{"id":48374,"date":"2018-11-03T11:05:13","date_gmt":"2018-11-03T11:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=48374"},"modified":"2018-11-03T11:05:27","modified_gmt":"2018-11-03T11:05:27","slug":"first-ever-undersea-villa-opens-in-luxury-hotel-in-maldives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/first-ever-undersea-villa-opens-in-luxury-hotel-in-maldives\/","title":{"rendered":"First-ever undersea villa opens in luxury hotel in Maldives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-48375\" src=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Undersea-Villa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" \/>Guests can now enjoy sleeping in the company of the fishes at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island, thanks to the world&#8217;s first-ever undersea villa opened by the luxury resort. It will cost $50,000 (Dh184,000) a night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The villa has two decks: the lower deck sitting five meters (16ft) beneath the waves. It has a bedroom, living space and bathroom and, of course, swathes of glass so that guests can gaze at the colourful local sea life swimming past, wherever they are in the complex, a Daily Mail report pointed out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The $15million suite, named the Muraka, will offer guests unparalleled views of the Indian Ocean. It can accommodate nine guests in all.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"alignleft quote-simple \"><p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script> <!-- Automatic size Responsive --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1234237307185872\" data-ad-slot=\"7381563475\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins> <script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Architects of the Crown Company designed the residence and New Zealand-based M J Murphy Limited, which specialises in aquarium technology, built it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The undersea suite is connected to the top deck by a spiral staircase, the report added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the top, there&#8217;s a twin-size bedroom, bathroom, powder room, gym, butler&#8217;s quarters, private security quarters, integrated living room, kitchen and bar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A dining room with a deck faces the direction of the sunset. On the opposite side of the villa sits a relaxation deck that faces the direction of sunrise and an infinity swimming pool, the report said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The upper level also houses an additional king-size bedroom and bathroom, with an ocean-facing bathtub.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ahmeed Saleem, the chief designer of the residence, was quoted as saying in the report: &#8220;Driven by our inspiration to deliver innovative and transformative experiences to our global travellers, the world&#8217;s first undersea residence encourages guests to explore the Maldives from an entirely new perspective below the surface of the sea.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/first-ever-undersea-villa-opens-in-luxury-hotel-in-maldives\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guests can now enjoy sleeping in the company of the fishes at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island, thanks to the world&#8217;s first-ever undersea villa opened by the luxury resort. It will cost $50,000 (Dh184,000) a night. The villa has two decks: the lower deck sitting five meters (16ft) beneath the waves. 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