World's coolest hotel perk?

What could possibly make Fiji's gorgeous Laucala Island resort better? A DeepFlight Super Falcon Mark 2 submarine!

The Super Falcon works differently than other submarines, using movable wings to navigate depths like an underwater airplane. Traditional submersibles are sinkers, taking in water to sink into the ocean.

Riding in the DeepFlight is an unforgettable experience.

The submarine's acrylic domes are designed be almost invisible once the Super Falcon is underwater, giving guests the sensation of "flying" in an open cockpit.

Dietrich Mateschitz, co-founder of Red Bull and owner of Laucala Island, spent $1.7 million to buy the submarine for guests.

Every villa at Laucala Island resort has a private infinity pool. The 2,000-square-meter lagoon-style pool has a 25-meter-long glass cube for lap swimming.

A ride in the submarine initially cost guests $2,000 per hour. In October, it became an amenity included in the resort package price.

• Private Laucala Island in Fiji is the first resort to offer a free submarine experience for guests


• DeepFlight Super Falcon is a winged submersible that "flies" underwater


• An hour tour travels from the main beach to "Black Rock" in the island's inner reef

(CNN) -- The newest perk at Laucala Island resort easily makes it onto our list of most outrageous hotel amenities.

As of October, the private island property in Fiji became the world's first resort to include a ride in its own submarine -- a futuristic two-seater called DeepFlight Super Falcon -- as part of its all-inclusive package.

Previously, an hour-long ride in the submarine cost $2,000 per person.

DeepFlight Super Falcon is a winged micro-submersible with 360-degree viewing capability through acrylic domes.

It can operate as deep as 1,500 feet.

The unique winged technology allows the submarine to "fly" underwater like a sea creature.

James Bond experience

The sub's designer, Graham Hawkes, is known for building extravagant personal submersibles.

Hawkes' earlier designs include submersibles seen in the James Bond film "For Your Eyes Only," and James Cameron's "Aliens of the Deep."

DeepFlight Super Falcons cost about $1.7 million apiece.

Laucala Island owner and Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz is a privileged owner, along with Richard Branson and Tom Perkins of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers venture capital fame.

The dive

Laucala Island guests can expect a dive to depths of 40 to 60 feet into the sea.

The hour-long trip takes one guest at a time (along with a pilot) from the island's main beach to the "Black Rock" section of the island's inner reef.

Scorpion fish, clown fish, turtles and leopard sharks are some of the marine fauna guests might see during the ride.

Apart from abundant coral reefs and marine life, the 25-villa resort sits on an exclusive 3,500-acre Pacific island known for a diverse landscape -- volcanic mountains, tropical rainforest, beaches and mangroves.

Laucala Island , Fiji; +679 888 0077; one bedroom villa from $4,200 per night