Africa and the Middle East

Al Maha Desert Resort and Spa
The Al Maha resort resembles a luxurious, traditional Arabic home.	Each suite has its own temperature-controlled swimming pool.	The Timeless Spa offers 50 therapies selected from Middle Eastern and South Asian therapy traditions.
The site of the Al Maha Desert Resort and Spa was farming land before it was turned into a hotel complex.	Decorated with artefacts collected from throughout the Middle East, the Bedouin suites each measure 75m² and contain a custom-made king bed.

Armani Hotel Burj Dubai
Construction well underway on the Burj Dubai.	The landscape of downtown Dubai.	View from the top of the Burj Dubai showing the lake surrounding the building.
Earlier construction on the Burj Dubai.	The type of decor and style that guests may expect from an Armani room at the new hotel.

Cap Maison St Lucia
Cap Maison is a small, exclusive five-star resort	A cliff-top restaurant, The Cliff at Cap, with panoramic views and French Caribbean cuisine is one of the most coveted tables on the island.	The resort is set in tropical landscaped gardens and its magnificent elevated seafront location affords wonderful views of the Caribbean Sea.
The hotel has been constructed using coral stonework, hand painted tiles, exotic woods and natural finishes.	The villa suites can be easily combined with studio suites and rooms to make up two and three bedroom suites.	Cap Maison is an elegant 50-room hotel arranged across 22 privately owned residences.

Emirates Palace Hotel, Abu Dhabi
The hotel, which has the distinction of being the most expensive ever built.	The extensive hotel grounds.	The atrium with gold leaf, which is the hotel’s reception area.
EW corridor.	The atrium dome decoration.	The Emirates Palace arch at night.
A Palace suite bedroom.

Emirates Park Towers Dubai
The two towers at night adjacent to the creek of the Business Bay.	A rendering of the towers by day with their futuristic stepped look formed by the sky terraces.	An aerial view of the Business Bay.
The Dubai business centre will soon be rivalled by nothing in the world and will have a multitude of top class hotels.	The Business Bay creek, where a ferry will soon run, gives an excellent view for the hotel towers.

Fairmont Nile City, Cairo
The third tower which will be the hotel in front of the two main towers of the complex.	The hotel roof amenities.	The front of the hotel on the Nile Corniche.
The hotel is very close to the pyramids at Giza, a great draw for the tourist trade.	The atrium in the podium of the complex is lit by natural daylight because of the glass roof.

Four Seasons Hotel and Resort,
An artist's rendering of the completed resort.	A plan of the resort and residential development.	The gateway to the Menara Gardens.
The Atlas Mountains can be seen from the hotel.	Marrakech is not far from the hotel and will provide entertainment for the guests and tourists.	Marrakech at night.

Grand Hyatt Hotel Dubai
The Grand Hyatt Dubai will be one of the largest, grandest conference and convention centres in the Middle East.	The hotel combines luxury facilities with innovative design and architecture.	The Grand Hyatt Dubai seeks to create a new concept where business and leisure meet.
674 bedrooms all have state-of-the-art facilities.	It will offer world-class conference facilities in the surrounds of a world-class resort.	The hotel features 4,340m² of function space to host a variety of events and conferences.
The Peppercrab, one of the hotel's fourteen restaurants.	The hotel is just five minutes away from Dubai Creek golf and yacht club.

Grosvenor House, West Marina Beach, Dubai
A typical room at the hotel, with modern décor and all with excellent sea views.	The hotel building provides an imposing figure in the midst of the Dubai Marina project.	At night the lighting provides the hotel with iconic status.
One of the many lounges in the hotel where guests may relax.	Grosvenor House, a prestigious name, but one that the new hotel certainly lives up to.

King Abdullah Financial District Hotel
KAFD by day.	KAFD at dusk.	KAFD at dusk.
KAFD at dawn.

Madinat Jumeirah
The resort covers 40ha of land and features two five-star hotels.	Each hotel offers 300 rooms in addition to clusters of 340 rooms and suites in courtyard villas in the resort, offering authentic architecture reflecting the heritage and culture of the Arabian region.	Madinat Jumeirah offers various types of five star accomodation incorporating 940 rooms and suites.
An array of dining facilities are offered throughout the resort, resort gardens and souk, including 36 restaurants, teahouses, shisha cafes and bars.	The Madinat Jumeirah includes modern, comprehensive meeting and convention facilities, covering 9,000ft².	The $340m Madinat Jumeirah is a fully themed complex, incorporating the history and culture of the region.
The resort is operated by Jumeirah International.

Mount Nelson Hotel
The hotel has 201 rooms.	Mount Nelson serves local South African cuisine.	The hotel serves afternoon tea in the lounge.

Mövenpick Dubai Pearl
The Movenpick hotel tower.	The site where the development is being built.	The construction site showing the palm artificial island in the distance.
The Pearl in relation to the Palm.	How the nine towers of the Pearl development would have looked.

