Luxury Hotels around the World
SPACE HOTEL
Just as Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C Clarke envisioned decades ago, the future of Space Resorts are now within our reach. "Space island Group" is the world leader in space station design and construction. When SPI approached world famous design group Blaess to create the entire interior environment and overall aesthetics of the space resort, the task was undertaken with sheer artistry. Designed on earth and later transported to low earth orbit, all materials and fixtures used must be manufactured from non gaseous materials to ensure total safety.
HUVAFEN FUSHI - MALDIVES
The highest point in the Maldives is only four meters above sea level, so perhaps its not surprising that the Huvafen spa is underwater - something totally exclusive to this resort. It's like entering a glamorous fishbowl where you are the main attraction to the fish. It's the perfect environment for a massage.
WATERWORLD - CHINA
SPACE HOTEL
Just as Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C Clarke envisioned decades ago, the future of Space Resorts are now within our reach. "Space island Group" is the world leader in space station design and construction. When SPI approached world famous design group Blaess to create the entire interior environment and overall aesthetics of the space resort, the task was undertaken with sheer artistry. Designed on earth and later transported to low earth orbit, all materials and fixtures used must be manufactured from non gaseous materials to ensure total safety.
HUVAFEN FUSHI - MALDIVES
Trendsetting Huvafen Fushi has been raising the benchmark since its first inception two years ago. Opening its doors to feature the world's first underwater spa, Huvafen Fushi has since earned its spot on the coveted Conde Nast Traveller Magazines and the UK and US Hot Lists.
Huvafen Fush is located on its own lagoon on a tiny island in North Male Atoll - a place whose physical beauty is almost overwhelming, and where guests are totally indulged on every level.
The highest point in the Maldives is only four meters above sea level, so perhaps its not surprising that the Huvafen spa is underwater - something totally exclusive to this resort. It's like entering a glamorous fishbowl where you are the main attraction to the fish. It's the perfect environment for a massage.
WATERWORLD - CHINA
Atkin's Architecture Group recently won first prize for an international design competition with this stunning entry. Set in a spectacular water filled quarry in Songjiang, China, the 400 bed resort hotel is uniquely constructed within the natural elements of the quarry. Underwater public areas and guest rooms add to the uniqueness, but the resort also boasts cafes, restaurants and sporting facilities.
PRICKLY BAY - GRENADA, CARIBBEAN
Prickly Bay is the ultimate in Caribbean Ocean side living. Each residency is equipped with the ultimate in modern conveniences and lush interiors. With uninterrupted views of the peninsular, the view from the inside gives the illusion that you are living on a boat.
HOTEL EVERLAND - PARIS
The hotel Everland is a one-room self-contained mini-hotel and caters for its guests in the usual fashion - in-house cable, wi-fi, deluxe bathrooms, lavish breakfasts and even a Mini Cooper on loan with parking. It is fully portable which means it can be installed almost anywhere.
SHALI ECO LODGE - SHIWA
Reminiscent of Starwars Tatooine, the Shali Lodge is a beautiful and authentic traditional architecture. Set amongst a lush palm grove in Siwa, the lodge is constructed entirely of rock salt.
Housing eight very charming suites that all look out over the courtyard, each simple but eco stylish room has its particular appeal. The enclave of the Shali was originally built by nomads and abandoned in the 1980's. The badly damaged facades where transformed into what is now an incredibly beautiful resort.
HOTEL BASICO - PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO
The hotel is modeled on the industrial oil rigs of 1950's Mexico, but Hotel Basico - the chic offering from the boutique hoteliers "Grupo Habita" pulls it off with unapologetic conviction.
The building, perched on Playa Del Carmen's exclusive shopping and restaurant Fifth Avenue, references Mexico's rustic petroleum industry, with the rooms looking out onto a central mess hall-like restaurant area (Note: the best fish tacos in the "hood"). Above is a rooftop cocktail bar that features luxurious cabanas made from the back of old trucks with inbuilt mattresses and white-as-white cushions, two concrete petroleum tanks that serve as swimming pools (Note: from the pool you can sip old-school Margaritas and look down on the crowds below and out to the Caribbean sea, just one block away). Breezy house music and handsome hotel staff waft throughout the building all day. Effortlessly surreal.
Some adventures in life are about the journey. And some holidays are about a wild hotel room experience. A sojourn at Basico taps into this ideal. This isn't the romantic experience for honeymooners wanting to hide in their own Caribbean cocoon. No, it's all about the exhibitionist couple who get into the flirtatiousness mood of the concept, who want to be part of the party that goes on up at the rooftop bar every night until 1am, and who are open to "having lots of sex", as suggested in the hotel introductory manual that's chained to the bed.
