http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T19:39:58Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Poseidon%20Resort http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/24/23419/9605 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/instanbul_underwater.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Planned <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Underwater%20Hotels"><b>Underwater Hotels</b></a> Poseidon (Fiji) and Hydropolis (Dubai) are getting some more competition.<p>Istanbul has announced its own plans for an underwater hotel which will open in 2010, the same year the city will be taking over as the Capital of Culture. From <a href="http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/istanbul-underwater-hotel-7-floors-7-stars-below-sea-level">TrendHunter</a>:<blockquote><p> The underwater hotel is being built on the ruins of a historical 1930s tobacco factory and will have restaurants, exhibition halls, and rooms all with sea view rooms.<p>It will be interesting to check-in and check-out the underwater hotel rooms and facilities, as local experts suggest that the underwater visibility of the Istanbul Bosphorus Strait (which is the body of water that links the Black Sea, to the north, with the Sea of Marmara, juliana 2008-02-25T09:30:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/