According to the World Travel Awards 2005 and Institutional Investor Magazine, it is the world's best hotel. And with it's 7 star rating, technically that might be right. But the Burj al Arab's 7 star hotel monopoly is about to be threatened, as it gets serious competition from a 7 star development across the way.
It's the Centaurus (pictured to the left) in Islamabad, Pakistan, a $350 million dollar threat to the Burj's throne.
Maybe not - it turns out, it's not so much competition, as cooperation. In fact, the Centaurus complex is being designed by WS Atkins PLC, the very company that designed the Burj. Oh well. It'll still be good to have more than one hotel in the mix. To be completed in 2010, the Centaurus will host commercial, residential and corporate property, acting as a symbol of success for Pakistan. The most intriguing part of the project is definately the design. I can only hope to see more designs like this around the world, and that means I'll be keeping an eye for updates WS Atkins PLC's new projects, and the completion of the Centaurus.
Pre-sales prices are available for the two residential tower apartments through the Centaurus website.
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Latest updates about this project can be found at http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=303650
You made some excellent points there. I did a search about the topic and hardly got any specific details on other websites, but then great to be here, seriously, appreciate that.
- Lucas
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