The most impressive "floating" hotels in the world

Have you ever wanted to fall asleep among the rays in the largest aquarium in the world? And what about relaxing in a floating sauna among the ten thousand islands of the Swedish archipelago? Hotels compete to create the most amazing conditions for recreation. So there are extremely unusual options. If you are attracted by a floating hotel, you can choose one of the directions described below to experience incredibly bright emotions during the holidays.

Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India

This hotel is a snow-white building, supposedly floating in the center of the Indian lake. The history of this place is as amazing as its appearance. Prince Maharana Jagat Singh II built the hotel in 1746, then it was his palace for rest with beautiful young women. For some time the palace was abandoned, but in the seventies of the last century it was rebuilt, and the hotel opened to visitors. Guests are greeted with a glass of champagne right after their arrival on a private boat. Butlers with umbrellas, decorated with embroidery, escorted guests to the room. In total there are sixty-six rooms and seventeen rooms from several rooms, from all windows there are excellent views of the lake. In the rooms there are sofas with soft pillows, exotic murals, decoration with carved white marble. The chefs here use the ancient techniques of preparing royal dishes to create traditional cuisine. If you do not have enough of this, you can go on a private tour of Udaipur. For its carrying out the refined retro cars are used. You can ride a luxurious "Jaguar", admiring the streets of the city.

Manta Resort, Tanzania

This hotel is located right in the ocean. The underwater room is located several hundred meters from the shore. The resort has many interesting details, but it is this room that attracts attention. It was created by Swedish designers, its creation took seven years. You can relax among the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean in a room with a top deck, a bathroom and a sitting area at sea level and a bedroom immersed a few meters into the waves. Because of the glass, you can observe hundreds of sea creatures. You seem to be on your own small island. Stunning views of the coral and fish are ideal for a romantic getaway. Of course, this is an expensive vacation, but the impressions of one night in such a bedroom will remain with you for life!

Good Hotel in London, UK

The recently opened hotel for one hundred and forty-eight rooms is located in the former building of the center for the reception of immigrants. Now this luxury place on the water, located in the docks of Queen Victoria. The hotel is engaged in social work: people who have been suffering from unemployment for a long time can find a job here, since a special three-month training program has been opened for them. On the roof terrace with garden, from which you can admire the Thames. In the rooms, the design embodies the modern ideals of simplicity and clear lines. The dark walls and wooden furniture are complemented by fabrics of neutral shades. The design is very concise.

Conrad, Maldives

Located among the two islands in the Indian Ocean, villas on stilts are a perfect example of a luxurious holiday. You can get here only by boat or by private gangway. Each of the fifty villas is complemented by a pool with transparent walls, and inside you can enjoy the waves through the glass floor in the center of the relaxation room. In addition, there is the only underwater restaurant in the world, completely covered with glass. You can enjoy delicious dishes, watching how the skates, sharks and turtles swim overhead. The restaurant can also be rented as a chapel for the wedding.

Salt & Sill, Sweden

Located on the archipelago of Bohusulan, the hotel sails near the island of Kladesholmen. The waters here are full of fish. Owners of the restaurant on the island wanted to add to the building a room for guests, but there was no possibility. Then they created a hotel on pontoons right in the water. In the hotel you can taste traditional herring dishes. The word Sill in Swedish means this kind of fish, so you can immediately understand that these places are famous for fishing. You can stop in one of twenty-three rooms, all of them decorated in a minimalist style. Those that are located on the lower level are complemented by stairs leading directly to the sea. Under the pontoons, a variety of mollusks live. Nearby is a reef of artificial origin, on which there is a sauna.

Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore

Beach villas in this hotel are located right in the waves. You can enjoy watching thousands of marine life. The hotel has eleven two-storey villas. On the upper level there is a relaxation area with a Jacuzzi, and on the underwater one there is a bedroom with another jacuzzi and walls made of transparent acrylic and allowing to watch the open ocean without any obstacles. Guests can enjoy the comfort of the bed, watching as huge sailors and sharks swim by. Despite the location in the water, the rooms are equipped with all amenities, including wireless internet, 24-hour room service and butler service. In this hotel you can enjoy the highest level of service and at the same time will be very close with the wild nature.

Salt & Water Catamarans, Serbia

In this hotel you can sit on a small catamaran, designed for two or four people. Each has a bathroom, a bedroom and a room with storage space. They were designed to promote recreation on the water. People usually prefer to relax on the beach, while lakes and rivers remain unheeded. Catamarans are an interesting solution. All of them join the floating building of the hotel, where there is a reception and a restaurant. Catamaran can be separated and go on it on the waves. This allows hotel guests to choose the ideal place for their holiday according to their own taste. Solar panels on top add ecological compatibility.

OFF on the Seine, Paris, France

It's hard to compare with Parisians when it comes to style. This hotel by boat is no exception. It has a fairly eclectic design, for example, in a rest room the ceiling is covered with various metal bowls and sheets, and in the pool floats a huge inflatable swan of gold color. The hotel is eighty meters long and has fifty-four rooms. One of the best rooms is decorated in orange colors. On warm evenings, you can enjoy cocktails and tapas in the bar located on the open roof.

Solent Forts, United Kingdom

This place arose as a sea fortress, created in the middle of the nineteenth century as part of the struggle against the French invaders, which did not appear here. Nowadays part of the fortress has turned into a private corner for rest. You need to get here by boat, you can choose a smaller hotel, for eight rooms, or more, for twenty-two. There are bars, restaurants, a jacuzzi on the roof and SPA procedures here. Guests receive a glass of champagne immediately after arrival, for them they spend a short excursion. Common spaces of hotels are decorated with a tribute to the British military forces, but the rooms are completely modern, with chrome details and large windows opening panoramic sea views. The ancient lighthouse and shelter survived from the moment of construction. On days when the weather does not have access to travel, hotel guests can have fun in a cabaret club, a games room or play a laser tag.