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Sick of boring hotels? Check out this solar-powered floating resort

Sick of boring hotels? Check out this solar-powered floating resort

Have your dreams of staying in a floating hotel been cramped by your ecological conscience?

Be conflicted no longer. Rex Features reports that an Italian designer has created a "Solar Floating Resort" that can be motored up to 10 miles offshore and anchored - or kept at a marina.

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The vessel - which is about 65 feet long - has enough room to sleep six people in two singles and two double bedrooms. Each have their own bathroom.

The coolest part? A fully-submerged observation room which gives 360-degree views of wildlife.

"It has a fully submerged observation bulb because the majority of people are fascinated by watching exotic fish, dolphins, sharks and marine turtles," designer Michele Puzzolante, 53, told Rex.

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Outside, the resort will have a teak deck with a dining area, day beds and a Jacuzzi. Power is generated for the hotel by solar panels in the roof.

It's expected to hit the market within a year for about $1.7 million dollars.

See more: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/sick-boring-hotels-check-solar-powered-floating-resort-article-1.1114294#ixzz20zZap5rF