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What $10 Million Buys You in Dubai
The world's ultra-rich have a new place to hang their hats. Dubai's Damac Properties have created a new line of luxury apartments that start around $10 million each. The Signature Residences each occupy an entire floor in two of Damac's skyscrapers: Ocean Heights in Dubai Marina and Lotus Heights in Business Bay. The apartments have [...]
Continue reading...JIA Whiz; The latest from China’s top young hotelier
1. May 2007
The last thing the world needs is yet another boutique hotel. Except maybe for Shanghai, where the hotel market has till now been more about grandeur (the Four Seasons, the Grand Hyatt, the Pudong Shangri-La) than intimacy. Twenty-eight-year-old wunderkind developer Yenn Wong hopes to change that with her—yes, her—new JIA Shanghai. While she collaborated with [...]
Continue reading...The Lavish Plans For 75 Wall Street
26. April 2007
The former downtown headquarters of JP Morgan Chase, 75 Wall Street, a rose-colored brick tower, is making the switch from office building to luxury condos and a hotel. The building will be home to an Andaz hotel, the recently announced new luxury lifestyle arm of Hyatt. The 250-suite hotel will take up the lower part [...]
Continue reading...Tom Ford’s New York Store
23. April 2007
Earlier this month the Tom Ford New York store opened its doors for the first time, located on Madison Avenue. Tom Ford himself was present giving personal tours of the 1930's inspired shop full of not only the designer's menswear creations but also decor from his own collections, such as beaver-skin rugs and Lucio Fontana [...]
Continue reading...The Estefans Plan Another Hotel
23. April 2007
Gloria and Emilio Estefan aren't just music makers, they are successful hoteliers. They already own the Cardozo hotel in South Beach and are now set up expand their burgeoning empire through a partnership with Benchmark Hospitality. They will be opening Costa d'Este in Vero Beach, Florida. The hotel will have 94 guest rooms including four [...]
Continue reading...Grand Hotel Kempinski Geneva, Now Open for Business
23. April 2007
The previously-managed Hilton property was partially reopened in February, after extensive renovations, by new managers: Kempinski Hotels. This 110-year-old establishment (Europe's oldest) has once again worked their magic by completely refurbishing and modernizing the property which, in my opinion as a frequent visitor, was long overdue. The architectural and interior designs at this five-star luxury [...]
Continue reading...Bearfire Resort, Skiing Comes To Texas
20. April 2007
Skiing in Texas? Texas is creating a ski slope where no slope existed before. Bearfire Resort will be a man-made mountain that will feature ski slopes spread over 650,000 square feet in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Bearfire Resort will also have a 600-room hotel, a convention center, and a spa at the base of the [...]
Continue reading...The Signature at MGM Grand
18. April 2007
The Signature at MGM Grand is for those who want to be in Las Vegas but also enjoy an enclave free of the omnipresent clinking of slot machines and smell of cigar smoke. The MGM Grand has announced the July opening of its third 576-suite tower. The all-suite tower will complete The Signature at MGM [...]
Continue reading...A 1st Class Unique Boutique: Golden Apple Hotel, Moscow
13. April 2007
Like many cities filled with nouveau riche and the industries they love, Moscow has way more money than taste. The biggest, nicest hotels are indeed grand, but they tend to be restored Czarist palaces or entirely faceless biz hotels. One moderate exception is the Golden Apple, which proudly claims to be Moscow's first boutique hotel [...]
Continue reading...Waldorf=Astoria Las Vegas Sold Out?
13. April 2007
A few weeks ago I mentioned the Waldorf=Astoria project at Lake Las Vegas. I realized that I have never written in depth about the massive Waldorf=Astoria project in Las Vegas which was announced last fall and is set to break ground soon. That project will also have condo units as part of the Conrad Las [...]
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