Having heard so much about this first big underwater hotel, thought I would check up on how far things are up and running.

• the site http://www.crescent-hydropolis.com/ is certainly up and running and in parts quite good. The excessive use of flash makes it a little bit less fun than it could have been
• While the Dubai Hydropolis seems to be still under construction (was scheduled to open in December 2007), the next one to be ready will be in the Yellow Sea off the coast of Qingdao, China - possibly in time for the Olympics
• And there are a few others too - Isle of Man, Monaco, New York.
• Some of the other planned ones had me slightly puzzled. London and Munich - Hydropolis on Thames? Or maybe they do intend to move it to the coast…

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