The Underwater Luxury in Dubai- Hydropolis Hotel

Hydropolis Hotel in Dubai

The Hydropolis Underwater Hotel and Resort is going to be the first submarine luxury resort when it opens its doors by 2010. Designed by Prof. Roland Dieterle, this masterpiece of the Dubai Real Estate has also feathered its cap with the honor of being the first 10-star hotel on the globe.

Location

This magnum opus is situated 66 ft. below the surface of the Persian Gulf just off Jumeirah Beach in Dubai.

Construction

Its Plexiglas walls and bubble shaped dome ceilings which are defended by steel and concrete enable the guests to experience the beautiful view of fishes and other sea creatures. The structure of the hotel is prominently bifurcated into three sections. The guests are welcomed at the land section. There is a connecting tunnel which transports the people to the main vicinity of the hotel though a train and the leisure complex comprising of 220 suites within the submarine. The whole project covers an area of 260 hectares and will cost approximately £300 million altogether.

Design

Hydropolis is a reproduction of the human organism in an architectural design by Joachim Hauser, the developer and designer of the hotel. His passion for water and the sea led to the original idea of Hydropolis. A direct analogy is observed between the architecture and the physiology of man. The figure of eight inscribed in a circle and lying on its side is the additional geometrical element. The spaces in the basins comprise of restaurants, bars, rooms and suites. These seem to be the representation of the human body in which the nervous and cardiovascular systems function and the pulse of life is represented.

In order to provide utmost resistance against not only the pressure of the sea but also the occasional typhoon, the design of the hotel is curved. The hotel itself is shaped in the form of bubbles for the same cause.

The Biggest Tower in Abu Dhabi- Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)

The Biggest Tower in Abu Dhabi - ADIA

The tallest building in Abu Dhabi with the height of 607 feet is Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Headquarters. Located near Khalid Bin Al Street, 0.1 km far from Al Istiglal Street, the building stands high with 40 floors in all.

The building rests perfectly opposite a series of broad gardens. With a prominent visibility, the project was built with the high objective of contributing significantly to the urban creation of the city and relationship with the street. The Corniche on which the building rests is presently a prestigious 10 kilometer avenue with superior development and lush green gardens with lovely sea front.

Company Overview
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority specializes in direct funds, fund investments and distressed funds as well. IN other words, it can be considered as a autonomous wealth fund of the Government of Abu Dhabi. The income from excess oil reserves is also managed by the organization. Found in 1976, the firm primarily invests in private and public equity, real estate markets across the globe and also in fixed income markets. Hedge Funds also are a part of its investments.

Architecture
Two towers stand erect on either side of the ‘central atrium’ of the building and are well connected for their entire height. The double-glazed portico which is curtained with automatic blinds and air conditioned infrastructure with two glass panels controlled by the direct ion of the sun, complete the architecture of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. A roof top leisure center upon the adjoining eight storey car park is an added feature.

Kohn Pederson Fox, the designer of this project picked up elements of conventional and classic Islamic architecture. The post tensioned floors and steel make up the superstructure of the building. A web like net of frets recall the traditional Islamic patterns and simultaneously symbolize the network of computing and telecommunications and its needs in the world of 21^st century.

Mina Al Arab- The Port Of Arabia

Mina Al Arab - Ras Al Khaimah

Mina Al Arab- The definition of this centrepiece master plan in the UAE goes as, the community comprising of six districts each possessing its own character and fascinating atmosphere. Mina Al Arab is also known as Port of Arabia globally. Expected to be completed by 2011, this huge venture is designed in a way that it offers an array of alluring activities and surroundings. The community is an ideal destination for the residents and visitors due to its meticulously crafted infrastructure.

Location
This mixed use holiday resort on the beach of Ras Al Khaimah spreads in an area of 30 million square feet and is estimated to be project worth Dh10 billion. It extends along 13 kilometers of a beach front and a cluster of islands.

Features
Once completed, Mina Al Arab has a lot to offer. It will the proud possessor of numerous hotels, an adventurous theme park, a therapy center, a water park, a heritage village , a marina and two hotels which will be eco-friendly. The project will feature 3500 residential entities and 388 residential villas of diversified architecture.

