The seven Garden Rooms are the smallest and, unlike the above options, don’t have air-conditioning. The four Superior Garden Rooms are further back from the water and, being part of a larger building, aren’t as private. They’re open and spacious, close to the ocean and feature their own sun terrace. Most luxurious are the six Seafront Villas (pictured right). There are three above-water accommodation options: The property abounds with thatched roof buildings, airy hang-outs and pristine beaches. Not incidentally, the Manta Resort is a cool place even if you don’t stay in the Underwater Room. Fortunately, those rates are all (or, mostly) inclusive and low season discounts are available - check out the “ Planning your Underwater Room stay” section below for more info.īeyond the Underwater Room The Manta Resort

Meals are delivered to you at per-arranged times, but if you need anything else - from a cocktail to use of a kayak - every guest is provided with a mobile phone that will connect you to a dedicated Manta Resort staff member.Īs you almost certainly suspect, a stay in the underwater room doesn’t come cheap: US$1,500 a night for two people or $900 for that solo traveler you really wants to get away from other people. It’s all privacy and solitude and quite, save for the gentle waves and the occasional chirp of a bird. It’s only a two-minute trip, but leaves you feeling like you’ve arrived in an otherworldly place. Underwater Room practicalitiesĪ stay in the Underwater Room starts in a traditionally-carved wooden boat, which transports guests to their accommodations anchored 250 meters offshore. But it does provide a platform from which daring swimmers can jump into the ocean.

During the day, the top deck is too sun-drenched to spend prolonged periods. The star watching on cloudless nights is incredible too some guests prefer sleeping up here rather than down in the bedroom. The top deck might have the world’s most heavenly queen bed from which to watch a sunset or sunrise. There are cozy lounging and dining areas here as well as an eco-friendly toilet, an open-air fresh water shower and (perhaps most importantly) a fully-stocked bar fridge. The main floor, at sea level, is where guests tend to spend most of their time. The room - it is called a “room” but it really more of a mini-floating island suite - has two emersed levels: While the aquatic view from the bedroom is certainly memorizing, what’s most surprising about a stay in the Underwater Room is the relaxing, interesting and luxurious experience it offers above the water. Then, at night the view really comes alive when the spotlights located under each window are turned on, attracting (and illuminating in surreal fashion) all manner of tropical sea creatures. During the day a trickle of fish, eels, octopi, squids and manta rays swim by the windows. The Underwater Room sits above a blue hole - a 12 meter deep depression in the ocean floor ringed by coral. Guests traverse the 4 meters (13 ft.) down to the bedroom via ladder built into the wall.īut what the bedroom lacks in furnishings it makes up for with the vista out the windows. It’s large enough for a double bed - and virtually nothing else. The Manta Resort and the Underwater Room Sleeping with the fishesĪny review of the Manta Resort’s Underwater Room has to start, well, underwater.

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