Marina Bay Sands Hotel

The Marina Bay Sands is the world's most expensive hotel in Singapore, and with a world's largest outdoor pool at 55th storey.

 "The infinity pool on the roof is in the 'SkyPark' which spans the three towers of the hotel. The platform itself is longer than the Eiffel tower laid down and is one of the largest of its kind in the world.

Infinity pools give the effect that the water extends to the horizon. In reality, the water spills over the edge into a catchment below, and is then pumped back into the pool."

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The Pantone Hotel Opens in Brussels

The Pantone Hotel, each room decorated in one of seven color palettes, even offers color consultants for color psychology and trends.

Located on the Place Loix in Brussels, the themes available for the 59 rooms are "earthy, rich," "daring, fiery," "vibrant, intense," "cheerful, warm," "captivating, esteemed, silky," "fresh, eager" and "tranquil, aquatic, exhilarating."

Each room featuring artwork, photos and accessories in the chosen mood.

Rooms seem to be pretty affordable, with deal sites listing them at well under €100 ($120) a night.

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Meta-Housing: Super-Sized Hotel Made of Stacked-Up Homes

This new hotel in the Netherlands has sparked a great deal of conversation by using the traditional form of regional homes and cottages in a surrealistic stack (some even seeming to sit sideways or upside-down) as part of a relatively huge city-central structure.

The Inntel Hotel, designed by Molenaar & Van Winden Architecten + WAM Architecten features 160 rooms and sits 11 stories high, towering over much of its surroundings and sticking out for miles around – for better or worse – from its urban landscape. From their overall forms down to the white and green facades, wood-carved decor and window treatments, the component ‘houses’ in the design were patterned after actual conventional structures in the area.

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Hollywood Sign Hotel

Danish firm Bayarch proposed the Hollywood Sign Hotel - preserving the landmark
while at the same time making use of its unique location.

The Hollywood Sign Hotel will have a height of 105 feet ( today 45 feet). There will be 308 rooms divided into 10 floors and an observation deck. Behind the letters up against the hillside are all the amenities, such as - conference room, movie theatre,
pool area, restaurants, a hollywood sign museum, cafés etc.

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Hilton Hotels Unveil New Name And Logo

This past week Hilton Worldwide (formerly Hilton Hotels Corporation) unveiled its new corporate name and logo designed by Landor.

"With the addition of the word 'worldwide' the new logo unites all members of the organization across all parts of the globe with one shared vision for success. The platinum and gold stylized H evokes quality, stature and the richness of Hilton’s heritage. The two halves are reflective, which are a reminder of the company’s storied past and vibrant future, and the open curves are welcoming, symbolizing the world of travel by suggesting the round edges of the globe, the arch of a bridge and posts of a bed."

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Versace, Dubai Gets The World’s First Refrigerated Beach!

Another record breaker for Dubai! This time its a refrigerated beach next to the new Palazzo Versace hotel due to open late this year or early 2010. Dubai's heat never stopped any tourists from enjoying the beach but hey...what the heck...right?!

The beach will feature an array of heat-absorbing pipes under its sands, gigantic wind blowers, and a cooled swimming pool, all of which are under the control of thermostats linked to computers.

lol! What's next?

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Minibar

Yes Minibar, just like the ones in hotels. Except this one is an actual bar in Amsterdam, which allows customers to serve themselves from the bar's various beverages and cocktails.
Customers just get an ice bucket and a key to one of 45 self-serving bars. The bars also include snacks ofcourse. At the end of the night, everything missing from the bar should be paid for,
and thats that!

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Project Sleepless

SLEEPLESS is a collaboration between The Great Eastern Hotel and fourteen students from the Royal College of Arts acclaimed Design Products department. Reactive installations and objects invite guests and visitors to take part in an experience and step into a hidden dimension where a hotel is more than just a place for the night. Part of the project is Bedtime Stories whereby this blanket, designed by Tiago da Fonseca, has several sheets containing a traditional bedtime story. Each “page” adds a layer of linen making you warmer (or cooler) and comfier hopefully guiding you and your partner into a pleasant night’s sleep.

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