Showing posts with label cultural. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cultural. Show all posts
Monday, January 18, 2010

Dubai Islands - Palm Jumeirah – Luxury Hotels

Dubai Islands - Palm Jumeirah – Luxury Hotels

Your dream vacation spot can be the western portion of The Palm's Trunk. First, there's the unmatched 5-star Fairmont Palm Hotel & Resort which renders tourists and visitors an interesting spot for an ambitious vacation. With total landscape gardening and attentive service, the 400 room hotel is encircled by attractively preserved environs. The comforts and leisure of the visitors or the residents are given the highest priority.
Fairmont Palm Hotel & Resort

The conspicuous showpiece of the island is The Trump International Hotel & Tower, Palm Jumeirah. It is a 60 floor assorted comfort hotel and inhabited building ordained to become a milestone symbol in Dubai’s skyline. The building constitutes a 368 room condo hotel and 388 freehold housing flats. A spectacular sky porch, a split-connected tower and a novel open hub design are the most vital features of the development.
The Trump International Hotel - Dubai


In the midst of the magnificence of Palm Jumeirah dwells the Jumeirah Al Fattan Palm Resort. This retirement centre of unadulterated tranquil and pleasure resides in a desired spot on the right tip of The Crescent.
Al Fattan Palm Resort - Dubai

The Burj Al Arab in the background forms fantastic scenery. Incorporating a 6 floor, 5-star hangout hotel, detached residences and serviced flats, spa retreat, marina and beach club, the total project has been planned in a graceful flora shape to keep up with the unique spirit of Palm Jumeirah.
The Burj Al Arab - Dubai

Intended to unfold in 2009, Kempinski Hotel Emerald Palace is going to be a 5 star resort hotel. It will be set in an area of almost 100,000 square metres situated on The Crescent. The twin, 7 floor ,typically styled buildings will be in the form of a European palace with Arabic facts and located within carefully landscaped gardens.
Kempinski Hotel Emerald Palace - Dubai

Kempinski Hotel Emerald Palace - Dubai

With 293 hotel rooms and over 400 condominium apartments, The Royal Amwaj on The Crescent has expensive generosity and a variety of on-site facilities. This 5 star resort is to be operated y Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts.
The Royal Amwaj - Dubai

Atlantis Palm Jumeirah is situated at the zenith of Palm Jumeirah which is just about 5 minutes from The Village Centre which is at the tip of The Trunk. This is a 1539 room, ocean-themed setting to the resort.
Atlantis Palm Jumeirah - Dubai

The Royal Towers and the Bridge Suite located on upper levels will be featured by the distinctive property.
Atlantis Palm Jumeirah - Dubai

The Taj Exotica Resort & Spa is a mix of shameless lavishness with a serene sense of synchronisation. Based on the palaces of Rajasthan, the Taj Exotica is luminously designed to emphasise the raw beauty of Palm Jumeirah. The posh, 5 star hotel renders a host of world class amenities with 232 rooms, and the internationally famous Jiva Spa, which incidentally will be the biggest spa in the Middle East.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Dubai Islands - Jasmine Gardens – The World

Dubai Islands - Jasmine Gardens – The World

The 5 star residential island resort, the Jasmine Garden, will be built on the Thailand island of The World and reflect the inspiration of customary Thai architecture. The resort will have 9 seashore villas, 10 water villas, 56 studio suites, and 56 one-bedroom attic units.

Breathtaking sea views with luxurious modern Thai style comprise the Jasmine Garden. The resort constitutes studio suites, one bedroom semidetached loft suites and four bedroom water villas. Beach villas take pleasure in a private beach at the same time the water villas have their own private wharfing capability. The building complex itself is set among beautiful Thai gardens with cascading water texture, lagoons and attractive beaches.

Richly selected, all properties of the Jasmine Garden have spacious accommodation decorated with conventional Thai trappings, including natural stone floors, teak decks, bamboo screens and high arched ceilings. Properties include the Intelligent Home System, 5 star interior furniture and equipment, private gardens and direct wireless contact, as well as a caretaker.

In the middle of the Jasmine Garden resort is the world class spa spread over an area of 2000 m². It is scattered over two floors and amenities include dual treatment rooms, a perpetuity pool, saunas, dive pools and a respite area dominating the sea. Qualified and trained staff render a diversity of conventional Thai interventions, kneads and medical care.

The World Islands are a gathering of artificial islands formed on the Dubai coast. It will have 300 small private non-natural islands alienated into 4 classes that are private homes, estate homes, dream resorts, and community islands. Each island will be between 250-900 thousand square feet in size, with 50 to 100 metres of water amid each island. It will wrap a total area of 9 kilometres in length and 6 kilometres in width. An elliptical breakwater will encircle the main island development. The means of transportation between the islands will be by water or air.

