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Showing posts with label Hotels & Parks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hotels & Parks. Show all posts

Wednesday, 29 April 2015

Hotel La Montana Magica, Huilo Chile







In the middle of a native forest (a UNESCO biosphere reserve) lies this very unique hotel, covered in moss and vines. It is built inside a man-made volcano that erupts water from the top which flows down the sides.

Hotel de Glace — Quebec City's Ice Hotel






Hotel de Glace — Quebec City's Ice Hotel is located at only 10 minutes from downtown Québec City, the Hôtel de Glace is a must-see attraction to discover every winter. The only Hôtel de Glace in America, has seduced over a million people around the world since its opening in 2001. With its huge snow vaults, its crystalline ice sculptures its 44 rooms and suites, the Hôtel de Glace impresses by its dazzling decor. 

From January 3 until March 22, 2015 come celebrate the 15th anniversary and enter this magical universe by visiting or lodging in this ephemeral work of art.

Poseidon UnderSea Resort, Fiji







Poseidon Undersea Resorts was a proposed chain of underwater five-star resorts that was first slated to open by September 2008. The first was to be located on a private island in Fiji. The project was to be the world's first permanent one-atmosphere seafloor structure.


Poseidon was conceived and developed by L. Bruce Jones, president of U.S. Submarines, Inc.

The proposed location was Katafanga Island in Fiji. With a design concept in mind, Jones needed to find an appropriate location. To help find it, Jones offered a $10,000 reward for anybody that came up with the perfect location for the venture. 

After taking the suggestion of a business associate, who recommended a reef off Eleuthera, an island in the Bahamas, negotiations began with the island's American owners. The negotiations did not go well, and after a year of failed back-and-forth offers the location was scrapped and sights were set off Fiji. The Poseidon undersea resort still doesn't exist.

Monday, 9 March 2015

Prater, Austria




The name Prater derives from one or the other or possibly both Latin words pratum meaning meadow and Praetor meaning magistrate or lawyer, possibly via Spanish prado.

In 1873, a World Exhibition was held in the Prater, for which a large area of land was set aside, centered on the Rotunda, which burnt down in 1937. This land now houses the Messegelände (exhibition centre).

The Hauptallee (main avenue) is the main artery, lined with horse chestnut trees, closed to motorists and known to sports enthusiasts from the annual Vienna Marathon. The Wiener Prater is home to the Liliputbahn, a narrow gauge railway. Another unusual object to be found in the Wiener Prater is the Republik Kugelmugel 

(Republic of Kugelmugel), a spherical micronation. The Wiener Prater also houses a planetarium and the Prater Museum

Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Al Raha Beach Hotel Abu-Dhabi

Al Raha Beach Hotel Abu-Dhabi
Al Raha Beach Hotel Abu-Dhabi

Perfectly situated, our acclaimed hotel near Abu-Dhabi airport is a mere 10 minutes from the world-class motor sports F1 racetrack. Ferrari Theme Park, Retail Mall, and a new lane access high way providing faster access to down town Abu-Dhabi, with special touches like a full service concierge and complimentary shuttles to the main shopping malls. Al Raha Beach Hotel offers effortless access to the best Abu-Dhabi has to offer.