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Houses built in a mountain – 700 years old

Bogdan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:59:05 +0000

These cave homes are located in Kandovan, in the North East of Iran, at the border with Azerbaijan, and are supposed to be over 700 years old.

The house are built in the Mount Sahand, a volcanic mountain. Most of them have two storeys: one for the animals, and one for the people to live in. If the house has more than two story, the last ones are used for storage.

If you want to visit this village, you can find there a five star hotel, built in the mountain.

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A short tour of a 2-bedroom suite at the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai

elutzik — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:25:11 +0000

We’ve all heard of the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai. We know it has seven stars and that is one of the most expensive and luxurious hotels in the world. Designed to resemble a billowing sail, Burj Al 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. Although is very beautiful and we would all love to shay there at least one night, most of us can’t, so i’ve found a video of a 2-bedroom suite for those who are curious what it looks like.

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The New Berns Hotel

elutzik — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:45:47 +0000

The Berns Hotel in Stockholm was built in 1863 in the heart of the city. It was designed by the architect Olle Rex and the material used is mainly marble and cherry wood. The wood accentuates and softens the rooms creating a warm and very pleasing atmosphere. The marble adds to the feeling of elegance. Now it’s time for the rooms to be renewed. A team of young architects called The Olle Rex Arkitektbyra is in charge of this project. They promise a project like no one has ever seen before: “a bed like a trampoline, a unique ‘bathroom’, technically very advanced materials and detailing and much more.”

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Water World Hotel in Dubai

elutzik — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:39:19 +0000

The Water World Hotel is no other than The Atlantis Hotel in Dubai, which was opened on September 24th, 2008. The hotel is situated on 113 acres of the Palm Jumeirah and boasts over 1,539 rooms, two of which have the bedroom and bathroom views directly into the mesmerizing underwater world of the Ambassador Lagoon. The restaurant’s specialty is sea food and and offers gourmet seafood with views of the exotic marine life of the Ambassador Lagoon. You can also delight yourself with a 42-acre waterpark, a shark tank, spa and may other things to make your stay pleasant.

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Citizen M Hotels in Amsterdam

elutzik — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:39:43 +0000

This type of hotel was created especially for the new generation of travelers, which are explorers, culture-seekers, professionals and shoppers. Even dough they travel a lot, not staying in the same place for more than a few days, they still need luxury and not just any luxury, but affordable luxury. The Citizen M Hotel rooms are 14 square meters, or 78 cubic meter and you can find: a wall to wall window, LCD television with free movie channels including blockbusters and classic favorites, power rain shower, luxury bed and bath linen, global plug system, a full length mirror with theatre lighting and XL king-sized bed. If that didn’t impress you, maybe the Philips designed touch screen mood pad will. It allows you to control everything in your entire room– television, window blinds, temperature, colored lighting, and wake up alarm themes.

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Luxury hotel built in a cave

Bogdan — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:26:24 +0000

In the heart of Cappadocia, Turkey, listed as one of the most romantic locations in wedding and honeymoon magazines, Gamirasu is a 25 room hotel that has been restored from a Byzantine monastic retreat in 1999. So, if you choose to stay there, you’ll be living in the same “room” as someone, most likely a monk, 2500 years ago.

Each room is different from another in size, shape or qualities, and of course, price. The restaurant will serve you breakfast and dinner. The dinner is presented in a typical Cappadocian style with six Turkish dishes.

Among other activities, the hotel offers: horse riding, body care massage, turkish cuisine course, whirling dervishes, yoga & massage therapy.

One of the most booked type of vacation at Gamirasu is honeymoon. But, if you really want something magic, why not organize your wedding in the luxurious cave hotel?

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