Amenities

· Harbour

· Pedestrian and Bicycle Pathway

· Arabian Souk designed in a traditional manner

· Ecological preserves

· 310 hectares of open spaces

· Medical facilities

· Mosque

· Restaurants and Cafes

· Gym

· Tennis Court

· Spas

· Other Sporting Activities

In other words, Mina Al Arab is an abode to an exciting assortment of themed resorts. All are customized to offer a wide range of holiday exposures. The resort comprises of different themes including Arabic, south pacific, Moorish, and Venetian. The hotel guests as well as residents can relish the dazzling views over immaculate white sandy beaches and a collection of restaurants and entertainment in the community. The place is ideal for ones looking for an easy access to nature.

Dubai Festival City- A Unique Blend of all Leisure Elements

Flaunted as a “city within a city”, Dubai Festival city the biggest mixed-use development in the Middle East comprises of all the rudiments of work, living and leisure in a single project. Being the huge residential, entertainment and business development in Dubai, Dubai Festival City will also include series of residential communities, malls, hotels, a golf course, school and other public services.

Location
Dubai Festival City is located merely five minutes from Dubai’s International Airport. It possesses over 3 km of Creekside Corniche and spreads over 1300 acres.

Residential Sale and Leasing
Dubai Festival City offers a big range of options if one is looking for a new house to live in.

Marsa Plaza: Offers a unique cosmopolitan waterside lifestyle

Al Badiya Hillside: Offers a fascinating peace with its location on the hillside and traditional Arabic Architecture.

Al Badiya Residences: In a lush green aura with private gardens, the place offers a Mediterranean lifestyle.

Shopping
The Festival Center at Dubai Festival City is the proud recipient of the “International Shopping Center of the Year” Award in 2008. It portrays a stupendous blend of international and regional retailers.

Dubai Festival City

Dining
Canal Walk features over 40 dining options in the biggest dining destinations in the Middle East. This makes it world famous to enjoy a meal, a cappuccino or just an intimate meeting. A fantastic fusion of dining, shopping and entertainment is offered by two amazingly designed waterfront ambiences facing the Canal Walk and Festive Marina.

Leisure and Entertainment
Dubai Festival City leaves no stone unturned in offering the superior world of entertainment and leisure with its cinema complex, fitness center, concerts, bowling and other sports. A championship golf course adds to its recognition as a marvelous waterfront urban community.

Hospitality
Dubai Festival City comprises of the leading hoteliers of the world- Crowne Plaza, W Hotels, InterContinental and Al Badiya Golf Club. The assortment of hotels will encompass 3500 rooms and apartments located in the heart of this district.

In other words, Dubai Festival City is a unique blend of all the desirable elements at one stop.

Atlantis Hotel in Dubai

Atlantis Hotel in Dubai

This luxury resort is located on 113 acres of land. Emerging from the warm waters of the Arabian Gulf, Atlantis Hotel is a magnum opus of Dubai real estate.

Location:
The resort which a ‘Wonder of Architecture’, is rests upon the latest landmarks of Dubai, the crescent of The Palm Jumeirah. Also known as the eighth wonder, the Palm Jumeirah also offers an easy access to most of the most famous tourist attractions of Dubai.

Attractions inside

Aquaventure:
The beautiful and adventurous water-park is assembled in an area of 42 acres. The centerpiece, “Zigguret” flaunts a 27.5 meter vertical drop.

The Lost Chambers:
Experience the expedition through the maze of underwater chambers with above 65,000 fishes and other water animals.

Dolphin Bay:
The 11-acre creation also is famous for being the Dolphin Education Center

Spa and Fitness Center
The facilities offered here are unsurpassed all over the world. It offers treatments throughout the world as well.

The Avenues
The Avenues can be an ideal destination for the crazy shoppers. It is a 7500 square meter entertainment and Retail Complex.

Attractions Nearby

· Ski Dubai

· Mall of the Emirates

· Wild Wadi waterpark

· Burj AL Arab

· Burj Dubai

Hotel Amenities

· Conference and Meeting Rooms

· Family Activities and Theme Parks

· Banquet Facilities

· Private Beach

· Beauty Salon

· Tennis Court

· Running Track

Restaurants

The 17 restaurants at Atlantis are categorized into four zones:

Award Winning: The finest restaurants in this category offer a blend of World-class Cuisines and dramatic ambiences. The chefs leading in this zone are Nobu, Rostang and Locatelli.

Casual Dining: Atlantis attains the rights to tempt its guests with its variety of cuisines from the entire world.

Buffet: Tantalizing the taste buds can be the motive behind this category offered from 4 corners of the globe. Kaleidoscope and Saffron brings it all for you.

Bars: It may be baffling but equally relishing to chose the place to dine and relax in this category with diverse assortment of ambiences queued up for you. One can enjoy Arabian coffee or sip cocktails accordingly.

