If sleeping among the stars is something that you’ve always dreamed about, your dreams can now become a reality at the Galactic Suite Space Resort in Barcelona. The world’s first ever hotel designed for outer space is the brainchild of Xavier Claramunt, a Barcelona-based architect and former aerospace engineer. The futuristic resort is due for completion in 2012. Designed to orbit the earth at a distance of 450 kilometers at a speed of 30,000 kilometers per hour, comprising 15 orbits a day.

Galactic Suite Space Resort, Barcelona, Spain

Claramunt expects other space hotels to follow. As such, he has established the world’s largest chain of space resorts, Galactic Suite Limited (GSL). The cost for a three-night stay at Galactic Suite is steep at €3 million per person. Despite the cost, the hotel has seen a total of 38 bookings made since January 2008, with the majority of reservations coming from the United States. The three-bedroom suite will comprise of four modules that connect to a central enclosed area. Each module will have a window that slides back for a view of Earth. Each room is 7 meters in length and 4 meters in height, with protuberances that will allow guests to attach themselves when they are eating, viewing or sleeping. Specialized Velcro suits are provided to guests to allow them to stick to the walls to avoid the feeling of weightlessness.

The world’s first outer space spa will also be introduced at Galactic Suite, featuring a zero gravity spherical container with a water bubble of 201. Guests can ‘play’ with the water bubble, dividing it into an infinite number of separate bubbles in a weightless environment.

The project, in addition to its orbiting hotel, will also include a spaceport on an island in the Caribbean. The facility be provide astronaut training to passengers lasting 18 weeks. During training, guests will be allowed to bring their families to the spaceport to relax in the lush tropical accommodations in the days leading up to departure.