America`s Most Expensive Public Memorial/The Reflecting Absence

Reflecting Absence: The September 11 Memorial

The tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks is marked with the memorial Reflecting Absence that is opened to the public on the site where the twin towers formerly stood. Designed by architect Michael Arad and landscape architect Peter Walker, Reflecting Absence with a $500 million budget, is the most expensive public memorial ever created in US.

New York authorities held a competition to design the memorial, which became the largest design competition in history. Among 5,200 entries from 63 countries, 13-member jury decided for Arad’s idea as winning. Jury members loved the idea of the big voids, Peter Walker said. But they really disliked seven acres of stone plaza. The memorial also needed to operate as a public open space. Next to Hong Kong, that neighborhood is probably the densest neighborhood in the world.

Reflecting Absence: The September 11 Memorial/view 2

The memorial occupies approximately half of the 16-acre World Trade Center site and features two enormous waterfalls above reflecting pools set in the footprints of the original buildings. The outside area, which opened yesterday to the families of victims, features what Michael Arad, has called a living park of swamp white oak trees whose rows are interrupted by the negative space of the tower imprints. Its design is meant to convey a spirit of hope and renewal while commemorating the victims of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 and 26 February 1993.
The project includes the Memorial Plaza, the National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion and a transportation hub. The Memorial Plaza opened to the public from  September 12th.

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Live life like a lord in New Zealand's only castle

Dunedin's 19th-century Larnach Castle brings the Old World to the South Island

Lanarch CastleLanarch Castle, built by a 19th-century businessman for his first wife, is now a family-run estate.
Unless you’re a bona-fide British blue blood, Madonna or one of the Beckham soccerball clan, it's unlikely you can boast, "Hey plebs -- y’know, I stayed in a castle last night, huh?"
Well, to that roll call of riches, go ahead and add yours truly if you would: I’ve just joined the crenellated club by staying at New Zealand’s finest -- Larnach Castle in Dunedin.
While most of us have likely visited a castle while traveling, especially in Europe, we’d normally leave at the end of the day.
For me, however, nightfall means my experience is just beginning.
Keeping it real
Sitting high over the Otago Pensinsula only a 20-minute drive from Dunedin city center, Larnach Castle is the only castle in New Zealand.
The first thing I notice are the friendly staff -- all kilts and Old World charm that bring a sense of Scotland to the Kiwi scene.

Lanarch Castle

In winter, there's a bleak appeal to Lanarch.
Construction began on the castle in 1871, when Australian William Larnach broke the turf for his first wife, Eliza Jane Guise. It was completed in 1887, with the final addition of a ballroom as a 21st birthday present for his daughter Katie.
The current owners of Larnach Castle, the Barker family, bought the castle in 1967 and developed the tourist side of the estate while restoring both castle and grounds.
Period bedrooms
Pick whether you want to stay at the lodge or in the stables. The stables cost NZD$155 per night and are cozy, although bathrooms are shared.
The lodge, which is right across from the stables, features 12 rooms at NZD$260 per night each, all decorated in period style.
I'm staying in Katie's Room, which has a lovely country cottage vibe.
One reason William Larnach picked this site to build the castle was the view of the Otago Peninsula, which takes in the farms below, the water and mountains. It's easy to pull up a chair and watch the day pass by your window.
While guests can explore at will, visitors can pay to stroll the gardens and castle. To see both, tickets start from NZD$10 for kids.
The castle covers three levels. It's best to start the tour underneath the main entrance on the ground floor with a short background film and a sneak look into the Gun Room.

Lanarch Castle

The castle gardens have been restored by the current occupants, the Barker family.
On the first level are the living areas and Music Room -- said to be William Larnach's favorite -- to which I plan to return in the evening.
The Dining Room is nearby and features Tasmanian Blackwood paneling and Italian marble fireplaces. The Main Foyer is a spectacular sight, with a Venetian glass wall and mosaic tiles on the floor.
Lived-in feeling
Walking up the creaking staircase, I find the bedrooms on the second floor. The Master Bedroom and North Bedroom occupy the majority of the floor, but don't miss the small chamber featuring the wedding dress of Constance, William's third wife, and other Victorian clothing.
One of the most impressive features of the castle is revealed by walking up a narrow spiral staircase leading to the battlements.
It's worth the climb. From 320 meters above the sea, the view commands a panorama from Dunedin, down the harbor past Port Chalmers to the Heads, and then along the open coast and its inlets.
A major plus to staying the night at Larnach Castle is that you can take your time wandering around. There‘s no rush to see everything. Once you’re done, you can take advantage of the gardens or retreat to your room.
Getting together
On the downside, unless you have a car, you might be stuck for mealtime options. During the day, there is a café in the ballroom but after 4.30 p.m., you’re on your own until evening.
At night, for NZD$65 per head, diners have the rare opportunity to eat and drink in the castle, perhaps in the same areas where the Larnach family once dined.
The Music Room doubles as a dining room for guests. 

