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The New Sand Castle: Dubai’s Latest Luxury Towers Will Boast An Indoor Rainforest And Manmade Beach
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Leave it to Dubai—land of pet lions, gold toilets and Lamborghini police cars—to build the world’s most decadent desert oasis.
Now rising in the city’s Al Thanyah district, the $550 million
Rosemont Hotel & Residences will be the first building on earth with
its own rainforest: a 75,000-square-foot jungle, complete with a splash
pool and cafe. The supersize terrarium will use only recycled water
collected from condensation and will feature a novel artificial
beach—one without sand.
The 1.1-million-square-foot complex centers on a pair of glass
skyscrapers—a 53-story hotel and a 55-story apartment building on Sheik
Zayed Road—atop a luxury retail space. Designed by ZAS Architects Dubai,
the development will have 448 hotel rooms and 280 furnished apartments,
including a 6,300-square-foot presidential pad with its own private
spa, sauna, Jacuzzi and swimming pool with waterfall feature. The suites
will be available for short- and long-term stays but not for purchase.
Expected to open in 2018, the resort will also have a cantilevered
infinity sky pool with a glass bottom, plus a bowling alley, a nightclub
and high-tech gaming entertainment. Perhaps the best part? Robotic
luggage handlers—which means you won’t even have to tip.