--- title: Stay in SpongeBob’s Pineapple at the New Nickelodeon Hotel description: Bikini Bottom has come to life in this human-sized replica suite of the Nickelodeon favorite's iconic pineapple under the sea. canonical: https://time.com/4504716/spongebob-hotel-nickelodeon/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-22T18:07:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:33.893Z og:title: Stay in SpongeBob’s Pineapple at the New Nickelodeon Hotel og:description: Take a tour of the life-sized version of SpongeBob's iconic home under the sea. og:url: https://time.com/4504716/spongebob-hotel-nickelodeon/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Stay in SpongeBob’s Pineapple at the New Nickelodeon Hotel twitter:description: Take a tour of the life-sized version of SpongeBob's iconic home under the sea. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # You Can Now Stay in SpongeBob’s Pineapple Under the Sea at the New Nickelodeon Hotel > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 22, 2016 6:07 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 22, 2016 6:07 PM UTC Who lives [in a Pineapple Under the Sea](http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/01/31/spongebob-squarepants-pineapple-abode-mathematically-impossible/?iid=sr-link5)? You, potentially. The new Nickelodeon Hotel and Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic has opened a cartoon-perfect [SpongeBob SquarePants](http://time.com/3103815/spongebob-squarepants/?iid=sr-link3) replica suite, a two-bedroom freestanding pineapple structure with its own pool. Most importantly, it really does look (and, presumably, feel) like the [zany porifera’s](http://time.com/4103402/teen-who-saved-choking-classmate-says-spongebob-taught-him-heimlich-maneuver/?iid=sr-link1) iconic animated fruit home. (Although in this instance, those who need air for survival — humans, for instance — should be just fine.) The Pineapple “Villa” starts at $3,800 a night for up to four adults and two kids. But you do get 24-hour room service included, plus your own private infinity pool. Otherwise, non-pineapple rooms [at the resort](http://www.nickresortpuntacana.com/) can be snagged for $375 a person. And because it’s a Nickeloden-themed property, there are quirky twists for guests: think “surprise slimings” (remember that green stuff?) and appearances by Nickelodeon characters, of course. Take a tour of the uncanny suite, above (and keep an eye out for the pet snail, Gary).  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