ACCOMMODATION

Then we have opened an apartment hotel in Downtown Dubai opposite the Burj Khalifa, so that is the baby that I am trying to nourish now. We have also signed a contract in Saudi Arabia for 12 hotels to be built within the next five years.

Landscape architect John Wong is best known for his work integrating some of the world's tallest buildings—including the 2,717-foot-tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai—into their surrounding neighborhoods.

Living in the world’s tallest tower is now just a thousand dirhams away, if advertisements on Dubai-based websites are to be believed. The owner of a one-bed apartment in Burj Khalifa is leasing his flat for Dh999 per day. That is close to 40 per cent cheaper than the average daily rate of a deluxe room in the Armani Hotel, also in the Burj Khalifa.

Close on the heels of the launch of the world's first Armani Hotel in Burj Khalifa, Emaar Properties, the developer of the mixed-use tower, has handed over homes to buyers of Armani Residences, who now have the world's most prestigious address.

Recent high-profile additions to the hotel scene in Dubai include The Address Dubai Marina, The Armani Dubai in Burj Khalifa and a Sofitel in The Walk at Jumeirah Beach Residence. Furthermore, mainstream hotel chains such as Holiday Inn and Ibis have recently opened locations across the country.

Legendary Italian designer Giorgio Armani has become the proud owner of one of the most beautiful Greek islands – Scorpios. Several months ago, Armani opened his first hotel. It is in the highest building in the world – skyscraper Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

The hotel comprises a business centre covering an area of more than 200 square metres. The centre features a private conference room as well as a pair of boardrooms. Various amenities like audiovisual equipment, IT resources, conference facilities and remote-based lighting fixtures are installed in the rooms.

When the timeless allure of famed Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani's understated elegance in haute couture is transferred to the interiors of a hotel, you can be assured that the results will be stunning. His foray into accommodation design was at the Armani Hotel in Dubai. Now he returns to his homeland to open the Armani Hotel in Milan.

The team at the Armani Hotel at the Burj Khalifa must be breathing a slight sigh of relief this morning after it was announced that the grand opening (due to take place on Wednesday) has now been delayed by a week after Iceland’s volcanic ash put a scupper on their party plans when the guest of honour –Giorgio himself – was grounded in Milan and unable to fly to Dubai.

It's not cheap to stay at Georgio Armani's hotel in the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. Rooms normally start at around $600 per night, and suites can cost many times that. But Jetsetter, the invitation-only travel deals website associated with Gilt Groupe, is offering an awesome deal for standard rooms at $420 per night.