Mahindra shares videos of world’s 1st underwater resort, explains why he declined an offer to spend a night there

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lap of luxury, 16 feet below the sea? An opulent hotel in the Maldives may now help you have a deluxe underwater experience! Business tycoon Anand Mahindra recently took to Twitter to talk about this one-of-a-kind hotel. He revealed that he was sent an invitation to spend a night at this hotel, but declined as he felt he would not be able to sleep in peace! “The Muraka was the Maldives’ and the world's, very first underwater hotel suite. I was sent this post with a suggestion that a stay here would ensure the most relaxed weekend rest. To be honest, I don’t think I would get a wink of sleep…I would stay awake looking for cracks in the glass ceiling,” he wrote on Twitter. The tweet soon went viral, attracting more than 418K views and 3737 likes. One Twitter user quipped that most Indians will not be able to afford it as 70 per cent of their lifetime earnings will be spent if they attempt to do so. “70% Indians' lifetime earnings are equal to one day stay here,” they wrote. The video shared by the mogul shows a room submerged in water.

Established in 2018, ‘The Muraka’ professes to be the world’s first underwater hotel suite. It is part of the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island Resort and is owned by Hilton Worldwide. Rates are exorbitantly expensive starting from $9,999! You can get a master bedroom that resembles an aquarium. This comes with a tunnel viewing theatre and a walk-in closet. Guests are usually transported via a private seaplane from the airport or transfer by speedboat from the main resort. 'The Muraka' was designed by a renowned New York based architect called Yuji Yamazaki and a local architect Ahmed Saleem.