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Louis Vuitton Island Maison opened At Marina Bay Sands Singapore

Louis Vuitton Island Maison At Marina Bay Sands

Designed by internationally acclaimed architect Peter Marino,this  new luxury shopping paradise will sit directly on water, with floor to ceiling windows overlooking the bay. It will not be just a luxury house of fashion, but a space that also incorporate art and cultural elements, which allows visitors to make their own discoveries.
The ground floor will feature a complete selection of men’s and women’s leather goods, ready to wear, shoes and accessories, while the mezzanine level will be a space dedicated to travel luggage and accessories in the first Travel Room in Asia Pacific. There will also be a private lounge for intimate presentations as well as an outdoor loggia reminiscent of a deck on a luxury yacht.

Louis Vuitton Island Maison At Marina Bay Sands-2

The island will be linked to the Marina Bay Sands mall by a tunnel. Visitors travelling through the tunnel will be able to view pieces of contemporary artwork, before it leads them to the Louis Vuitton bookstore where they can browse through a specially curated range of design, cultural and art books.
The Louis Vuitton Island will be the 12th Maison in the world, 1st Maison in Southeast Asia. As of today, Louis Vuitton has 459 stores in 63 countries.

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Bosco Verticale: the world's first vertical forest

Bosco Verticale is a planned 10,000 square meter urban forest, which will grow upwards. (Images from Stefano Boeri)
Italian architecture firm Stefano Boeri Architetti hopes to merge vegetation and urban architecture, with its Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest) project. The Milan-based firm has designed a model that could see the "reforestation and naturalization" of metropolitan cities, by growing forests sky-ways. "Bosco Verticale [is a] device for the environmental survival of contemporary European cities," says Stefano Boeri.
Milan will host the first example of Bosco Verticale, with two residential towers already planned for construction. The towers, measuring 110 and 76 meters (361 and 250 feet), will become home to over 900 trees and that's excluding a wide range of shrubs and floral plants. The basic idea is that if you were to take the building out of the picture, the amount of trees needed to plant a forest on the land surface should be equal to those growing vertically on the tower. In essence, you will be creating a 10,000 square meter (11,960 sq. yds.) forest, growing upwards.

The project also aids in filtering air pollution contained in the urban environment. This is achieved as the the plants help produce humidity, absorb CO2 and dust particles, and produce oxygen. This will improve the quality of living for the residents, and it also creates a canopy that protects the building from radiation and noise pollution.
An irrigation and filtering system will be installed, that recycles gray water for maintenance of the plants. Photovoltaic solar cells will help contribute to the building's energy self-sufficiency.
Bosco Verticale will cost EUR65 million (US$87.5 million) and is stage one of the proposed BioMilano, which is hoped to create a green belt around the city.
(GIZMAG)

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Tourist Attraction/Kingdom Tower – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal announced plans to build the Kingdom Tower, world’s tallest building in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, less than two years after the Burj Khalifa opened in Dubai at a height that many thought wouldn’t be surpassed for years.
The planned tower will be 1km tall (3,281 feet) when it is completed and consist of hotels, offices, luxury apartments and a shopping centre. Prince Alwaleed said his company, Kingdom Holding Co., had signed a $1.23 billion deal with Bin Laden Group to build the tower, which is expected to take more than five years to complete. Building this tower in Jeddah sends a financial and economic message that should not be ignored, Prince Alwaleed told. It has a political depth to it to tell the world that we Saudis invest in our country despite what is happening around us from events, turmoil and revolutions even.

