Town House Galleria

The Town House Galleria is a hotel located in Milan, Italy. It is the world's first seven-star hotel, ranked officially by the Société Générale de Surveillance, and one of The Leading Hotels of the World.[2] The Burj Al Arab in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is considered to have a ranking of seven-stars, yet is officially ranked 5-stars.

The hotel opened in March 2007, in the famous Milan shopping arcade, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.

The Seven Stars Galleria offers to all its guests an enormous choice of exclusive services, in collaboration with the most luxurious partners. Every desire can be fulfilled and every need can be satisfied even before reaching this extraordinary place. Immersed in a historical setting complemented by a genuine family atmosphere, you will experience authentic relaxation, treated with white gloves by our butlers, men and women keen to make your stay unique and magnificent. Upon your arrival, we will have your personal details and your preferences for any and every given moment, from the sort of bed linen, the type of pillow, the size of the bathroom linen, to the type of cuisine that you would like to enjoy. Anything can be chosen in a dream come true.

The Flower of the East

The Flower of the East Hotel will be a 200 room luxury hotel planned to be built on Kish Island in the Persian Gulf by 2009.

The Flower of the East Hotel will be the centerpiece of the 1.7 billion Euro Flower of the East project. The tower is a combination of Persian and modern high-tech architecture. It's supposed to be the world's second 7-star (a criticised self-awarded rating[1][2]) hotel after the Burj Al Arab in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Due to location of the Flower of the East Hotel, every sunrise is viewed by the hotel residents. The hotel is surrounded by a park all around.

Kish Island is often referred to as the Dubai of Iran because of its relaxed social and financial laws which has meant that the island of 20,000 inhabitants welcomes 1.5 million visitors annually. Kish is just across the Persian Gulf from Dubai. Kish Island is also to be the location of the International Oil Bourse which is set to open soon. The Flower of the East hotel is set to be a seven star hotel in the shape of a flower with most modern and traditional Persian Architecture. The project is being managed by the German firm Dress & Sommer. The hotel is expected to be completed in 2009.

Centaurus

One of the brightest galaxies in the southern sky is known as Centaurus. True to the origin of its name, The Centaurus is projected to become an equally bright addition into the skyline of Islamabad (at present this Gamma city has no real skyscrapers, though some towering buildings are under construction or at least in pipeline).

The developers of this project WS Atkins have Burj Ul Arab on their credit, which is accredited as the icon for Dubai city, therefore when WS Atkins claim that The Centaurus will become the identity of Pakistan, it should not be considered a mere hyperbole. The best thing about this complex is that the construction work is going on unstopped, in spite of all the chaos-like-situations Pakistan has to face these days. Going by the construction work, The Centaurus is all set to be completed at the end of 2010 (or maybe a little later).

Tameer Towers

Tameer Holding announced yesterday that its Dh.5.78bn Tameer Towers project at the Reem Island in Abu Dhabi, has been put under review.

According to the company sources, the developer is planning to cancel its construction contracts with Al Habtoor Engineering, Al Rajhi Contracting and Murray & Roberts. However, the company is also said be thinking about the option of hiring the same contractors at re-negotiated prices.

According to a company official, Tameer has however confirmed that the Tameer Towers project will move ahead. The enabling works are already completed, and the residential sub-structure works would begin on completing this assessment.

Currently several real estate developers are re-negotiating construction contracts, as the prices of raw materials such as steel and concrete have fallen, and in few cases, the developers have even passed on the savings to buyers by lowering home prices to increase sales.

Tameer Holding had laid off more than half of its employees late last year, when the property sector swept into recession. The Tameer Towers is expected to be a major project of the Shams Abu Dhabi development on Reem Island. The project was planned to include six towers, with four residential and one commercial building, and a hotel, apart from other amenities.

Tameer Towers

Tameer Towers at Shams Abu Dhabi is an exceptional landmark combining an enviable location and contemporary style at the heart of the shams development, on Abu Dhabi’s prestigious Al Reem Island promising a lifestyle of unprecedented luxury and excitement. Distinctive, secure and self-contained, the project consists of 4 residential towers, a commercial tower, stepped villas and townhouses, a 7-star-luxury-business hotel, a vibrant canal promenade and a private marina. All integrated harmoniously to create an iconic landmark. Cascading down in style into the sea on the east side, and the magnificent Surouh Central Park on the west; The towers offer unrivalled views all around. The centerpiece of is the 73-storey diamond-shaped Commercial Tower. Split at the base to straddle the canal and pedestrian walkway that connect the Central Park and the sea. Built on terraces cascading into the canal and marina, each elevated villa has a separate driveway, private garden, secluded swimming pool and terrace, with an unmatched sea or park view.

Morgan Plaza

The Morgan Plaza is a super-luxury 7 star hotel under construction in Beijing, China. Although it was set to be finished last month’s, there has been no official confirmation of it completion yet but it definitely going to be completed in time for the Beijing Olympics.

When completed it is rumoured to be possibly more luxurious than the Burj Al Arab and has been considered to be the official landmark of China, still in competition with the Shanghai World Financial Center.

The plaza will contain two pavilions, a temple, the world’s best Japanese restaurant and a 600 meter long corridor -

Burj Al Arab

It was about 9.00pm on 24 November 1999
that I acquired my first glimpse of the Burj
Al Arab. Prominently visible from Dubai’s
main highway, it lit up the horizon, its sailshaped
façade emblazoned with three
sensational colours. I looked on from my
limousine with enthralment, intrigued by the
structure’s purpose. By the time I had arrived
at my destination I had managed to establish
that it was a hotel, and that it was opening
just a month after my return to the UK. This
was a hotel I just had to stay in.

Back home, I soon realised that I would
need to remortgage my house if I ever
wanted to stay at the hotel. Fast-forward
two years. One quick call to the mortgage
company - and one long argument with the
girlfriend - and we were ready to leave for
Dubai. I had not told Leah about the Burj Al
Arab, nor shown her any pictures. She had no
idea why I was refinancing the house and
was, unsurprisingly, none too impressed by
my apparent frivolity. I knew, or rather
hoped, that our trip would change all that.

Burj Al Arab

We reached Dubai at 10.00 pm where we
were met by an excellent Maharba Personal
Guest Representative and a rather balmy 24
degrees. She fast-tracked us through
immigration and walked us straight to our
chauffeur. Our luggage was loaded into the
trunk of the gleaming Rolls Royce Silver
Seraph, and Leah finally admitted that this
holiday ‘might just be worth it after all’.
About ten minutes into our journey, Leah
asked what the ‘multi-coloured spaceship on
the horizon’ was. ‘That,’ I grinned, ‘is where
we are staying.’ She didn’t believe me until
we began to make our journey across the
300-metre private causeway to the hotel (a
causeway that non-residents are obliged to
pay $55 for the privilege of crossing). At my
request the chauffeur stopped so that we
could hop out and fully savour the approach
to the hotel.

I had expected to be impressed by the
321-metre-tall structure, but now, standing a
mere 250 metres from the hotel, I was in
awe. Its façade was aglow with wonderful
reds and oranges, fires roared in huge
Olympic-flame style basins at its base, and a
large fountain sent water jets some 100
metres into the air. An awesome approach
indeed, only surpassed, perhaps, by an arrival
into the hotel by helicopter. It might not be
the only hotel in the world with a helicopter
for its guests, but it is the only one where
you alight on a helipad suspended some 200
metres above the ocean! Maybe next time, I
mused.