http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T00:33:29Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/144 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/21/153211/21 <![CDATA[<p><object width="268" height="325"><param value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sUbkQyZrpl4" name="movie"></param><embed width="325" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sUbkQyZrpl4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="268"></object></embed><p><p> The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Poseidon+Underwater+Resorts+Fiji/local/144"><b>Poseidon Undersea Resort</b></a> is not slated to open for another couple of years, but this week a virtual tour of the resort surfaced on YouTube. &nbsp;Furthermore, the resort website is claiming that starting January 15 2007 you can start making reservations at $30,000 per couple per week.<p> This all sounds suspect, since as far as we know this place isn't even built yet. &nbsp;Maybe they are opening a <a href="http://www.secondlife.com">Second Life</a> version next year--only half kidding.<p> Here is what we said a couple years back about this place:<p> <blockquote><p> In our fantasy reality program Poseidon Real World 30 is a mix of Survivor, Real World, and American Idol. Every markj 2006-12-21T15:32:11-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/11/30/214942/37 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/poseidon_underwater_resort.png" align="right"><p> The facts are getting a little more concrete on Fiji's coming underwater hotel--although to match its name, the exact location of Poseidon Resort's <a href="http://www.poseidonresorts.com/poseidon_main.html">Mystery Island</a> is still, well, a mystery. Press reports are pretty firm on construction beginning next month, with 24 underwater suites 40 foot down will complement beach and over water bungalows to make up the resort. Submarine engineers have been hard at work designing the suites, revolving restaurant and spa treatment rooms to give you the ultimate in live-with-the-fishes luxury--remember, they're calling it a 7-star resort.<br><br> Just when you'll be able to spend your $15,000 a week (note that only 2 of these nights will actually be spent underwater) is still a bit amandak 2006-12-01T09:28:48-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/10/4/14648/3585 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/underwater_hotels.jpg"><p>We love this statistical breakdown of the proposed underwater hotels--<b>Hydropolis</b> and <b>Poseidon</b>--compiled by <a href="http://business2.blogs.com/oceantech/2006/10/fiji_v_dubai_wh.html"><b>Waterlog</b></a>. Using information gathered from hyped-up press releases, news reports, and brochures, Waterlog assembles a side by side comparison of each hotel. So far it looks like Hydropolis is winning with its earlier opening date, more number of rooms, missile-detecting radar and a cheaper room rate. (Although having in-room fish feeders would have been nice.)<p>But in the end, this is all the ultimate in hotel hype. Or as Waterlog puts the chances of these hotels opening:<p> <blockquote><p> Neither one is my bet. Most of these Jules Verne fantasies get no further than a URL.</blockquote></p><p>Amen. The same can almost be said of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/jason%20pomeranc">Jason Pomeranc's</a> hotels.<p><b>Related juliana 2006-10-04T09:00:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/