With a total construction area of over 500,000 square meters, the soaring Kingdom Tower will be a mixed-use building featuring a Four Seasons hotel, Four Seasons service apartments, first class office space, luxury condominiums and an observatory that will be higher than the world’s current highest observation deck.
US company Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has been employed to design and oversee development of the project. The sprawling mega project, first announced in 2008, will cover two square miles at its base. Originally, the intention was to build the tower a mile high – a feat that would mean a 12-minute journey in a lift to get to the top – but there were fears that the soil would not support its foundations. It is not 1,000 meters. It is more, could be more by many meters… The figure is secret, only a small number of people know, said Prince Alwaleed.

The great height of Kingdom Tower necessitates one of the world’s most sophisticated elevator systems. The Kingdom Tower complex will contain 59 elevators, including 54 single-deck and five double-deck elevators, along with 12 escalators. Elevators serving the observatory will travel at a rate of 10 meters per second in both directions. Another unique feature of the design is a sky terrace, roughly 30 meters (98 feet) in diameter, at level 157. It is an outdoor amenity space intended for use by the penthouse floor.

Kingdom Tower will be the centerpiece and the first construction phase of Kingdom City, Jeddah Economic Company’s (JEC) new urban development of more than 5.3 million square meters of land in the north of Jeddah, overlooking the Red Sea and Obhur Creek. The overall construction cost of the tower is $1.2 billion and the overall estimated cost of the entire Kingdom City project is anticipated to be $20 billion. This project will provide sustainable profits to Kingdom Holding shareholders, Prince Alwaleed said.
Prince Alwaleed, who owns 95% of Kingdom Holding, has focused his investments on banks, hotels and media companies, building sizable stakes in firms such as Citigroup Inc., News Corp., Apple Inc. and Time Warner Inc. News Corp. owns Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.

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Travel/Starwood to Open Naka Island Resort in Phuket

The Naka Island, Starwood Hotels & Resorts’ newest Luxury Collection property in Asia, will open to the public on November 1st, 2011. Situated in the southernmost province just off the coast of Phuket in Thailand, The Naka Island is a private boutique resort on Naka Yai Island, comprising 67 villas fitted with tropical gardens and private plunge pools, along with a world-class spa facility.

Known as the Pearl of the Andaman, Phuket is Thailand’s largest island and one of Southeast Asia’s most highly-regarded destinations. Phuket FantaSea is just 28.0 km away from the Island and also offers exciting jungle experience. Apart from these attractions, Golfers have three wonderful courses to choose from: Laguna Phuket Golf Club, Blue Canyon Country Club, and Mission Hills Golf Course.

The island is located just 25 minutes from Phuket International Airport, including a five-minute ride by private speedboat. It is only 100 square kilometers in size – easily navigable on foot, or by bicycle, or by boat to the various beaches. Naka’s stunning natural environs are the recreational focal point of The Naka Island resort, with ample opportunities for hiking, biking, watersports, and snorkeling. Or, if relaxation is the priority, The Naka Island offers a spa and exclusive access to pristine sandy beaches.

The huge sized villas have private plunge pools, open air bathrooms, sala pavilion and large outdoor space. Each villa will also feature comprehensive library, indoor sound system and extravagant views over Phang Nga Bay and Phuket Island. The resort features different F&B outlets including Tonsai, an all-day dining restaurant in a casual seaside setting. Al fresco dining at My Grill, an open beachside grill house, which will offer seafood and steaks with a southern Thai influence. Or, guests will be able to enjoy a glass of wine from the extensive wine cellar at the Z Bar while they enjoy the colourful sunsets.

Each guest will be provided with an ‘Experienced Guide’ who will act as a concierge, guest relations officer and a personal butler who will take care of each and every need of the guests. This Experience Guide will book a dining reservation, will arrange for outing and sightseeing, will take you to the driving trips and will help you to explore the Island and other nearby places.

The Naka Island has the largest spa in the region that offers complete peace of mind, body and soul through their world class spa therapies. The Spa is bespoke for every individual guest at the Island.

 The resort opens for premier stays November 1st, so be the first to experience Naka Island in Phuket.
 [The Naka Island]

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Igloo village guarantees the best view for a northern lights spectacle

The Igloo Village, which is part of Hotel Kakslauttanen, is guaranteed to give guests a prime position for viewing the northern lights display during the winter months. Located in the Arctic Circle near Finland's Urho Kekkonen National Park, guests can stay in a glass-roofed igloo or brave the cold in a traditional snow igloo.

