5 Star Hotels

Seoul Cheonggyecheon

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Cheonggyecheon (Hangul: 청계천) is a nearly 6 km long, modern public recreation space in downtown Seoul, South Korea. The massive urban renewal project is on the site of a stream that flowed before the rapid post-war economic development required it to be covered by transportation infrastructure. The $900 million project attracted much criticism initially but opened in 2005 and is now popular among Seoul residents and tourists

Geography:Cheonggyecheon is a 5.8 km creek flowing west to east through downtown Seoul, and then meeting Jungnangcheon, which in turn connects to the Hangang (river) and empties into the Yellow Sea. During the 1948-1960 presidency of Syngman Rhee, Cheonggyecheon was covered with concrete for roads. In 1968, during the presidency of Park Chung-hee, an elevated highway was built over it.This project brought a traffic problem as well. Cheonggyecheon Restoration Project Headquarters established the traffic flow measures in the downtown section affected by the restoration work and coordination of changes in the downtown traffic system based on the research of Cheonggyecheon Restoration Research Corps.[2]
The restoration of two historic bridges, Gwangtonggyo and Supyogyo, was conflictive issue. Each interest group insisted on the topic of how to restore historical and cultural sites and remains; whether replace the bridges or not.[2]
Cheonggyecheon restoration project had the purpose to preserve the unique identity of the natural environments and the historic resources in the CBD of Seoul and to reinforce the surrounding business area with IT, international affairs and digital industries [3]. Also the plan encouraged the return of the pedestrian friendly road network connecting the stream with the traditional resources, Bukchon, Daehangno, Jungdong, Namchon and Donhwamungil, for instance. This network system, CCB (Cheonggyecheon Culture Belt), tried to build up the foundation of cultural and environmental basis of the city.

N-Seoul

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Seoul Tower is a communication tower located in Seoul, South Korea. Built in 1969, and opened to the public in 1980, the tower measures 236.7 m (777 ft) in height (from the base) and tops out at 479.7 m (1,574 ft) above sea level. It has also been known as the Namsan Tower or Seoul Tower. After the tower's original owner merged with the CJ Corporation, it was renamed the N Seoul Tower.
Most visitors ride the Namsan cable car up the mountain, and then walk to the tower. The tower features a gift shop and restaurants on the ground floor. Visitors may go up the tower for a fee. There are four observation decks (the 4th observation deck, which is the revolving restaurant, rotates at a rate of one revolution every 48 minutes), as well as gift shops and two restaurants. Most of the city of Seoul can be seen from the top. Close to N Seoul Tower is a second lattice transmission tower.

Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces

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Taj Hotels Resorts: and Palaces is a worldwide chain of luxury hotels and resorts. The Indian Hotels Company Limited and its subsidiaries are collectively known as Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces. A part of the Tata Group, one of India's largest business conglomerates, Taj Hotels Resort and Palaces comprises 76 hotels, 7 palaces, 6 private islands and 12 resorts and spas, spanning 52 destinations in 12 countries across 5 continents. Besides India, Taj Hotels Resort and Palaces are located in the United States of America, United Kingdom, Africa, the Middle East, Maldives, Mauritius, Malaysia, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Australia.
Jamshetji Nusserwanji Tata, founder of the Tata Group, opened the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, the first Taj property, on December 16, 1903. He was inspired to open the grand luxury hotel after an incident involving racial discrimination at the Watson's Hotel in Mumbai, where he was refused entry as the hotel did not permit Indians. Hotels which accepted only European guests were common across British India. Jamsetji Tata traveled to London, Paris, Berlin and Dusseldorf to get the best materials and pieces of art, furniture and interior artifacts for his hotel. Due to its prime location, traditional architecture and massive size, this hotel soon gained the status of the most iconic hotel in Mumbai

Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel

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The Jumeirah Emirates Hotel Tower: also known as 'Emirates Tower Two' is a 56-floor five-star business hotel in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The hotel includes 40 luxury suites and is operated by the Jumeirah International Group. Connected with 54-floor Emirates Office Tower by a retail boulevard, the two towers form the Emirates Towers complex. At a structural height of 309 metres (1,014 ft), Emirates Towers Hotel is the smaller of the two of the sister towers. It ranks as the 33rd-tallest building in the world.[1] It is the world's 4th-tallest all-hotel building.[2] Construction was completed on (April 15, 2000)..

Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates

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Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates:is a five star deluxe hotel attached to UAE's first indoor ski resort and the biggest shopping mall outside of North America, owned by an international multi-billion dollar entity by the name of Power Solution Industries (PSI; CEO Mamoor Elahi; VP Sajjad Shawl).
Together with the Mall of the Emirates shopping centre and Ski Dubai's alpine themed indoor snow resort, the hotel has become an attraction in Dubai,.

