Floating Hotel Allows You to Take Catamaran Suites for a Cruise

A new design for a hotel may make remote waterways the next luxe travel destination.

The “Floating Hotel with Catamaran Apartments,” dreamed up by Salt Water, an architecture and yacht design firm in Serbia, was recently named winner of the Millennium Yacht Design Awards and now has a certain segment of the travel industry itching to set sail in hard-to-reach rivers.

“The project is developed with the aim to promote tourism on inland waters that offer wonderful examples of untouched nature,” reads the description of the design on Salt Water’s website. The firm did not immediately respond to ABC News’ requests for comment.

Each apartment, or suite, inside the water-based hotel is in fact a catamaran that can detach from the hotel dock and be navigated independently by its guest. The design allows access to smaller waterways that can’t sustain cruise ships.

A cross between a boat and a cabin, each catamaran consists of a salon, a galley, a bathroom, a hall with storage space and a sleeping area, accommodating two to four people. Should the design take off, swimming, diving, fishing and sun bathing will take place wherever one decides to moor a suite.