Located in the Arctic Circle, Igloo Village features glass-roofed igloos from which guests can watch the northern lights (image from Hotel Kakslauttanen)

The Igloo Village offers a serene atmosphere, surrounded by snow and woodlands, creating an idyllic setting for viewing one of the seven natural wonders of the world. The night-time light display of the Aurora Borealis is caused by the collision of gaseous particles from the earth's atmosphere, with charged particles released from the sun's atmosphere. It usually occurs during a geomagnetic storm, and is commonly viewed during the colder months of the year.

 This thermal glass prevents frosting and maintains a clear view even when outside temperatures drop below -30 degrees C (image from Hotel Kakslauttanen)

The 20 glass igloos are built from a special thermal glass that allows the temperature inside the igloo to remain constant and warm. This thermal glass also prevents frosting, and maintains a clear view even when outside temperatures drop below -30°C (-22°F). However, temperatures inside the traditional snow igloos aren't so cozy. Kept between -3°C and -6°C (27°F and 21°F), guests will need to snuggle into a warm down sleeping bag, wearing woolen socks and a hood to keep the cold out.

 Inside a glass igloo twin room (image from Hotel Kakslauttanen)

Each igloo features a private toilet (shower facilities are shared) and guests can also enjoy an array of hotel facilities including: the world's largest smoke sauna, equipped with its own restaurant; a "refreshing" ice hole; snow restaurant; ice sculpture gallery; Santa's resort; snow chapel and an ice bar. Village activities include cross-country skiing, husky safaris, reindeer sledge, snowmobile hire, ice fishing and day excursions on board the world's only tourist icebreaker ship.

A night in a Glass Igloo under the starry sky and northern lights display (image from Hotel Kakslauttanen)

A night in a Glass Igloo under the starry sky and northern lights display will set you back €340 (US$458) per couple. The Igloo Village is open every year from December/January until the end of April, and 33 new glass igloos will be completed by autumn 2012.

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A House Built in a Sand Dune

Turns out those smiley Lennon-style glasses on that glassy knoll are the legit windows of a legit house, and said house was carved into a dune in Atlantic Beach, Fla. Built in 1975, Dune House is the brainchild of architect William Morgan, who didn't want any interlopers messing with the character of his block — to this day, he lives next door. "I'm very particular about the buildings on either side of my own home." he says.

"The property is original oceanfront dunes that are very beautiful, and we were very interested in preserving the ecological character of our environment as closely as we could," adds Morgan. "So we surveyed the existing property and then we designed a house that would then be a profile of the original site."

Shortly after Morgan completed the project—actually two symmetrical apartments connected by a main landing—it piqued the interest of Playboy magazine, who was in town to photograph Morgan's digs. They were so taken that they photographed Dune House, too.

Now listed for $1.2M, the property first hit the market at the tail beginning of 2009 when Morgan grew tired of renting it out. "I think it happened to coincide with the real estate downturn, the bursting of the bubble, so this particular kind of quality tends to suffer accordingly," he says. It was taken off the market this past November and was re-listed a couple months later for $1.4M.

Each 750-square-foot apartment consists of a two-story living area with one bedroom and one bathroom and built-in furnishings designed to fit the space. "I built it like a seashell," Morgan says. "It's a little like being in a submarine. When you go down the stairs, you go along the curved side of the shell to descend into the main living area, which looks out through very large glass doors onto the oceanfront. So you have a sense of being in the dune and looking out onto the Atlantic Ocean."

As for heating and cooling—the first question we had after we stopped staring at the pics—apparently this part of Florida is ideal for this sort of living arrangement because the grass roof assumes the temperature of the ground water there: 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Humidifiers in each unit control the humidity. Sounds heavenly!

Now, about that buyer: "I think it could be a weekend retreat for someone who lives elsewhere—a seasonal retreat," Morgan says, later adding, "It's very quiet, by the way. You don't hear rain when it's raining, because there's earth that covers the roof and the walls of the house."

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Travel/Underwater hotel room has guests sleeping with the sharks

The resort has been known to transform the underwater dining room into a private bedroom suite for two on special occasions (Photos: Conrad Rangali)
We were intrigued by the Amphibious 1000's proposed floating suites and private underwater lounges, however The Conrad Maldives Rangali Island Resort hosts the real deal! Situated in the tropical gardens on Rangalifinolhu Island, access to the resort is only by seaplane and while it may sound like any other exclusive get away, the Conrad Rangali will have you dining with stingrays and on special occasions, sleeping with the sharks.