Dubai Islands - Video Presentations


Dubai Islands presents Video Presentations of Amazing Dubai Islands. Enjoy the Videos!
The World Islands Dubai


Dubai in Year 2009



Palm Jebel Ali - Dubai
Palm Jebel Ali is the second palm island in Dubai.


The Palm Jumeirah - Dubai

Dubai Islands - Aquitainia – The World

Dubai Islands - Aquitainia – The World

Jointly developed by Select Property & Select Group, Aquitainia is a paradisaical private island development within the major Dubai real estate project, The World. Located f our kilometres off the Dubai coastline, the Aquitainia projects encompasses the France and Spain sections of The World.
Aquitainia – The World - Dubai Palm Islands

The Aquitainia development consists of contemporary luxurious residential property, as well as a boutique hotel, spa, marinas and delightful restaurants. Promoted as a destination of limitless beauty, the development takes its name from the 'galia aquitaine' of the middle ages (sandy beach region between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees). The primary objective of the development is to deliver unique island residences for discerning buyers. All of the residences are designed to provide scenic views of the Gulf and are complemented with modern architecture and the finest finishings.
The main St Tropez Marina offers boardwalk cafes and a multitude of dining and entertainment options.
L'Amour de la France
Aquitainia's development akin to France is one of magnificent vogue, contemporary character and ultra luxurious. A laid-back atmosphere contributes to the beckoning of the impressive suites and villas. There are two types of villas in the 'France' island, all of which are located along the beach front surrounding most of the island. The main Marina is available in the St.Tropez area.

Dubai World Map - Click to Enlarge

The Cannes Beach Villas are built right on the beach, while the Monaco Villas are slightly further down from the dazzling sea waters. Surrounding the main marina, more residential property is available through the St Tropez suites. A series of walkways and streets are interwoven among the residential areas, providing a truly Mediterranean style to the overall architecture.

La Pasión de España
The 'Spain' development lies smack in the middle of an ocean surrounded by the West Africa, Northern parts of South America and Eastern United States developments, optimizing the potential for residents and visitors to enjoy the shorelines. Since The World project is highly vast and sophisticated, it is not strictly accurate in terms of geography, enhancing the shorelines and island areas according to the developers conceptualisation.

Barcelona, Madrid and Marbella provide a cosmopolitan ambiance, with one and two bedroom luxury suites and three bedroom penthouses as residential property.

Dubai Islands - Community Developments – The Palm Jebel Ali

Dubai Islands - Community Developments – The Palm Jebel Ali

From the three massive Palm Island developments, the Palm Jebel Ali is the second largest, 50% larger than Palm Jumeirah, but much smaller than the newest Palm Deira Island. Heavily inclined towards residential property and luxury tourism, the real estate developments on the Palm Jebel Ali includes six marinas, a water theme park, water homes built on stilts and a 'Sea Village.'

Among these impressive constructions, the 1060 water homes have gained a lot of curious interest, because they are built on stilts above the water and, when looked at from an aerial perspective, form an Arabic verse written by the Ruler of Dubai. The luxurious water homes are spread across a 12km chain between the Palm's Fronds and Crescent. Built to be recognized as retreat homes, these water homes will have concrete foundation poles and wooden structures. Each home will be of 3875 square feet, consisting of 4 bedrooms, and located approximately 8 to 10 metres above the water level. A common parking area and private moorings for personal boats are also available along the boardwalk.


The Palm Jebel Ali's Trunk will house a Sea Village, spanning 2.4 kilometres in length and 450 metres in width. The Sea Village is a bona fide sea aquarium, with killer whales and other deep-sea wildlife for the public to enjoy. It's expected to be a hit among the young and old tourist alike and has eight hotels of eight-story height located in the vicinity.
Killer Whale - Palm Jebel Ali - Dubai

The Crescent (15.5km in length) forms the island's breakwater. The Palm Jebel Ali Crescent has a few residential properties, but is mostly a community for boutique hotels, resorts and exclusive marinas. As a whole, the Palm Jebel Ali development will include 200 Signature Villas, Garden Home and Town Homes, as well as 1060 Water Homes and numerous luxury apartment buildings.
Saturday, January 16, 2010

Dubai Islands - Oqyana – The Pride of The World

Dubai Islands - Oqyana – The Pride of The World

Oqyana, also known as Oqyana-World First, is a growing undertaking being constructed on the artificial islands of The World, which is away from the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The name means Oceanic in Arabic and it will reside in 22 islands of The World, which communicate to the islands of Australasia and New Zealand.



Oqyana will have stunning scenes of the Dubai shoreline and be reachable from the terra firma by a ferryboat service. It is anticipated to be the dwelling of 10-12 thousand people as it will include above 1650 sea-view flats and mansions, 90 aqua homes, about 170 duct homes, and two expensive hotels, and a spa resort.



