Perfect for tourists who have seen enough beaches or city landscapes， this floating hotel offers a room with a different kind of view： ten feet beneath the surface of a Swedish lake.

The Utter Inn offers guests a night to remember， with windows in every wall of the bedroom looking out into the water， teeming with fish.

The “floatel” is the culmination of artist Michael Genburg， known for his unique hotel experiences including one in a tree in a city centre park， and “Ooops”， the sunken villa not far from Utter Inn by Lake Malaren.

Utter Inn has an above-surface kitchen inside a little hut made to look like a traditional Swedish cottage. At bedtime guests climb down the hatch to their sleeping quarters， which has an all-round view of life under the surface.

Mr Genburg opened Utter Inn in 2000. He said， “Its like a reverse aquarium—the fish like looking at the guests and are fascinated by them. Its as if youre sitting on your own island when youre on board—its just an amazing experience.”

After being taken out to the floating hut by Utter Inn staff， visitors can relax on the deck or use the hotels inflatable dinghy to explore one of the uninhabited islands in Lake Malaren before a night underwater life.

The artist admitted that he had his doubts about the project when it first opened. “I was quite worried as it was an unproven concept， but now I love it！ Because there is a window on every side， you feel totally submerged in the lake.”

Michael said， “A lot of people who have visited it said they slept extremely well because of the rocking motion on board. People with busy lives and high-pressured jobs tend to visit. I think there is natural peace in the very relaxing surroundings.”

“You can hear the lapping of the water outside of the windows as well which I think is a very therapeutic sound. I always want to be by water—its so soothing， romantic and calm—all at the same time.”

對(duì)看夠了海灘或城市景觀的游客來(lái)說(shuō)漂浮旅館是一個(gè)完美的去處，這個(gè)旅館提供的客房位于瑞典湖泊10英尺以下，在這里視野將大不一樣。

阿特旅館為客人提供一個(gè)難忘的夜晚，臥室的每面墻都能看到魚(yú)群豐富的湖水。

漂浮旅館是藝術(shù)家Michael Genburg 的心血結(jié)晶，他以自己獨(dú)特的旅館體驗(yàn)而知名，包括一個(gè)在城市中心公園的樹(shù)上旅館，以及一個(gè)名為“Ooops”的旅館，離梅拉倫湖上的阿特旅館不遠(yuǎn)。

阿特旅館有一個(gè)位于水平面以上的廚房，看起來(lái)像一個(gè)傳統(tǒng)的瑞典小屋。到了睡覺(jué)時(shí)間，客人從艙口下到睡覺(jué)的地方，在那里有一個(gè)全方位的水下視野。

2000年，Genburg先生開(kāi)了阿特旅館。他說(shuō)：“這就像一個(gè)逆向水族館——魚(yú)喜歡看旅館里的客人且被他們吸引。坐在旅館臥室就好像坐在自己的島嶼上，這是一段神奇的經(jīng)歷。”

被阿特旅館的工作人員帶出漂浮小屋后，游客們可以在甲板上放松身心，或在下一晚水下生活之前使用酒店的充氣橡皮艇去探索梅拉倫湖上某個(gè)無(wú)人居住的島嶼。

這位藝術(shù)家承認(rèn)最初開(kāi)業(yè)時(shí)他懷疑過(guò)這個(gè)項(xiàng)目?！拔液軗?dān)心，因?yàn)樗且粋€(gè)未經(jīng)證實(shí)的概念，但現(xiàn)在我喜歡它！因?yàn)榕P室每面都有一個(gè)窗口，你會(huì)感覺(jué)自己完全淹沒(méi)在湖中?！?/p>

Michael說(shuō)：“很多來(lái)游玩過(guò)的人都表示因?yàn)榇臄[動(dòng)他們睡得非常好。生活忙碌和工作壓力大的人常來(lái)這里，我覺(jué)得在非常放松的環(huán)境中很容易獲得平靜?！?/p>

“你還能聽(tīng)到窗外嘩嘩的水聲，在我看來(lái)這是一種很治愈的聲音。我總是想坐船，水總是那么舒緩、浪漫和平靜?！?/p>

Word Study

teem with充滿，遍布，到處都是

For most of the year， the area is teeming with tourists.

inflatable /?n'fle?t?bl/ adj. 需要充氣的

submerge /s?b'm??rd?/ v. 浸沒(méi);淹沒(méi)

Hippos are unable to submerge in the few remaining water holes.

lap /l?p/ v.（輕柔而有規(guī)律地）拍打