ARMANI HOTEL DUBAI OPENS

THE MUCH AWAITED OPENING OF THE WORLD'S FIRST ARMANI HOTEL IN DUBAI FINALLY TOOK PLACE RECENTLY AMID GRAND CELEBRATIONS THAT INCLUDED A PARTY FOR OVER 600 GUESTS AND A FASHION SHOW OF ARMANI'S SPRING PRIVE COLLECTION, FOLLOWED BY COCKTAILS AND DINNER. THE LUXURY HOTEL WHICH OCCUPIES EIGHT FLOORS OF THE WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING, THE BURJ KHALIFA, BOASTS 160 LAVISHLY DESIGNED ROOMS, EIGHT RESTAURANTS, A SPA AND THREE RETAIL BOUTIQUES. AN EMOTIONAL GIORGIO ARMANI SEEMED PROUD TO FINALLY SEE HIS HOTEL COMPLETE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE PROJECT, A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN ARMANI SPA AND EMAAR PROPERTIES, IS THE FIRST IN A PLANNED COLLECTION OF HOTELS, RESORTS AND RESIDENCES TO BE UNVEILED IN KEY CITIES AROUND THE WORLD. ARMANI HAS PAID ATTENTION TO EVERY MINUTE DETAIL OF THE STUNNING HOTEL FROM THE BED LINENS AND SPECIALLY DESIGNED FURNITURE TO THE SELECTION OF ARMANI PRIVE TOILETRIES IN EACH BATHROOM. THE ROOMS ALSO ECHO ARMANI'S AUSTERE STYLE WITH NO PAINTINGS OR PHOTOGRAPHS ADORNING THE WALLS. THE WALLS OF THE HOTEL ARE COVERED IN MARMORINO SILK AND FLORENTINE LEATHER AND THE FLOORS ARE ERAMOSA STONE. THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE HOTEL FEATURES DRAMATIC METAL ARCHES INSPIRED BY TRADITIONAL ARABIC ARCHITECTURE. ACCORDING TO ARMANI THE BIGGEST INSPIRATION WAS THE BUILDING ITSELF WHICH HAS BEEN INSPIRED BY THE SHAPE OF THE DESERT ROSE. HE FOLLOWED THE CURVES OF THE BUILDING'S EXISTING ARCHITECTURAL SHELL IN THE ROOMS' INTERIOR DESIGN. THERE ARE NO STRAIGHT WALLS IN THE OUTER SUITES. EVERY GUEST IS SURE TO FEEL SPECIAL COURTESY OF THE SERVICES AND AMENITIES OF THE HOTEL. THERE IS NO TRADITIONAL RECEPTION AREA, EACH GUEST IS ASSIGNED A LIFESTYLE MANAGER WHO SERVES AS A HOST FROM THE MOMENT THEY MAKE A RESERVATION TO THE TIME THEY CHECK OUT. BESIDES THE EIGHT RESTAURANTS OFFERING A VARIETY OF WORLD CUISINES, THERE IS ALSO AN ARMANI PRIVE NIGHTCLUB.