The Poseidon Underwater Resort – Bioshock’s “Rapture” Made Real

I’m a huge fan of the Bioshock series of games by 2K Games. They’re immersive, the story is fantastic, and the undersea city of rapture is nothing short of breathtaking. The trouble is that it’s all just a video game. We can’t actually go live under the sea, can we?

Though not exactly a complete, self-sustaining undersea city, the Poseidon Underwater Resort in Fiji is poised to be the world’s very first undersea resort and hotel. People very much like us, but a whole lot wealthier, can stay here for approximately

$3,750 per night, experiencing the wonder (and possible terror) of an almost completely sea-through (see what I did there?) roof. You’ll have 40ft of the ocean above your head and a whole lot of fish to boot.

Welcome to Rapture

Though Rapture most certainly has its charm, the Poseidon Resort looks a lot more, shall we say… comfortable. The view is actually a whole lot better, and there doesn’t *appear* to be much in the way of giant mechanized Big Daddies walking around, messing people’s shit up. That’s a perk in my book.

Imagine having crazy, dirty, filthy undersea book reading sessions on this bed? The possibilities are endless!

Oh, the irony… a shower inside of an undersea hotel. All the ocean, and not a drop to shower with. It makes me wonder what’s going on with the toilet water as well…

This almost looks like one of those electronic LCD picture frames but made giant to encompass an entire wall. It probably would have been much cheaper to do it up that way…

This is the real money shot. The ocean looks absolutely beautiful. I’ve never seen an ocean that’s so damn blue… not even in Mexico.

Now this… looks like Rapture. I mean, before the place went to hell, people started climbing around on the ceilings, trying to stab people with their freakish metal claws.

The scene of some mad scientist’s undersea library?

This looks a little fishy, almost CG-like. In fact, many of these shots look like carefully crafted renderings. I’ve been tricked! Well, that… or the place isn’t actually open yet, which is actually the case. But you know.

In any case, if you’re interested in learning more about the Poseidon resort, head over to their website and look around. They’ve got all your questions covered.

I had never heard about this place, and it looks incredible, even if the photos aren’t real. When we get some real images, I’ll be sure to update them.