If you like swimming, read this!



 It is more than 1,000 yards

long, covers 20 acres, had a

115ft deep end and holds 66

million gallons of water. It is a

lagoon-sized pool at the San

Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile.

Who wouldn't want to go

there!

Indoor Beach

"We've all heard that we should stay out of the sun's rays, but that makes it difficult when we want to enjoy a day at the beach. A business in Japan offers a great alternative to fun in the sun outdoors, and is also suitable for all seasons.

Japan has a large indoor beach, built in an ocean dome that offers sun, sand and sea 365 days a year, where beach bums get the comfort of a climate controlled relaxation experience complete with volcano and artificial sea full of flora and fauna. To complete the experience, the beach has a faux rainforest, "functional" volcano, pirates, boogie boarding and inner tubing. Plus, there's a retractable sun roof on the dome so weather permitting, outdoor elements can come inside the controlled environment.

Japan's certainly onto something here, and from a business perspective, it might have been expensive to build, but it turns in a profit with $50 admission for adults, more for kids, and an extra $10 on top for boogie boarding; not to mention the food, drinks, and other amenities available on site. All I have to say is, why don't we have one of these to help us get through the Canadian winters? Calling all investors!"

You're looking at the Haeundae Beach in Pusan, South Korea, durring the first week of Augest (public holidays for all Koreans). Apparently, they all flock to the beach.

How would to like to be here?

This is a swimming pool in Japan.

COOL BOATS

Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai

In its relatively short tenure on the Dubai coastline this legendary and symbolic hotel has attracted international attention and awe, ensuring its place as one of the most photographed structures in the world. Designed to resemble a billowing sail, Burj Al Arab soars to a height of 321 metres, dominating the Dubai skyline. Illuminated at night by choreographed lighting representing water and fire – Burj Al Arab is simply individual, inspired, impressive. This all-suite hotel reflects the very finest that the world has to offer. With a discreet in-suite check-in, private reception desk on every floor and a brigade of highly trained butlers, you can be assured of the ultimate in personal service throughout your stay. Upgrade your experience with your chauffeur driven Rolls Royce. They built an island just for the hotel.

A hotel located next to the Burj Al Arab Hotel. Here is it's picture. You can see how close these two hotels are by looking at the photo above. Behind this hotel is a huge water park. "The construction of Burj Al Arab began in 1994. It was built to resemble the sail of a dhow, a type of Arabian vessel. Two “wings” spread in a V to form a vast “mast”, while the space between them is enclosed in a massive atrium. Architect Tom Wright said “The client wanted a building that would become an iconic or symbolic statement for Dubai; this is very similar to Sydney with its Opera House, or Paris with the Eiffel Tower. It needed to be a building that would become synonymous with the name of the country.” The architect and engineering consultant for the project was Atkins, the UK’s largest multidisciplinary consultancy. The hotel was built by South African construction contractor Murray & Roberts. The hotel cost $650 million to build."

DHOW PALACE HOTEL

Go onto this website to learn more about this hotel.

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Genting Hotel

First World hotel, the largest hotel in the world with 6118 rooms.

The Apeiron Hotel

Designed by UK’s Sybarite Architects, the futuristic and exclusive 7-star Apeiron Island Hotel will be 300m from the coast of Dubai. Access to the hotel is restricted to yacht (water) and helicopter (air) only. The hotel contains 438 suites, private cinemas, luxury boutiques, conference rooms, an underwater restaurant with views into the surrounding lagoon, an underwater gym, spa and art gallery. The hotel’s internal facade has louvers to prevent direct sunlight and will made up of solar cells as is the ribbon that frames the building that can generate some energy for the entire hotel!

Full Moon Hotel

Despite the various differences between Baku and Dubai, it seems that the urge to translate oil wealth into extravagant hotel design projects is just too strong to resist. Thus, plans for the Full Moon Hotel in Baku, a 35 floor, 521 foot high behemoth planned for the Caspian waterfront.

Diamond Ring Hotel in Abu Dhabi

Little is known about the Dimond Ring Hotelas a hotel of the future that comes in the shape of an 185 metre ferris wheel. Advance notices lack descriptive detail, but indicate it will be located in Abu Dhabi and based on its preliminary architectural renderings, it appears that it will conceptually live up to its name!

Here are some of the world's neatest hotels all over the world. Some are already made, and some might be in progress.

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