom in the sea: </strong>The Manta Resort on Pemba Island, off Tanzania, offers guests the chance to stay in a Swedish-designed underwater bedroom.
Bedroom in the sea: The Manta Resort on Pemba Island, off Tanzania, offers guests the chance to stay in a Swedish-designed underwater bedroom.
courtesy Jesper Anhede/Genberg Art UW Ltd
<strong>Moving wallpaper: </strong>The daytime view is of shoals of reef fish such as bat fish and trumpet fish.
Moving wallpaper: The daytime view is of shoals of reef fish such as bat fish and trumpet fish.
Courtesy Jesper Anhede/Genberg Art UW Ltd
<strong>Night vision: </strong>At night, spotlights outside the bedroom windows attract and illuminate the shy crowd.
Night vision: At night, spotlights outside the bedroom windows attract and illuminate the shy crowd.
Courtesy Jesper Anhede/Genberg Art UW Ltd
<strong>Swedish inspiration: </strong>The company behind this design also launched The Utter Room in 2000, another underwater room in the middle of a lake in Sweden.
Swedish inspiration: The company behind this design also launched The Utter Room in 2000, another underwater room in the middle of a lake in Sweden.
Courtesy Jesper Anhede/Genberg Art UW Ltd
<strong>Sky deck:</strong> The three-level floating structure has a sky deck on the roof, and incredible views of the stars at night.
Sky deck: The three-level floating structure has a sky deck on the roof, and incredible views of the stars at night.
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<strong>Middle of the ocean: </strong>Well, not quite middle of the ocean. The underwater room is located 250 meters off shore.
Middle of the ocean: Well, not quite middle of the ocean. The underwater room is located 250 meters off shore.
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<strong>The Blue Hole: </strong>The room floats above The Blue Hole, which resort representatives say is an anomaly in the coral reef -- "A perfectly protected spot" that's a circular hole inhabited by large coral heads and vibrant marine life.
The Blue Hole: The room floats above The Blue Hole, which resort representatives say is an anomaly in the coral reef -- "A perfectly protected spot" that's a circular hole inhabited by large coral heads and vibrant marine life.
Courtesy Jesper Anhede/Genberg Art UW Ltd
<strong>Back at the island: </strong>The rest of the resort is located on the coast of Pemba Island. The recipient of only a few dozen foreign visitors annually, the island has a population of 300,000 and is the world's largest producer of cloves. In addition to cloves, mangoes, coconuts and other fruit are grown on plantations on the island.
Back at the island: The rest of the resort is located on the coast of Pemba Island. The recipient of only a few dozen foreign visitors annually, the island has a population of 300,000 and is the world's largest producer of cloves. In addition to cloves, mangoes, coconuts and other fruit are grown on plantations on the island.
Courtesy Jesper Anhede/Genberg Art UW Ltd
Underwater hotel room opens off Tanzania coast

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New underwater room opened on Pemba Island, Tanzania

Floating three-level structure was designed by Swedish company

CNN  — 

Notch this up to Swedes and another ridiculously cool, innovative design.

This latest effort can be found off an African island and straightaway is placed high on that list of ‘amazing hotels I wish i could get to’ many travelers have.

Just off the coast of Tanzania, The Manta Resort on Pemba Island has added a beautiful, other-worldly underwater bedroom to their original 16-room offering.

The new ‘digs’ opened for business this month, designed by Swedish company Genberg Underwater Hotels.

They are the brains behind the The Utter Inn, an underwater room in the middle of a Swedish lake which was also one of our 15 unusual places to spend the night.

Lying approximately 250 meters offshore, the latest underwater structure is a three-story affair, with a rooftop deck, a bathroom and a lounge area at sea level and finally the bedroom downstairs, with the fish.

At night, spotlights under the windows attract and illuminate squid and octopus – a more reclusive crowd than the daytime sea life.

The resort is popular with divers owing to the coral reef around the island.

Underwater Room, The Manta Resort, Pemba Island, Tanzania; +255 776 718 852; $1500 per night for a two-person stay, $900 per night for singles