Opening its doors a little over five years ago, the resort features the world's first all-glass, under-the-sea restaurant. Guests are offered the experience of dining 16 feet (4.9 m) below sea level with 180-degree views of the reef and marine life. The resort has also been known to transform the underwater dining room into a private bedroom suite for two on special occasions.

Nestled away on two private islands and surrounded by white-sandy beaches, the hotel boasts 50 water villas, 79 beach villas and 21 spa villas with private treatment rooms. Spa treatments are also available in glass-floored rooms situated above the lagoon's coral reef and outdoor activities include scuba diving, snorkeling safaris, windsurfing, game fishing, catamaran sailing and sunset cruising on the resort's yacht.

The Conrad Rangali has all the luxury resort trappings with ocean view baths, Philippe Starck fittings, private sun decks, espresso machines and Bulgari bathroom goodies. It's also definitely at the higher end of the market with guest rooms starting at US$815 per night, per couple. The underwater restaurant only seats 12 and guests are advised to book well in advance.

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The $500 million Italian designed floating resort

Amphibious 1000, Qatar's Italian designed Floating Resort (Images by Giancarlo Zema Design)

As envisioned by the Italian architectural firm Giancarlo Zema Design Group (GZDG), Amphibious 1000 is a US$500 million semi-submerged resort project planned for a protected marine area on the coast of Qatar. Reflecting its name, the resort is like a large aquatic creature stretching out into the sea. Divided into two sections of land and sea, the project includes residential buildings, offices, a central marine park, floating walkways and underwater marine galleries that all form a semi-circle around the central tower, which hosts a panoramic restaurant.

The elaborate sea section features four semi-submerged hotels resembling anchored super-yachts. Each hotel includes 75 luxury suites positioned around the perimeter of the building, with access to private terraces. Underwater passageways with views of the central marine park connect the hotel rooms and provide access to the activities zones. The resort's main lobby is centralized around an interactive sea life museum featuring water exhibitions galleries, large aquariums, and a glass passageway leading to the underwater observatory.

If you are tired of walking around the maze of floating walkways, electric vehicles can transport guests throughout the resort's facilities. You might also like to jump on board one of the 20-meter (65.6-foot) aluminum yachts, equipped with hydrogen engines and underwater viewing globes.
The resort also hosts 80 floating suites called "Jelly-fish," which feature underwater viewing decks looking out upon an artificial reef bed. These anchored hotel suites can accommodate up to six guests and feature five levels connected by a spiral staircase. 

A relaxation room sits at the very top of the suite at 5.6 meters (18.3 ft) above sea level. At 3.5 meters (11.5 ft) above sea level you will find the sleeping quarters and bathrooms, and at 1.4 meters (4.6 ft) the area is dedicated to daytime use with a kitchen and bathroom. Heading below deck and semi-submerged at 0.8 meters (2.6 ft) above sea level you will find further guest rooms and bathrooms. Whilst on the lowest level, at 3.00 meters (9.8 ft) below sea level, guests can enjoy their very own private aquarium lounge.
The Giancarlo Zema Design Group is based in Rome, Italy and specializes in the architectural design of semi-submerged structures, houseboats and yachts.

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Travel News/Maldives Plans World’s First Floating Golf Course

If you build it – they will come. At least that’s what developers must be thinking as they launch plans for the World’s First Floating Golf Course in the Maldives. 

The extraordinary $500 million design boasts 27 holes, is set upon three linked islands and features around 200 villas, 45 private islands and a conservation center. An underwater tunnel leads golfers to different islands between shots, as well as to the clubhouse where a glass elevator goes to a main bar which doubles as an aquarium.
The course will be made up of a series of floating platforms containing two or three holes each, which will be linked together and to a series of surrounding hotels by underwater tunnels. Waterstudio.NL designed the project, which is being engineered by floating-architecture expert Dutch Docklands. Troon Golf is on hand to offer their expertise in the design of the course itself.
Unlike other floating islands and resorts guzzling energy off the coast of Dubai, course developers call their project a scarless development which will have a zero carbon footprint on the Maldives ecosystem. The project also has an environmentally aware side – it will be powered by solar energy with sustainable desalination and water cooling techniques, and will work in co-operation with the Maldives’ rising sea levels.