Location:Part of the Mall of the Emirates mega complex, Kempinski Hotel is located on Sheikh Zayed Road, 4th Interchange, Al Barsha, a few minutes from Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City and the Jumeirah beach stretch, and about 20 minutes from Dubai International Airport and Downtown Dubai.
The hotel's guest room design by Wilson Associates was a finalist in the 27th annual Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design.

Burj Al Arab

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For the Egyptian city, see Borg El Arab.
The Burj Al Arab (Arabic: برج العرب‎,Tower of the Arabs) is a luxury hotel located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At 321 m (1,050 ft), it is the second tallest building in the world used exclusively as a hotel.[2] However, the structure of the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang North Korea, is 9 m (30 ft) taller than the '"Burj Al Arab'", and the Rose Tower, also in Dubai, topped Burj Al Arab's height at 333 m (1,090 ft), becoming the world's tallest hotel.[3][4][5] The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 m (920 ft) out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. It is an iconic structure, designed to symbolize Dubai's urban transformation and to mimic the sail of a boat.
Construction:
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. The architect Tom Wright [6] 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."[7]
The architect and engineering consultant for the project was Atkins, the United Kingdom's largest multidisciplinary consultancy. The hotel was built by South African construction contractor Murray & Roberts.[8] The hotel cost US$650 million to build

Rotana

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Rotana Group (Arabic: روتانا‎), also known simply as Rotana is the Arab World's largest entertainment company. It is owned by the Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal.
It is considered a huge pan-Arab media conglomerate that includes a film production company, a magazine (Rotana Magazine), television (Rotana TV), and seven music channels (Rotana Radio), a record label Rotana Records among others. More than 100 Arab artists are reportedly signed to Rotana Records.

Contents
1 Rotana Magazine
2 Rotana Records
3 Rotana Radio / Rotana TV
3.1 Rotana Radio
3.2 Rotana TV
4 References
5 External links

Rotana Magazine

Rotana Magazine is an Arabic language entertainment magazine covering news and events of the Arab World. It is an influential weekly pan-Arab lifestyle publicaton addressed mainly to Arab youth and Arab women in the Middle East, the Arab World and the Arab diaspora. It includes music and arts news and sections for beauty, fashion and family life. It is published by the Rotana Group. It also serves at the same time, as the marketing wing for Rotana Records and tens of its signed artists.

5 Star Hotels In Dubai

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Atlantis, The Palm: Atlantis, the Palm is a resort at Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is a joint venture between Kerzner International Limited and Istithmar PSJC and was opened on 24 September 2008. The resort is modelled after the Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in Nassau, Bahamas.

Contents
1 Development
2 Attractions
3 Official Launch
4 Television Footage
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

Attractions
The seven stars resort also includes a water Aquaventure theme park (160,000 square meters), a conference center, and 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) of retail space. The resort also has a Dolphin Bay (45,000 square meters) in which guests can swim and interact with the dolphins at Atlantis.[4] The Palm Jumeirah itself is one part of a trilogy including the larger Palms Jebel Ali and Deira, which are still under construction.S''sZindagi

5 Star Hotels

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Stars are often used as symbols for classification purposes. They are used by reviewers for ranking things such as movies, TV shows, restaurants, and hotels. For example, one to five stars is commonly employed to categorize hotels.

Standards of hotel classification

Food services, entertainment, view, room variations such as size and additional amenities, spas and fitness centers and location may be considered in establishing a standard.

The more common classification systems include 'star' rating, letter grading, from 'A' to 'F', diamond or simply a 'satisfactory' or 'unsatisfactory' footnote to accommodation such as hostels and motels. Systems using terms such as Deluxe/ Luxury, First Class/ Superior, Tourist Class/ Standard, and Budget Class/ Economy are more widely accepted as hotel types, rather than hotel standards.

Some countries have rating by a single public standard - Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Hungary have laws defining the hotel rating. In Germany, Austria and Switzerland the rating is defined by the respective hotel industry association using a 5-star system - the German classifications are Tourist (*), Standard (**), Comfort (***), First Class (****) and Luxus (*****) with the mark Superior to flag extras beyond the minimum defined in the standard. In France the rating is defined by the public tourist board of the department using a four star system (plus "L" for Luxus) which has changed to a 5-star system from 2009 on. In South Africa and Namibia the Tourism Grading Council has strict rules for a hotel types granting up to 5 stars.