It is proposed that the islands will have opulence apartments, harbor views, reclusive homes, and a number of residences. The construction of Oqyana will also include a trade hub, an extravagant hotel, a spa resort, restaurants and cafes. Passing through each island will be private passageways with water bridges linking the islands.



Oqyana will inhabit an entire area of 1.87 million square metres and a total inland region of 417 thousand square metres. It will enclose 17 kilometres of interconnected waterways, 5300 metres of shore front and a marina with more than 1500 private yacht moors. The cost of constructing it is US$ 3.5 billion and it's being built by a section of Kuwait-based Investment Dar and was the brain child of Australian-based Woods Bagot. The construction is expected to be completed by 2012.



Oqyana will include an artistic centre for performing arts, a meeting centre, spare time amenities, restaurants, coffee bar and island lifestyle detailed retail. OQYANA World First is bounded by sea, a field fixed against the spectacular Dubai skyline. The islands were chosen as they are one of the neighboring groups of islands to Dubai, and also give the best view of the city.

Witness History As It's Made – The Dubai Palm Islands

Witness History As It's Made – The Dubai Palm Islands

Begun as a construct to expand the shorelines of Dubai, the Palm Islands have gone farther beyond plans and expectations. Often generally referred to as the eighth world wonder, the metropolis Palm Islands are threesome distinctively shaped man-made marvels, boasting high-end luxury experience and commercial districts. Located along the metropolis shore in threesome removed locations, the islands are named Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel calif and Palm Deira.




Each region island stands true to its name, formed like a date region tree, which is a historically and culturally momentous icon in the UAE. Complete with a trunk, crown and fronds, apiece island is assorted in size, but designed in similar style. Construction on Palm Jumeirah began in 2001, after an start by The Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, HRH Sheikh Mohammed. By 2006, most of the residential communities in Palm Jumeirah were completed and handed over to buyers.



Development on Palm Jebel calif began in 2002, meet a few months after Palm Jumeirah was launched. The digit islands were in the original utilization plans, while Palm Deira was added much later, in 2005, because of the high property demand on the original digit islands.



All threesome islands are matured for specific purposes, with Palm Jumeirah as a residential community, Palm Jebel Ali as a lifestyle and tourist destination and Palm Deira as a residential and advertizement mixed-use project. The threesome islands are to increase Dubai's shoreline by an extra 520 kilometres.



The Palm Jumeirah is already occupied by residents, while Palm Jebel Ali is nearing termination at the moment. Palm Deira, the maximal and most past development, is ease carrying on dredging entireness on most parts, though several bridges to the main realty and infrastructural foundations have been completed. Developed by government-supported Dubai-based execute real realty developer, Nakheel Properties, the Dubai Palm Islands will be home to luxury hotels, freehold residences and commercial complexes, shopping malls, theme parks, beaches, recreational facilities, resorts and such more.

Dubai Islands - Palm Jumeirah - The First Major Man-Made Island Development

Dubai Islands - Palm Jumeirah - The First Major Man-Made Island Development

Inaugurated in 2001, the Palm Jumeirah in metropolis is the first massive man-made island development send undertaken anywhere in the world. Quickly gaining international attention for its myriad possibilities, the metropolis Palm Jumeirah was complete by the end of 2006 and most properties were handed over to the owners. Spanning 25 square kilometres, the structure of the island resembles the date region tree,which is highly momentous to the United Arab Emirates. The island consists of a trunk, crown and 17 fronds, adding 78 kilometres to the shoreline of Dubai.



The Palm Jumeirah is a instruction built for family living, but without compromise on the facilities such as wealth leisure, entertainment, retail and use venues. The island is home to some of the most luxurious hotels in the entire world, including the Trump International Hotel and Tower and Atlantis-The Palm. Central to the Palm's design, the luggage holds a two-kilometre debase of bustling residential, tourism and retail areas.



The trunk is linked to mainland Jumeirah via a monorail system and the gateway bridge. The entire location houses a range of luxury living units, marinas, shops, restaurants and individual five-star hotels. The 17 depicted fronds are home to a location housing beachfront residences. Accessible via the monorail and a sub-sea tunnel, this is the location with the most luxurious residential accord on Palm Jumeirah. The favourite Palm Jumeirah Villas and Garden Homes are located here.



The island's rounded acts as the groyne and is a high-end tourism destination by its own. The recently launched Atlantis-The Palm is located on the crescent, as substantially as another luxurious hotel properties such as Kempinski Hotel Emerald Palace, Kingdom of Sheba, Taj Exotica Resort & Spa and Royal Amwaj.

The Dubai Palm Jumeirah is the smallest out of the three palm island under development at present. Over 4000 residents currently call the Palm Jumeirah their home and some properties are already on the resale mart from those who bought villas and apartments as investments. Since the concept is acquirable on a freehold basis, the Palm Jumeirah is home to a large number of Western and European expatriates.