Yes - there are different varieties of the pandanus, the one you are thinking of may be the h-unpronouncable one. The one I'm considering is the edible one, amaryllifolius, it can get big, too. I was going to put it outside since I have a lot of shade and my soil seems to stay wet (been two months since I watered), however, we get a couple days when it gets too cold for the plant (apparently an immediate kill) so I'm considering options. Some internet tells me this plant is impossible to grow indoors, but rest of internet says it's easy to grow. There are times when I do not like the internet
Small ones are orchid-level expensive!
I've seen a few videos on youtube where people were doing larger plants in SH, without the drain holes, they are just filling a big pot lined with a garbage bag with water to a specific level, and the plant in a leca pot is dropped in. Kind of the same thing I guess, just a bit of a pain to care for, and I suspect they'll get root rot faster once the roots reach the reservoir since they are not flushing the water as often, thus preventing aeration in the standing water.