What's Floating Around Cloud 9? 10 August 2015

Welcome to another week and whilst we are enjoying some sunshine here at Cloud 9 towers, we're continuing our series looking at new hotel developments around the globe.  

This week, we're off to a place where it's always sunny, and sometimes even a little too hot for us fluffy white lot! 

Having secured the bid to host World Expo 2020, big things are on the horizon for Dubai. The six-month run will be the first time the event has ever taken place in the Middle East, which will also be the start of the country’s Golden Jubilee anniversary celebrations. With an estimated 25 million visitors set to make their way to the Dubai desert, the rush is on to open a convoy of remarkable new hotels.

Sprawled out along the Dubai Creek is an opulent project by Italian mega-brand Versace. A 214-room hotel will be flanked on either side by two wings of palatial residences designed with the upper crust in mind. The thread count is set to be high, the floors mosaic and marbled and the rooms completely outfitted with Versace’s signature fabrics and finishes. Original plans called for a “refrigerated beach”, but this has since been scrapped. But chances are this won’t sway your decision on staying at the Palazzo Versace Dubai. If anything, it’ll be the price. How much will a night be? Well, if you have to ask, you probably can't afford it!

The famed Hollywood studio, Paramount Pictures will lend its name and prestige to a four-tower development
located in western Dubai showcasing immaculate views of the city’s skyline and jet setter luxury amenities such as private yacht and jet charters. You can guarantee this hotel will be a looker if you have seen the films they've created in the past. 

You would've thought that hotel designs couldn't get any better after these. But a more modernised hotel, soon to be open in late 2015 'Kempinski Al-Othman Hotel, Al-Khobar' boasts 141 rooms, 57 suites and 20 elegantly appointed serviced apartments. Nine restaurants and cafes are sure to bring inventive cuisine experiences to the local market.

 

The Hong Kong-based Langham Hospitality Group will not only open its first establishment in the Middle East, but also the company’s first resort in what it’s calling a “global collection”. The whopping 323-room resort will provide all guests with beautiful outdoor terraces where they can all enjoy the sun, breath-taking seascapes of the Persian Gulf, along with a 13,000 square foot recreational facility including a pool, kids club and the Chuan Spa with 26 treatment rooms.

If you are looking to stay close to shopping and city amenities is what you’re after then The Address The BLVD will be the perfect place to stay come 2015. Standing 370m high, the 72-storey building will include 523 private residences along with a 200-room, an astonishing five-star hotel. The hotel will be linked to Downtown Dubai via an air-conditioned footbridge, allowing guests to enjoy a world of superlatives within walking distance.

Back to reality, we could all do with a holiday to the above hotels. But until then, Have a great week!