VIDEO: Africa's first underwater hotel has opened for business in Pemba Island, Tanzania

It gives the phrase 'sleeping with the fishes' a whole new meaning. An unusual new room has officially opened as part of Africa's first underwater hotel has opened for business. The three floor little piece of luxury is situated 820ft from the little-known island of Pemba, off the mainland of Tanzania and Zanzibar and the room can only be reached by going down a step ladder.

Located 13ft below the sea, the unique hideaway is not for the claustrophobic.
The top floor is the balcony, perfect for star gazing at night and soaking some rays during the day. The middle floor is where the dining room is, but offers guests the chance to relax and enjoy the sunset.

The newly opened ‘Manta Underwater Room’ - 13 feet (four metres) under the India Ocean - allows travellers to observe shoals of fish drifting past during the day, watch squid and octopus at night, and perhaps even spot rarer underwater creatures lurking in the coral which is developing around the base of the room and its anchoring lines.

The idyllic room costs £960 ($1,500) a night.



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