Rooms with views to bottom of the sea

The bottom of the sea, the last frontier, was developed for the opening of the luxury resort Hydropolis in Dubai. 20 meters underwater, is a resort with 260 hectares devoted to shops, restaurants and 220 suites with glass walls and bathrooms overlooking the deep Gulf. With a futuristic look and style curved roofs of the Oceanographic of Valencia, the hotel plans to open its doors this summer after several delays. Its budget is 470 million euros. The room rate is estimated at about 1,200 euros per night. Also a resort, but more manageable proportions, is the Poseidon Opened earlier this year on an island in Fiji. To reach what its owners call “the mysterious island of Poseidon“You have to fly to Nadi airport, where a uniformed employee transports guests on a twin-engine airplane. The building, whose 70 percent is transparent, is connected to the surface to be free from underwater pressure, making it accessible all. A week there costs 12,000 euros per person and includes two nights underwater and four in a beachfront villa, in addition to the transfers, a mini-submarine expedition and other extras.

For an underwater experience more discreet, the Huvafen Fushi Resort Atoll located in the north of the island of Male (Maldives), has a treatment area underwater. This is the Aquum Spa, two meters deep, with walls of glass. Its minimalist design, light colors and clean lines, is signed by Philippe Starck and the star leaves the underwater life around it.

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Hesperia madrid hotel

Just beyond the historic center, Hesperia receives its visitors with a sophisticated and long reception decorated by renowned designer Pasqua Ortega. Ornamented with materials such as limestone and light wood, the hotel provides a soothing contrast to the bustling street outside Castellana and ends in a courtyard surrounded by light restaurant La Manzana and gardens, where you can listen to music on piano and harp Live in the afternoon. The carpeted rooms, although less impressive in terms of size and decoration, have all types of facilities, including a pillow menu to ensure that guests feel as if they were at home.

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Gran hotel canarias

Plaza Canovas del Castillo, 4, Madrid, Spain

Former residence of a count, this completely restored hotel, one block from the Prado Museum, is a reasonable alternative but to luxurious five star hotels that are in this area. In the lobby and common areas can be found as a unique combination of brown leather sofa and chairs of time, but the rooms are spacious, with hand-painted ornaments canaries, brightly colored carpets from the Royal Factory of Tapestries and furniture wood. The green marble bathrooms with large mirrors and showers. The cafeteria is open to the public, is a magnet for transients.

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Tryp ambassador hotel in madrid

Cuesta Santo Domingo 5 and 7, Madrid, Spain

In an ancient street between Gran Via and the Royal Palace, the ambassador took the renovated XIX century palace of the Dukes of Granada. A magnificent front door and a charming three-story stairway reminisce aristocratic building, the rest has been transformed into stylish accommodation, but a little blank, preferred by executives. The guest rooms have spacious living rooms, mahogany furniture and floral fabrics. The restaurant greenhouse full of plants and songbirds, is especially pleasant on a cold day.

In-hotel: restaurant, bar, airport shuttle, parking (fee). AE, DC, MC, V.

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