The Windsor Castle-The Royal Palace alias The Biggest House of the World

The Windsor Castle - Europe

Most of us look forward to and wonder about the biggest house in the world. The Windsor Palace covering an area of 45000 square meters, feathers its cap with the honor of being the biggest house in the world. It is one of the main residences of the British Monarch along with Holyrood Palace and Buckingham Palace. The construction and evolution of The Windsor Castle have been directly influenced by many Kings and Queens of England.

Location:
Located at Windsor, SL4 1NJ, Windsor Castle can be reached by road M4 to Exit 6 from London and then M3 to Exit 3

History
The rich history of The Winsor Castle extends almost 1000 years and is inevitably linked with the British Monarchy. Initially built by the Conqueror, William who controlled from 1066 to 1087, the castle surrounded London forming a part of his sphere of castles for defence. The site was a place of easy defence and that is why it was chosen. The property was actually a fortress.

Son of William II was the first residence of the castle as he considered it to the safest place. Since then, several rulers took abode in the fortress for centuries. More buildings were added to the overall structure.

Current Resident of Windsor Castle
The private apartments were modernized and renovated in 1952 which had remained empty since the epoch of Queen Mary. Queen Elizabesth II acquired the throne and made Windsor her primary weekend retreat along with Prince Philip and their two children.

Visit to Windsor Castle
Visitors can mainly see five areas when visiting Windsor Castle:

· The State Apartments

· St. George’s Chapel

· Queen Mary’s Doll’s House

· The Castle Exhibition

· Exhibition in the Drawings Gallery

The semi-state rooms are open to public in the months of October to March.

Kempinski – The Five Star Symbol in Dubai’s Mall of the Emirate

Kempinski - Dubai Mall of Emirate

Kempinski, a purely magnificent and thrilling five star Dubai hotel, is also Europe’s oldest collected works of luxurious hotels. The hotel is a fundamental lure in Dubai offering its visitors and tourists an impeccable hospitality, stirring shopping and the most creative entertainment and sport facilities along with the Mall of the Emirates shopping arcade and Ski Dubai Alpine themed covered snow resort.

Location and History of Kempinski
Situated on one of the most esteemed addresses of Dubai on Sheikh Zaiyed Road at “Mall of Emirates, by MAF Investments, Kempinski beautifully reflects its old tradition and heritage conserving the style of its first assets in 1897 in Europe.

Kempinski is exactly located at the front position of Mall of the Emirates mega premises. It is just 20 minutes from Dubai International Airport and downtown. One can easily access Dubai Internet City, Jumeirah Beach or Dubai Media City from here which nothing less than the heart of the modern Dubai.

Kid-cierge
Kempinski has special attractions for its young travelers. These include the Kid-cierge program uniquely intended to lure the kids aging from 2 to 14 years.

Special Kid-ceirge facilities are featured by every room for the comfort of every little guest. These include:

• Mini bathrobes
• Unique penguin toiletries
• Slippers
• A glass of warm milk is served with delicious cookies before bedtime.

This program gives the parents a freedom to have a vacation of their own without the stress of managing the kids as it offers a big range of activities in a safe and fun filled aura.

Restaurants

K Grill
The cuisines from all around the globe will not let you escape from enticing your taste buds. K Grill offers 5 different preparation methods including BBQ Tandoori, wood oven, charcoal, Masonry oven or Rotisserie grill. Ambiences include indoor setting with live kitchen show and unmatched Al Fresco ambience.

Mosaic Chill
With a dazzling pool terrace, Mosaic Chill is an ideal destination to chill out after work. It brings in soft bean bags to relax, drinks to enjoy lavishly and a variety of shisha essences.

Sezzam Restaurant
This 1000 seater restaurant has been constructed at the intersection between the Hotel, the mall for shopping and Ski Dubai. It is also a true striker with three kitchenettes including Bake, Steam and Flame.

Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates has won popular honors as the Middle East’s Chief Leisure Hotel and has also come out with a pride at World Travel Awards in Dubai.

Burj Al Arab- Masterpiece as The Seven Star Hotel

Burj Al Arab

 

Leaving behind the spark of a five star hotel or a luxury hotel, Dubai has a seven star hotel, Burj Al Arab which has surpassed the definition of being ‘Sumptuous’. This masterpiece is envied by most of the top notch hotels of the region for its celebrity status in hospitality industry throughout the world.

Location

The Burj Al Arab is located on an artificial island which is 280 m from Jumeirah Beach. It is connected to the main land through a private curved bridge.

