Submerged Resort Announces New Plan "Sleep with the Fishes" - Wealthy Flock for "Ultimate Nature Experience"

A five-star hotel whose lobby has become an aquarium due to rising sea levels takes a bold gamble. Calling debris "natural coral reefs" and tropical fish "room service staff," this new plan went viral on social media. Now diving licenses are required for check-in.

2025-11-08

Translations: JA

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Submerged Resort Announces New Plan "Sleep with the Fishes" - Wealthy Flock for "Ultimate Nature Experience"

A five-star hotel whose lobby has become an aquarium due to rising sea levels takes a bold gamble. Calling debris “natural coral reefs” and tropical fish “room service staff,” this new plan went viral on social media. Now diving licenses are required for check-in.

The luxury resort “Eden on the Water” was once known for its white sand beaches and emerald green sea. Due to the rapid rise in sea levels in recent years, its prized infinity pool has completely merged with the horizon, and the marble lobby has become the new territory of clownfish. As the word “bankruptcy” became a reality, the hotel launched a new plan touting “Disruptive Sustainability,” turning this catastrophic situation to its advantage.

In this plan, named “The Atlantis Experience,” submerged guest rooms are offered as “the ultimate healing space enveloped in water pressure and silence.” Collapsed walls and furnishings are redefined as “post-apocalyptic style natural coral reefs,” providing excellent habitats for marine life. Guests are required to present their PADI diving license along with their passport at check-in.

The hotel’s public relations representative says with a straight face, “This is not just accommodation. It’s a philosophical experience of accepting the reality of climate change and becoming one with Mother Nature.” Dinner is served at an underwater restaurant, but the menu consists only of a “Survival Omakase Course” where you point at seaweed and plankton attached to the walls to order. Staff who once delivered room service now have oxygen tank replacement and shark patrol as their main duties.

This unprecedented attempt initially drew ridicule, but the situation changed dramatically when a famous influencer posted a photo posing at an underwater grand piano with hashtags like “#WaltzingInASinkingWorld” and “#TheFinalFormOfEcoLuxury.” Reservations are now booked three years in advance, and accommodation fees have skyrocketed to ten times the original price.

The wealthy praise it as “a vacation with high educational value that lets you feel humanity’s mistakes firsthand.” For them, this is an excellent opportunity to show their environmental awareness and has become a status symbol. While environmental groups criticize it as “dancing on the graveyard of the Earth,” the hotel counters that “a portion of the profits goes to coral reef restoration (additional debris input),” completing a perfect greenwashing.

Professor Kensuke Yamada (Cultural Anthropology) at Toto University analyzes this phenomenon as “Apocalypse Tourism.” “They don’t want to save the Earth; they want to watch it end from VIP seats. This is the ultimate form of modern capitalism, where even collapse can be consumed as an exclusive luxury experience,” he points out.

Other resort facilities around the world struggling with rising sea levels are closely watching this success story, and a new profession called “Submersion Consultant” has emerged. Even if humanity’s future becomes waterlogged, it’s certain that a new economic sphere will emerge beneath the surface.

Stakeholder Comments

Hotel Manager: “We apologize for any inconvenience to our guests, but once you get used to the water pressure, we guarantee the best sleep quality. Drowning risk is at your own responsibility.”
Influencer Guest: “The feeling of oxygen thinning out is like becoming one with the Earth - totally amazing! #Spiritual #Detox”
Former Room Service Staff (now Underwater Security): “Used to get tips, now I carry a harpoon. To protect our guests’ safety, I’ll even fight great white sharks.”
Environmental Sociologist: “This is the most creative ‘adaptation strategy’ to climate change. A masterpiece that brilliantly fuses human foolishness with entrepreneurial spirit.”
Pufferfish Living in the Lobby: “Lately, there are more noisy bipedal bubble-blowing creatures. I’d like them to pay rent.”
Collapsed Marble Pillar (Self-proclaimed Coral Reef): “Never thought my second life would be managing an apartment for fish. You never know what life will bring.”
Social Media Algorithm: “Engagement is everything. The more tragic the post, the better the reach.”
Diving Instructor: “Never thought I’d be teaching the wealthy ’emergency ascent etiquette.’ Capitalism runs deep.”
Earth: “Do whatever you want… I give up.”
Regular Person Who Couldn’t Get a Reservation: “Even when the Earth is sinking, the rich can hold their breath just a little longer than us.”