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Watch sharks swim while you sit on the toilet at the ‘world’s most expensive underwater hotel’ from $10K/night: ‘Best place we’ve ever stayed’
By David Landsel,
12 hours ago
They sleep with the fishes.
Adventurous lovebirds with money to spare are lining up to shell $9,999 or more per night to book the world’s priciest underwater hotel room — just one of many spectacular features at the romantic and exclusive Conrad Maldives Rangali Island resort attracting boldfacers like Kris Jenner and Paul McCartney.
The “first-of-its-kind” experience takes you 16 feet below sea level in the Indian Ocean to a master suite complete with luxurious bathroom where you can bathe and brush your teeth and sit on the john in full view of an array of marine life — including reef sharks, which are generally not considered to be dangerous (phew).
Sleep under a 180-degree acrylic sheath that separates the humans from the marine life just overhead.
The sumptuous subaqueous surrounds are just part of a luxury, multi-level villa called The Muraka, the toughest booking at the elite hideaway in the far flung nation known for its luxury hideouts.
Residents descend a spiral staircase or utilize their own, private elevator to access the suite, which sits under a 180-degree curved acrylic dome. The bathroom and a walk-in closet feature floor-to-ceiling windows. The room includes a “theater’ style seating area looking out to the sea.
The villa boasts its own staff of highly-trained butlers whose only task is to cater to the guest’s needs.
A pair of travel YouTubers known as Kara and Nate recently went viral after promoting their stay at The Muraka, snagging nearly 2 million views on a video entitled, “We Slept in The World’s Most Expensive Underwater Hotel.”
Saying they used “miles and points” for a longer stay in a traditional overwater room, the peripatetic pair somehow managed to snag one night in the astronomically-priced villa, located down a long overwater walkway, well-removed from the rest of the already remote resort.
Talk about a bathroom with a view — adjustable mirrors and a toilet facing out to sea turn a standard hotel bathroom into a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The room, accessible via spiral staircase or private elevator, is the crown jewel of the exclusive Muraka villa at the Conrad resort. More traditional, above-water amenities are available to villa guests as well.
The resort, which has hosted an array of boldfacers ranging from Kris Jenner to Paul McCartney, also features an underwater restaurant.
The 25-minute video gives a step-by-step tour of the lavish hideout, with the couple pronouncing the reef-facing toilet “the best seat in the house.”
Munching on complimentary tropical fruits in the living room, Kara tells the camera: “I think this is where we need to retire — I don’t know how it gets better than this. We’ve peaked.”
“Kara always says that everything is the best ever, but I am turning the camera around this time to say that she is not exaggerating,” an enthusiastic Nate chimed in.
“This is, by far, 110%, the best place we’ve ever stayed,” he said.
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