Thursday, July 1, 2010

BURJ AL ARAB Hotel



welcome to Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai

Arrive in absolute awe, stay individually inspired.

This is legendary and symbolic hotel has attracted international attention and awe ,ensuring its place as one of the most beautiful structure in the world, and most of the time it is only voted as the worlds most luxurious hotel. Designed to resemble a billowing sail.Burj Arab soars to a height of 321 meters, dominating the Dubai skyline .Illuminated at night by choreographed lighting representing water and fire..............


BURJ AL ARAB is simply individual,inspired,impressive.........

Friday, June 25, 2010

Chestnut Residence

89 Chestnut Residence is a university residence operated by the University of Toronto, opposite the Metropolitan Hotel on Chestnut Street. Known as "The Nut" by its student residents, it was converted from the Colony Hotel in 2004 and turned into a student residence to accommodate the incoming double cohort in 2003 and 2004. It is located in downtown Toronto, just north of Toronto City Hall and near Nathan Philips Square.The building was originally constructed as a Holiday Inn. When it opened in 1972 it was the fourth largest hotel in the city, with 749 rooms. It cost some $18 million to build and was built on the site of many small buildings of what was then the centre of Toronto's Chinatown.The hotel was purchased by Hong Kong investor Sally Aw for $73 million in 1989 and renamed the Colony Hotel. After Aw ran into financial difficulties the university purchased the hotel from $72 million in 2003, at the height of a downtown in Toronto's hotel industry.

Hôtel Ritz Paris

The Hôtel Ritz is a hotel located at 15 Place Vendôme, in the heart of Paris, France. It is one of the most prestigious and luxurious hotels in the world and is one of the seven recognized Parisian palace hotels. Established in 1898, it is the oldest Ritz Hotel in the world.The building was constructed in the early part of the 18th century as a private dwelling. In 1854 it was acquired by the Péreire brothers who made it the head office of their Crédit Mobilier financial institution.The façade was designed by Jules Hardouin Mansart. Converted to a luxury hotel by Swiss hotelier César Ritz, it opened on June 1, 1898. Together with the culinary talents of minority partner Auguste Escoffier, Ritz made the hotel synonymous with opulence, service, and fine dining, as embodied in the term ritzy.The Hôtel Ritz consists of the Vendôme and the Cambon buildings with rooms facing Place Vendôme and on the opposite side, rooms overlooking its famous garden. The hotel became a favorite of many of the world's wealthiest people, with luxurious suites named for some of its notable patrons from the past. These include Ernest Hemingway, for whom a bar in the hotel was named, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, Marcel Proust, King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, Iranian leader Reza Shah, Rudolph Valentino, Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Maurice Chevalier, Jean-Paul Sartre, Elton John, plus couturier Coco Chanel who made the Ritz her home for more than thirty years.

Kempinski Hotel Falkenstein

Kempinski Hotel Falkenstein is a luxurious hotel in Königstein im Taunus (Falkenstein im Taunus), Germany. It was owned by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1909 as a sanatorium for officers. Since 1999 it belongs to chain Kempinski.The building was openned in 1875. It was a sanatorium from 1875 to 1976. Also it was a hospital, military sanatorium, hospital for invalids and was closed in 1991. On 9th September 1999 there was opennned Kempinski hotel with 106rooms. In 2001 The German Hotel and Restaurant Association awarded Kempinski Hotel Falkenstein as 5-star hotel.

Hotel Atlantic Kempinski

Hotel Atlantic Kempinski Hamburg is a luxurious hotel in Hamburg, Germany. It was opened in 1909 as a grand hotel. It was awarded as the best hotel in Germany until June 2009. Since 1957 it belongs to the chain Kempinski and also it belongs to The Leading Hotels of the World. The hotel is located beetwen the lake Alster and Hamburg Hauptbahnhof. In May 2008, the facade of the hotel was restored. The general restoration of the hotel has began in 2010. The reconstruction will take 12-14 months and 25 millions euro.In 1997, a part of the James Bond series, Tomorrow Never Dies, was filmed in the hotel.

Erbil International Hotel

The Erbil International Hotel is a luxurious hotel based in the capital of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq. The hotel was constructed and completed in 2004 and is since then the first 5-star hotel in Kurdistan and Iraq by western standards.The hotel is located at the 30 Meter Street, 2 kilometers from the historical citadel of Erbil. The hotel has a good connection to Erbil International Airport by having an Airport Transfer service.

Selsdon Park Hotel

Selsdon Park Hotel is a luxurious hotel located in Selsdon, England.Selsdon Park passed through several private owners until 1924 when Allan Doble Sanderson bought the house and the accompanying 200 acres (0.81 km2) of land for £13,000.In 1924 the Victorian country residence was converted into a 24 bedroom hotel which opened in 1925, and the first lift was installed to aid convenience. Between 1927 and 1930, the East Wing was built and in 1935 the West Wing was added. At the same time, the whole of the building was covered in brick to give a Neo-Jacobean appearance. In 1929, the golf course was added. It was designed by JH Taylor, five-times British Open champion.In 1960, Basil Sanderson took over the running of the hotel from his parents. Improvements and additional rooms were added to the hotel, and in 1985 the leisure complex was completed to the cost of £1.5 million. The latest addition to the building, The Cambridge Wing, was finished in 1988 and has 25 bedrooms and one conference suite. On 13 March 1997, Principal Hayley Group purchased the Selsdon Park Hotel. Since acquiring this property Principal Hayley have undertaken a £2.5 million refurbishment of the Hotel, including a new reception area, additional conference and banqueting facilities and a business centre.