GUESTS CAN FLOAT AWAY

Known for launching the world’s first robot hotel, Japan’s Huis Ten Bosch, is now offering space-age floating pods where visitors can drift off to sleep at sea. Panoramic views are on offer from each two-storey-capsule with bedrooms that are covered by a convex glass roof. Set in the middle section of the sphere, the second level of the hotel pod is a lounge area surrounded by several windows. The hotel is yet to reveal exactly how the floating capsules will be monitored and how they move across the water, however, the expected cost for each capsule that holds up to four people, is around NZ$500. It is expected to be launched by the end of 2017.