Mövenpick Tala Bay Hotel
The new Mövenpick facility is a holiday resort at Aquaba, Tala Bay in the Kingdom of Jordan.	The new Tala Bay hotel has a modern design and light-coloured furnishings, with modern facilities including a swimming pool, spa and a number of restaurants.	Mövenpick owns and operates more than 90 upscale hotels in 26 countries.

Phantom Forest Eco Reserve
The reserve contains 14 elevated tree suites.	All suites are decorated with African-style soft furnishings.	Categorised as classic, upper tree camp and Moroccan tree, the suites are built along a network of winding wooden passages.
The privately-owned hotel was built in an area of Afromontane forest.	Phantom Forest Eco Reserve won a Trade Leaders' Club Trophy in 2009.

Qasr Al Sharq
The lobby of the Qasr Al Sharq hotel, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.	An artist's impression of the dining room (majlis) in the palace suite.	A view towards the North Corniche (where the Qasr Al Sharq hotel is situated) from the Red Sea.
A minibar is installed in each room with 26 electronically controlled beverages and snacks for sale.	Bice serves traditional Italian food on the second floor of the Qasr Al Sharq hotel, overlooking the Red Sea.	All beds are adorned with 600-thread cotton linen, with custom designed gold-thread embroidery.

Riad Meriem Marrakesh
A traditional Moroccan bathroom at the Riad Meriem, including wall decorations such as Moroccan bridal veils.	Riad hotels have only five bedrooms, but include facilities akin to those in larger hotels.	The lounges are cool and comfortable for guests to enjoy optimum relaxation.
The bedrooms are exceptionally luxurious with the best fixtures and fittings.	The interior gardens offer a quiet, cool oasis for guests at the Riad Meriem.

Ritz-Carlton, Dubai
The original Ritz Carlton in Dubai is situated on a stretch of Jumeirah beach.	The luxurious Ritz Carlton lobby.	The Ritz Carlton Lobby lounge offers afternoon tea and evening cocktails.
The Ritz Carlton Club lounge.	The outdoor pool of the new hotel.	A typical guest room at the hotel.
A typical elegant Club guest room at the hotel.

Royal Towers Hotel, Atlantis Resort,
The bar at the Royal Towers Hotel at the Atlantis Resort.	The Ziggurat, a part of the water park at the Atlantis Resort.	The grand lobby of the Royal Towers Hotel.
The Royal Towers resort on the Palm Jumeriah.	The tea lounge of the Royal Towers Hotel.	The southern aspect of the Royal Towers Hotel at Dubai's Atlantis Resort.
The Royal Tower Hotel's formal pool bar and restaurant.	The Royal Tower Hotel has been largely constructed with precast panels and modules.

Serrenia Resort, Sahl Hasheesh
At the start of 2007, construction began on the luxurious Serrenia Resort, which will include residential palaces, a marina and a hotel.	The Serrenia Resort Hotel has a unique design, which will be set among lush gardens and bordered by the sea.	The design of the Serrenia Resort Hotel mirrors the submarine world found in the nearby Red Sea.
Serrenia's Marina Hub will be an international centre for yachting with a wave-shaped roof.	The luxury Serrenia Hotel's guest suites will have sumptuous decor and a dazzling sea view.	The coral-like design of the Serrenia Resort's walkways will offer an air of serenity as guests move between the facilities.
The Marina Centre will be the hub of the Serrenia Resort for socialising, shopping and dining.	The five opulent palaces will be set on separate islands away from the centre of the Serrenia Resort.	The Serrenia Resort will have 24-hour security and will offer a multitude of services.
The Serrenia Marina will allow space for 330 yachts, alongside the opportunity to take part in other water-based activities.

Shangri-La Resort and Spa
A spa resort hotel exclusive to one island.	A 23 acre island with miles of white sand beach.	The Seychelles is an exclusive island group off the east coast of Africa.
There are miles of coves to explore on the island.	Villas are exclusively designed with plunge pools.

Sharq Village and Spa, Doha Project
Sharq Village and Spa.	A map of Qatar showing where Doha is situated. Doha is ideally placed to be a great tourist destination.	The Corniche has some older buildings which are a draw for tourists to explore.
Although the new Spa is trying to cultivate an image of old Qatari village, the city itself is modern and affluent with excellent shopping.	The Corniche is a pleasant restful area for the Sharq Village and Spa away from the hustle and bustle of the City.

The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa
The original structure was built in 1929 and the building was a gabled house until 1995.	The hotel has 55 deluxe guest rooms and 15 suites.	The 12 Apostles Hotel and Spa was named Best Spa Hotel in Africa and the Middle East in a 2009 survey of readers of Travel and Leisure magazine.
Each room has 24-hour room service, individual air conditioning, entertainment areas with DVD players and plush bathrobes and slippers.

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