Architecture

The construction of the hotel 1,090 ft high started in 1994 and was completed in 2000. This iconic structure was designed to imitate the sail of the boat and to signify Dubai’s urban transformation. Designed by Tom Wright, the building resembles the sail of a dhow which is a type of Arabian vessel. The synonymous of the city, Burj Al Arab has two wings spread in a V to articulate a vast mast. The space between them is enclosed in a colossal porch. The architect and engineering consultant for the project was UK’s largest consultancy, Atkins.

Features

The features of Burj Al Arab required multifarious engineering accomplishments to be achieved. Since the building rests on an artificial island built 280m offshore, the builders drove 23040m long concrete piles into sand to secure a foundation. The foundation is further protected from erosion through the creation of a surface layer of large rocks looped with a concrete honeycomb pattern. It had taken three years to retrieve the land from the sea.

The atrium inside the building is 590 ft tall.

Restaurants

Al Muntaha

Located 660 ft. above the Persian Gulf, the restaurant offers a ecstatic view of Dubai. The main chef, Edah Semahj Leachim owns the restaurant in agreement with the hotel.

Al Mahara

Conde Nast Traveler voted the restaurant among the top ten best restaurants of the world. It features a huge seawater aquarium.

Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi – Iconic Theme Park

 

Developed by Aldar properties, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi would be the world’s first Ferrari theme park and the largest indoor theme park when it opens up its doors in 2010.The upcoming theme park on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi is designed by Benoy Architects. The exclusive theme park will serve as the host venue for the inaugural Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and is located. It is also Aldar’s brand new Retail, Leisure and Entertainment destination.

The structure of this awesome realty has been inspired by Ferrari GT body covering a surface area of 200,000m2 and also features the biggest Scuderia Ferrari "prancing horse" emblem in the world. The emblem measures 66 m in diameter.Uk firm Benoy is the lead consultant and architect of this amazing masterpiece.

Farah Leisure Park Management LLC (Farah), a joint venture between Aldar and ProFun Management Group will be responsible for the operation of Ferrari World Abu Dhabi.

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi represents the passion, performance, excellence and technical innovation which Ferrari has established over the years. ‘A must-visit venue for zealous families and a multi-sensory experience’ is the perfect portrayal of this property.

Selections:

Roller Coaster:
World’s fastest one here will make you feel the spark of an F1 car

Racing Simulators:
Strap into them which are almost similar to Ferrari Formula One team and can make you go crazy.

G-force:
Thrilling acceleration will take you to a height of 62 meters through the roof and bang down again.

Flume Ride:
Ride into the heart of Ferrari 599 engine to know more about your dream.

Hunger Pranks:
Two restaurants are waiting for you to remind you of Maranello itself and leaving behind lackluster hot dogs or kebabs.

Garnish your dream with this exclusive world of an indoor theme park.

Brisbane in Australia

Brisbane in Australia

With a mountain milieu to the northwest and coastal farmland to the south, Brisbane rests calmly on a river, by the sea. It is the state capital of Queensland, a state in Australia. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia with approximately 2 million inhabitants. Whatever taste one has in the world of real estate, Brisbane has it all. The climate here keeps the faces of the residences smiling the whole year.

Government:

A large segment of the city of Brisbane is governed by a single local government body called the Brisbane City Council. This is contrary to the other Australian Capital cities. The city is divided into 26 wards. A community representative known as “Councillor” is elected by each ward. Every four years ‘The Lord Mayor of Brisbane’ and the Councillors are elected by all residents through a popular vote. The current Lord Mayor of Brisbane is Campbell Newman. Brisbane City Council is the biggest government body in Australia.

Education:

Most of the preschool, primary and secondary schools in Brisbane are run under the dominance of Education Queensland which is a branch of Queensland Government. A good number of independent and Roman Catholic schools are also found.

Brisbane is a proud owner of multi-campus universities and colleges like Queensland University of Technology, University of Queensland and Griffith University.

Culture:

With an awesome adjunct of hospitality to offer, Brisbane boastfully hosts an impressive variety of cultural events so often. To add to the bafflement is the list of annual events attracting various artists.

Tourism:

Brisbane is all filled with a sagacity of adventure and optimism. This makes it perfect to attract visitors from all over the world. The open and friendly attitude of the inhabitants adds to the beauty of the city making it a comfortable destination. With a vibrant edge and highest innovation, the city deserves applause of the tourists without the sky-rocketing expenses.

Brisbane can stimulate your senses, tantalize your taste buds and make you bask in the luxury with everything you wish to do here.