Friday, May 12, 2006
Massive Race Car Hotel Planned For Nevada Town
Massive Race Car Hotel Planned For Nevada Town
More building exuberance from Nevada. This time the news comes from Beatty, a small town 120 miles north of Las Vegas. Developer Mark Fleming is planning a $2 billion hotel/casino/condo complex with a race car theme. The Xtreme Cars and Stars Hotel Casino will have four 27-story towers with around 2,592 condos, timeshares, and hotel rooms. There will also be retail shops, restaurants, and a large casino that includes and exhibition area for cars. The ambitious plan includes a $2.7 million, 2.1-mile NASCAR racetrack which will encircle the property. The project also has some amenities I haven't seen recently including a drive-in theater and a floating restaurant. Other features include a18-hole championship golf course, 50,000-square-foot pool area and an RV park with full hook up facilities. There will also be a floating restaurant suspended at the top of the building. Every detail of the building will have an automotive theme and the development also includes car condos with garage areas and overhead loft space for sale which will sell for $250,000 to $1 million. It's an interesting project but will it come to pass? According to an article in the Las Vegas Business Press, Fleming claims that executives from Arby's, Disney and General Motors have verbally committed to the deal. He hopes to break ground by the end of the year
More building exuberance from Nevada. This time the news comes from Beatty, a small town 120 miles north of Las Vegas. Developer Mark Fleming is planning a $2 billion hotel/casino/condo complex with a race car theme. The Xtreme Cars and Stars Hotel Casino will have four 27-story towers with around 2,592 condos, timeshares, and hotel rooms. There will also be retail shops, restaurants, and a large casino that includes and exhibition area for cars. The ambitious plan includes a $2.7 million, 2.1-mile NASCAR racetrack which will encircle the property. The project also has some amenities I haven't seen recently including a drive-in theater and a floating restaurant. Other features include a18-hole championship golf course, 50,000-square-foot pool area and an RV park with full hook up facilities. There will also be a floating restaurant suspended at the top of the building. Every detail of the building will have an automotive theme and the development also includes car condos with garage areas and overhead loft space for sale which will sell for $250,000 to $1 million. It's an interesting project but will it come to pass? According to an article in the Las Vegas Business Press, Fleming claims that executives from Arby's, Disney and General Motors have verbally committed to the deal. He hopes to break ground by the end of the year
Johnny Depp Fights For His Views
Johnny Depp Fights For His Views
Johnny Depp may be famous for saying that he is raising his kids in France but that he still wants them to enjoy the view when they are in Los Angeles. The LA Times reports that Depp has filed a lawsuit over plans for a retail project that might impinge on the views from his Hollywood Hills home. Depp owns a $5.4 million home on Sweetzer Ave. (the same street Morrissey lived on before putting his house on the market). Depp's claim is that the city violated environmental-quality laws by approving the development on a lot beneath his home and that his his children may be deprived of their view. Those on the other side of the debate are flabbergasted since Depp has been quoted as saying that he would not raise his children in the States. Depp lives in a Norman-style mansion known then as "The Fairy Castle." The proposed project, across from The Standard hotel on the Sunset Strip would be about 40 feet below Depp's house but the building would block views from the sloping bottom backyard terrace where the children would play. The project is now delayed.
Johnny Depp may be famous for saying that he is raising his kids in France but that he still wants them to enjoy the view when they are in Los Angeles. The LA Times reports that Depp has filed a lawsuit over plans for a retail project that might impinge on the views from his Hollywood Hills home. Depp owns a $5.4 million home on Sweetzer Ave. (the same street Morrissey lived on before putting his house on the market). Depp's claim is that the city violated environmental-quality laws by approving the development on a lot beneath his home and that his his children may be deprived of their view. Those on the other side of the debate are flabbergasted since Depp has been quoted as saying that he would not raise his children in the States. Depp lives in a Norman-style mansion known then as "The Fairy Castle." The proposed project, across from The Standard hotel on the Sunset Strip would be about 40 feet below Depp's house but the building would block views from the sloping bottom backyard terrace where the children would play. The project is now delayed.Dubai's Bawadi Project
Dubai's Bawadi Project
Dubai is planning to begin construction on what will be the world's largest hotel complex. The Bawadi Project, as it is called, will cost $27 billion and will be located just outside of Dubai City. The goal of the project is to double tourism in the state, increasing the 6 million visitors from 2005 to as many as 15 million in the next decade. Complete construction will take approximately 8 years, though it will be done in stages, and will result in a total of more than 30 hotels and 29,000 hotel rooms, many of which will be in the 4 and 5 star categories. The first part of the complex will be the Asia-Asia Hotel, which alone will provide 6,500 rooms. The development will also house a series of entertainment centers, shopping malls, theaters, restaurants and convention centers, catering to all the varied interests of tourists to Dubai.
Dubai is planning to begin construction on what will be the world's largest hotel complex. The Bawadi Project, as it is called, will cost $27 billion and will be located just outside of Dubai City. The goal of the project is to double tourism in the state, increasing the 6 million visitors from 2005 to as many as 15 million in the next decade. Complete construction will take approximately 8 years, though it will be done in stages, and will result in a total of more than 30 hotels and 29,000 hotel rooms, many of which will be in the 4 and 5 star categories. The first part of the complex will be the Asia-Asia Hotel, which alone will provide 6,500 rooms. The development will also house a series of entertainment centers, shopping malls, theaters, restaurants and convention centers, catering to all the varied interests of tourists to Dubai.Steve Wynn In Talks For A Ferrari Hotel
Steve Wynn In Talks For A Ferrari Hotel
Will Steve Wynn create a Ferrari hotel? As we've mentioned before, Wynn has been working on the Wynn Macau casino hotel. The $1.1 billion project is set to open in September. But Steve Wynn recently said that he is interested in creating a hotel under the Ferrari brand name as part of the project. Wynn's plans call for four hotels, three with casinos and he has said that he is in talks with the chairman of Ferrari. The Wynn Las Vegas already has a Ferrari dealership. As we mentioned before, Ferrari is already inching their way into the entertainment arena, they have already signed a deal for a Ferrari theme park in Abu Dhabi.
