Jules' Undersea Lodge
Jules' Undersea Lodge is an American hotel located in Key Largo, Florida and is the only underwater hotel in the United States. It is 30 feet (9 m) deep on the ocean floor and guests have to scuba dive to get to their rooms. The hotel is located at the bottom of the Emerald Lagoon and was opened in 1986.[1] The hotel's name comes from the novelist Jules Verne, author of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Scuba certification is required for entrance as the front door is located 21 feet (6.4 m) under water.
Amenities
Jules’ Undersea Lodge was formerly the La Chalupa Research Laboratory, an undersea marine lab operated off Puerto Rico in the 1970s.[2] The lodge features a 2 bedroom 1 bath retreat that can be rented for a night. The hotel also offers a scuba diving school.
See also
- Poseidon Undersea Resorts – Proposed chain of underwater five-star resorts
- Utter Inn
- Underwater habitat – Human habitable underwater enclosure filled with breathable gas
References
- Behar, Michael (2007), "1,200 Square Feet Under the Sea", Popular Science, 270 (1): 64–68, archived from the original on 2010-06-11
- Ecott, Tim (2001). Neutral Buoyancy: Adventures in a Liquid World. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press. pp. 270–271. ISBN 0-87113-794-1. LCCN 2001018840.
