Jules Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, Florida isn’t your usual definition of a hotel. For one, it’s underwater. Nevertheless, it’s a unique concept that everybody should try at least once. The lodge originally began as the La Chalupa research laboratory. The lodge is located in a protected mangrove lagoon, which is a natural nursery area for many reef fish.
To get in, you must dive 21 feet below sea level to enter the lodge. For non-divers, you can take a three hour class to let you stay in lodge, or choose to take their full complement of advanced and specialty dive training. The Lodge ordinarily hosts two couples, or a single group of up to six. The accommodations include two private bedrooms and a common room. Each of the bedrooms and the common room is equipped with air conditioning, telephone, intercom, VCR/DVD and a stereo sound system. But the main focus of attention is the big 42 inch round window that graces each room with views of passing angelfish, barracudas and snappers. An enclosed shower and toilet with hot and cold water are located off the wet room.