Macau is gearing up to attract visitors in a big way. It was also recently announced that the Cirque du Soleil will be creating a new show for the Las Vegas Sands resort in Macau. The new show will open in 2008.
Will Steve Wynn create a Ferrari hotel? As we've mentioned before, Wynn has been working on the Wynn Macau casino hotel. The $1.1 billion project is set to open in September. But Steve Wynn recently said that he is interested in creating a hotel under the Ferrari brand name as part of the project. Wynn's plans call for four hotels, three with casinos and he has said that he is in talks with the chairman of Ferrari. The Wynn Las Vegas already has a Ferrari dealership. As we mentioned before, Ferrari is already inching their way into the entertainment arena, they have already signed a deal for a Ferrari theme park in Abu Dhabi. Macau is gearing up to attract visitors in a big way. It was also recently announced that the Cirque du Soleil will be creating a new show for the Las Vegas Sands resort in Macau. The new show will open in 2008.
Westin's Latest Sense Offering Will Be Music
Westin's Latest Sense Offering Will Be Music
First, there was the scent, that pervasive white tea scent strip wafting out of magazines to promote Westin Hotels. Now, get ready for the sound. Westin has partnered up with eMusic.com to create a "digital music offering" that will be played in lobbies and offered as part of the in-room entertainment. The music is described as being global contemporary with an "ambient, melodic, rhythmic and energizing feel." Luckily magazines don't have audio chips so you won't be subjected to this unless you go to the Westin Hotels. It makes me wonder which sense they will tackle next.
First, there was the scent, that pervasive white tea scent strip wafting out of magazines to promote Westin Hotels. Now, get ready for the sound. Westin has partnered up with eMusic.com to create a "digital music offering" that will be played in lobbies and offered as part of the in-room entertainment. The music is described as being global contemporary with an "ambient, melodic, rhythmic and energizing feel." Luckily magazines don't have audio chips so you won't be subjected to this unless you go to the Westin Hotels. It makes me wonder which sense they will tackle next.China To Get Underwater Hotel
China To Get Underwater Hotel
Crescent Hydropolis Resorts has announced that the world's first deepwater Crescent Hydropolis Hotel and Resort will be the Hydropolis Qingdao in China. The HydroTower Landstation will be on 33,000 sq meters of land that was formerly the Ocean Entertainment Park in Qingdao while the Hydropalace underwater hotel will be southwest of the island of Chidao and southeast of Xiao Maidao. The goal is to have the HydroTower Landstation completed in 2008 prior to the start of the Beijing Summer Olympic Games. Crescent Hydropolis is the same company that is working on the underwater hotel in Dubai and they also are planning projects in London, Monaco, Munich, New York and the Isle of Man.
Crescent Hydropolis Resorts has announced that the world's first deepwater Crescent Hydropolis Hotel and Resort will be the Hydropolis Qingdao in China. The HydroTower Landstation will be on 33,000 sq meters of land that was formerly the Ocean Entertainment Park in Qingdao while the Hydropalace underwater hotel will be southwest of the island of Chidao and southeast of Xiao Maidao. The goal is to have the HydroTower Landstation completed in 2008 prior to the start of the Beijing Summer Olympic Games. Crescent Hydropolis is the same company that is working on the underwater hotel in Dubai and they also are planning projects in London, Monaco, Munich, New York and the Isle of Man.New York Palace in Budapest
New York Palace in Budapest
The New York Palace Hotel in Budapest opened this week after undergoing an €80 million renovation that not only updated the interior, but built on an entirely new wing. The hotel was originally an office building, built in 1894 for a New York insurance company. It was purchased from the Hungarian government in 2001 by Boscolo Hotels for only €8 million. The redesigned luxury hotel is extremely elegant, with a glassed-over courtyard and walkways full of gilt and marble. According to Boscolo, all of the textiles and furnishings come from Italy. The Hotel's New York Cafe has reopened as well, offering guests a taste of history, as it was a famously popular meeting place for artists and writers before World War II. Rooms start at €290 and the two royal suites start at €2,500 per night.
The addition of the new wing, which is still not entirely complete, will bring the total number of rooms up to 180 from the current 107, as well as adding conference facilities and a parking garage.
The New York Palace Hotel in Budapest opened this week after undergoing an €80 million renovation that not only updated the interior, but built on an entirely new wing. The hotel was originally an office building, built in 1894 for a New York insurance company. It was purchased from the Hungarian government in 2001 by Boscolo Hotels for only €8 million. The redesigned luxury hotel is extremely elegant, with a glassed-over courtyard and walkways full of gilt and marble. According to Boscolo, all of the textiles and furnishings come from Italy. The Hotel's New York Cafe has reopened as well, offering guests a taste of history, as it was a famously popular meeting place for artists and writers before World War II. Rooms start at €290 and the two royal suites start at €2,500 per night. 
The addition of the new wing, which is still not entirely complete, will bring the total number of rooms up to 180 from the current 107, as well as adding conference facilities and a parking garage.