HOTEL NEW MAJESTIC - SINGAPORE
Singapore is the latest city to unveil a new themed room hotel, putting the 'b' into boutique as it's never been before. The new generation design hotel is all about individuality and intimacy and more Hollywood mansion than mega hotel chain.
30 unique rooms designed by prominent artists and designers. Showcasing a mix of vintage and new furniture, the rooms adhere to different themes from the 'Hanging Bed Room' where murals span whole walls through to the incredible Aquarium Room where a glass-encased bathtub sits in the middle of the room.
SKI DUBAI
Skiing in one of the warmest countries in the world? Bring it on.... Indoors of course! The United Arab Emirates have developed the world's first largest indoor ski resort ever made and nobody goes over the top like the developers in this part of the world. Encompassing over 6.5 million square feet over 3 levels, and including over 420 specialty stores. This resort, puts all others on ice. Ski Dubai is the first indoor ski dome that captures mountain spirit through changing terrain, multiple direction slopes and varying slope gradients with a constant supply of over 6,000 tons of real snow at any one time. The entertainment goes beyond the ski fields with the world's largest indoor theme park, with state of the art rides, plus a 500 seat theatre and cultural centre, so wether you ski or not, this over the top resort has got you covered.
DUBAILAND - DUBAI
It's Disneyland in the desert, without the "Micky Mouse". Introducing 'Dubailand', the greatest show on earth. Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, crown prince of Dubai, recently unveiled the 5 billion dollar, 180 million square feet project, announcing it as the largest entertainment and tourism attraction on earth. Divided into six themed worlds and comprising over 200 individual projects, The themed world's Dubailand offers are; Downtown, eco tourism world, retail world, attractions world, sports world, and themed leisure/vacation world. The mind boggling experiences range from walking with dinosaurs through to floating through space. From a topographic view Dubailand looks like a small country, and despite the fact that its surrounded by vast stretches of desert, Dubailand is taking the mickey out of Disney and any other themed park facilities worldwide.
POSEIDEN UNDERWATER HOTEL
The Poseidon Underwater Hotel is currently under construction in the Bahamas and this five star sea floor resort complex offers Star Trek like accommodation 60 feet underwater. The hotel features an 3000 ft2 underwater restaurant and bar lounge, 20 luxury suites with private coral gardens and fish feeders as well as, you guessed it, a swimming pool. The resort is linked to land via two underwater access tunnels. The resort has already set it's sights on the next two future locations of the United Arab Emirates and Belize. With 60% of the entire exterior surface being transparent, the $1500 per night price tag is bound to offer the ultimate 'room with a view'
XTREME HOTEL - BERLIN
Berlin's Propeller Island City Lodge is the latest offering in the art room hotel genre. Unlike many other art hotels, PICL is very reasonably priced whilst maintaining a very high room standard. The 30 rooms vary dramatically in their style. From the Forest room, where your mattress floats on a series of logs surrounded by red walls through to the Gruft room, where your two separate beds are white coffins. The variety within the hotel is what makes it so appealing. Where other hotels focus more on the work of individual artists by way of reproducing their two dimensional art, PICL's direction is very much more based on art installations. The result is a wonderfully unique hotel, in a league of it's own.
Carsten Höller has developed a unique sculpture, which resembles a giant floating crystal on the sea. The sculpture, which doubles as a hotel room, is constructed from semi transparent glass which allows one way viewing from the inside. The glass walls, ceilings and floors allows the guest to experience the surrounding oceanic environment in an uninterrupted manner. The nesna Vacation Centre in Norway are keen on running the project as a permanent hotel, making it a popular visitors destination through its network of hotel recommendations. This is a great example of when art meets business to produce a unique product
UNA VITTORIA - FLORENCE, ITALY
As the home of some of the world's most famous creative minds, Florence represents the very essence of the Renaissance period. With a reputation synonymous with style, elegance and opulence, it's fitting that the city plays host to the UNA Vittoria Hotel. This unique establishment marries cutting edge design and technology with all the artistic history Florence has to offer. Guests rooms are a beautifully executed blend of traditional interior materials such as mosaics, printed lame and quality leather, which co-exist among the modern conveniences of plasma screens and wireless internet connections. The public bars, meeting rooms, and restaurants of the hotel are gaining a reputation as being the city's top social meeting points.
THE FIVE HOTEL - PARIS FRANCE
The Five Hotel has smoothly integrated optical fiber lighting, adding a touch of lucidity and decor incorporated into the bathroom tiling and bedroom ceilings, a dream innovation, scintillating the magical and romantic atmosphere. Here you sleep under the star lit sky!
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