The Maldives, whose highest point is only 7.5 feet above sea level, has committed to becoming the world’s first carbon neutral country by 2020. The nation already includes one artificial island, Hulhumale, which was completed in 2004, and covers an area of 445 acres.  The President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed is a world famous advocate for active measures against climate change and even held a cabinet meeting underwater to highlight the risk of rising sea levels to his nation.
Nasheed has also announced that he’s looking to purchase new land in other countries to resettle Maldivian refugees potentially affected by climate change. To fund those efforts, the government is looking to further boost revenues from the nation’s largest economical contributor: tourism.
The $500 million floating golf course project anticipates doing just that: bringing a wealth of ecological tourism and investment to the Maldives. Development on the course is expected to begin later this year, and it should be ready for play by the end of 2013 ahead of the full launch in 2015.

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Special Hotels/ Bella Sky Comwell Hotel(10 photos)

The Bella Sky Comwell Hotel in Copenhagen has opened its doors. The 250 feet (76.5 m) tall, 814 room hotel is among of the largest in Scandinavia, but its not the size of the design from architecture firm 3XN that's striking - it's the shape. The building's tilting twin towers lean apart from each other at an impressive 15 degrees, an angle that provides guests with a better view of the surrounding parkland.

The hotel features 23 floors, 814 designer rooms with 200 different room types, 30 meeting and conference rooms, three restaurants, two bars and a wellness center. Natural design elements of earth colors, wood and grass throughout the hotel create a warm atmosphere and highlight the Scandinavian connection to the environment.

The entrance boasts a stunning light installation and furniture is designed to reflecting the structure of the building's facade, which is notable for its pattern of blue and white triangle shaped glass.

"The challenge was to build two towers with a single origin, so a common foyer was possible," said Kim Herforth Nielsen, founder of 3XN and Creative Director. "Designing a sustainable building was also vital to us. This includes insulating the building from solar heat and heat loss, which meant that the facade could not be comprised of more than 50% glass. The facade's pattern provides this insulating effect. And the pattern, which is formed by diagonal and vertical lines, enhances the building's look by following the turning of the towers."

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Travel/Marques de Riscal Hotel(11pics)

For all those who like impressive nature, tradition and exquisite gastronomy associated with wine our recommendation is Hotel Marques de Riscal. Marques de Riscal, founded in 1860, is one of the oldest wineries in Rioja, Elciego and one of the first to introduce French winemaking techniques.

Marques de Riscal, XXIst century hotel is located in the The City of Wine in the Rioja wine region and it is a true masterpiece of internationally architect Frank O. Gehry. This is the most innovative hotel from the prestigious brand The Luxury Collection by Starwood Hotels & Resorts.

Hotel Marques de Riscal offers 43 guestrooms. All rooms have wireless internet access, premium television channels, DVD player, bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, hair dryer, separate sitting areas, minibars, direct-dial phones, refrigerators…

In the Marques de Riscal restaurant you can taste the traditional dishes of the region with a vanguard touch accompanied by the best selection of wines or enjoy the impressive views of the town of Elciego, vineyards and mountains of the Basque country from the Bistro 1860 restaurant, with access to the main terraces of the hotel, and discover a refined cuisine with regional specialties.

At the Wine Bar – Wine Shop of the hotel you can taste the best wines of Marques de Riscal or if you prefer, enjoy a coffee, a tea or a snack or visit the Lounge – Library Roof, ideal place for tapas or a cocktail enjoying the most extraordinary panoramic views of Hotel Marques de Riscal.

For all business people the hotel offers 8 spacious conference rooms and ballrooms which can welcome up to 850 people and 7 terraces, perfect for social events, with the most spectacular sights of the vineyards, the mountains and the medieval villages. Also for all those who don`t know yet where to organize wedding and banquet the hotel will surprise them and make their dreams come true.

When we are talking about other amenities Marqes de Riscal is not behind other luxuries hotels. There are SPA Vinotherapie Caudalie with baths, wraps and scrubs, facial, hand and feet treatments, the day package in the City of Wine, sauna, fitness center,indoor pool, library, picnic area and a lots of amenities nearby like golfing, snowboarding, fishing, bird watching, tennis, running, horse riding…

Whether you are interested in wine or not don`t miss the chance to spend several days in gorgeus Spain in the luxuries Hotel Marques de Riscal.

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