Finnish-based Sigge Architects have come up with a design for a floating hotel, with the aim of accommodating fans for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Such a hotel could be moved to another coastal location after the competition, thus catering for other major events around the world. It would be fully location independent, complete with its own infrastructure including an independent sewage treatment, power generation and recycling capabilities.
Admares Floating Real Estate is a partner in the project for this five-star facility which, in addition to hotel accommodation, will include restaurants, spa, nightclub and rooftop pool. Apparently, the idea is that the development can also be tailored according to its needs at different locations, so the number of rooms, types of restaurants, number and location of pools, and placement of balconies and terraces are all customisable.
What do you think of the concept? Will it become a reality, do you think?
Paul Johnson is Editor of A Luxury Travel Blog and has worked in the travel industry for more than 30 years. He is Winner of the Innovations in Travel ‘Best Travel Influencer’ Award from WIRED magazine. In addition to other awards, the blog has also been voted “one of the world’s best travel blogs” and “best for luxury” by The Telegraph.
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Qatar and Dubai really understand how to build beautiful buildings. Their hotels are simply amazing and their architects are so creative. This hotel on water will be absolutely stunning. It sets a new standard for cruise travel.
Potentially – but like the rest of Qatar, it will be built with “slave labour” – workers from Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan working in appalling conditions and with very low salaries (sometimes none at all…) – I am sure this won’t be posted, but well done if you do…
Wow amazing, stunning , can’t see how it could possible sail anywhere,? Cruise ship are fab floating hotels no? I think the jury will be out there for a while on this one
That is an amazing concept. I really like it. How eco friendly is it? It seems like it potentially could be quite eco-friendly, but I would be curious to know more.
It sounds like the ultimate in luxury out in the dessert and having all this ocean and privacy at the same time…ingenious
Looks amazing however if they could build it completely self sustaining by having floating farms it would be really amazing
Reminds of airborne hotel, floating hotel, in The Fifth Element directed by Luc Besson. Safety, evac plan is essential. Interesting a Finnish firm was tapped here.
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Admares Floating Real Estate is a partner in the project for this five-star facility which, in addition to hotel accommodation, will include restaurants, spa, nightclub and rooftop pool. Apparently, the idea is that the development can also be tailored according to its needs at different locations, so the number of rooms, types of restaurants, number and location of pools, and placement of balconies and terraces are all customisable.
What do you think of the concept? Will it become a reality, do you think?
Admares Floating Real Estate is a partner in the project for this five-star facility which, in addition to hotel accommodation, will include restaurants, spa, nightclub and rooftop pool. Apparently, the idea is that the development can also be tailored according to its needs at different locations, so the number of rooms, types of restaurants, number and location of pools, and placement of balconies and terraces are all customisable.
Qatar and Dubai really understand how to build beautiful buildings. Their hotels are simply amazing and their architects are so creative. This hotel on water will be absolutely stunning. It sets a new standard for cruise travel.
Potentially – but like the rest of Qatar, it will be built with “slave labour” – workers from Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan working in appalling conditions and with very low salaries (sometimes none at all…) – I am sure this won’t be posted, but well done if you do…
Wow amazing, stunning , can’t see how it could possible sail anywhere,? Cruise ship are fab floating hotels no? I think the jury will be out there for a while on this one
That is an amazing concept. I really like it. How eco friendly is it? It seems like it potentially could be quite eco-friendly, but I would be curious to know more.
It sounds like the ultimate in luxury out in the dessert and having all this ocean and privacy at the same time…ingenious
Looks amazing however if they could build it completely self sustaining by having floating farms it would be really amazing
Reminds of airborne hotel, floating hotel, in The Fifth Element directed by Luc Besson. Safety, evac plan is essential. Interesting a Finnish firm was tapped here.