Sleeping with... fish at a floating hotel in Zanzibar

The new hotel room at Manta Resort in Pemba Island, Zanzibar, is a floating hotel room with a very unique setting, designed like any other typical tropical hotel room - except it's fixed floating above a shallow coral reef.

The room, opened in November 2013, is located about 250m from the shore and is surrounded by large glass windows providing guests with a complete view of the colorful marine world outside. Above the water surface is a two-story thatched structure providing guests with all the amenities of a regular hotel room, but with a breathtaking view.

During the day, tropical fish and other marine creatures float and swim around the glass windows. At night, the lights illuminating the water outside the windows are turned on, attracting squid and other shy marine creatures. Imagine being lulled to sleep, gently rocked by the waves at night, waking up in the morning, and diving in to swim with tropical fish, what could be more wonderful?

Room rates here are around 1,500 USD/night for 2 people and 900 USD/night for one person.

The creator of this floating room is Mikael Genberg, a Swedish artist. He is also the first person to create an underwater hotel room in Sweden called Utter Inn (Otter Inn). The single floating room is located 3m deep under Lake Mälaren, similar to the room in Pemba Island, providing guests with a mesmerizing underwater view of tropical fish right from their bedroom.

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Source: Travel Guide Mytour – Reference from BoredPanda