Its summertime, and for most of us, that means vacation time! If you are thinking about a luxurious Italian escape, you may want to consider one of these five 5-star options! I definitely would not turn my nose up at any of them!
1. Alpenpalace Hotel & Spa
2. Baia dei Faraglioni Resort
3. Capri Palace Hotel & Spa
4. Grand Hotel Mazzaro Sea Palace
5. The Grand Hotel Rimini
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How do I feel about a $1.5 million dollar bed? Hmm…let me sleep on it. Well it seems that is exactly what Dutch architect Janjaap Ruijssenaars (try saying that 3 times fast) has designed and engineered- a luxury bed that floats in mid air. Yes, this hovercraft type bed is certainly a space saver; air mattresses watch out, your time is limited!
So at this point I am wondering who his target market is. Who would want to sleep in a bed suspended in the air? I for one would like to try it, yet what happens when you get up in the middle of the night for a drink of water and end up in the emergency room? I guess that depends on how high you set your hovercraft specifications. This makes the car bed in “Grandma’s Boy” look seriously weak!
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A rather gaunt and wild-haired self-portrait of the famed artist, filmmaker, producer and author Andy Warhol fetched an impressive $32.6 million at a New York auction this week, at around twice the presale estimate.
While it is certainly steep, this is not the highest price ever paid for a Warhol painting. His 1963 piece, ‘Eight Elvises’ went for a cool $100 million. In the art world, few artists ever hit the $100 million benchmark. Artists that have include the likes of Pablo Picasso, Gustav Klimt, Jackson Pollock,Willem de Kooning and of course, Andy Warhol. I am thinking I could buy a luxury yacht or a few hundred luxury rental cars for the price of that Warhol painting.
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You will not see a luxury helicopter like the EC145 parked alongside an available E-Class at your local dealer (conceal your disappointment), but you should be aware that luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz is expanding its talents into other arenas. These arenas include luxury yacht and luxury helicopter interior designs.
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Yes, I said “submerged” hotels-as in hotels with rooms that are actually beneath the surface of water! So without further ado, let’s dive right into the top 5 underwater hotels:
1. Jules Undersea Lodge, Key Largo, Florida
2. Utter Inn, Vasteras, Sweden
3. Hydropolis, Dubai
4. Poseidon Undersea Resort, Fiji
5. Underwater Hotel, Istanbul
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While we all wish our vehicle was secretly a transformer, there are certain luxury amenities that are not so far out of reach. Our current top 5 picks for add-on options include:
• Ejection seats
• Limo window front and back
• Separate LCD flat screens For each passenger area
• Backseat refrigerator
• A button to instantly tint the windows to invisible while parked
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The William Beaver House in Manhattan’s Financial District, so named for its locations at the intersection of WIlliam and Beaver streets, was designed by Tsao & McKown Architects. The new construction rental building which was started by the Manocherian family in 2004 was sold to SDS Investments in October 2005 for $90 million bucks. SDS investments realizing how hot Andre Balaz was, invited Balazs to co-develop and brand WIlliam Beaver House. The 47 story high-rise offers 319 units, including airy two-bedroom layouts, ten duplexes with private terraces, 48 custom furnished units and three penthouses. WIlly Beav units feature nine-and-a-half-foot ceilings, eight foot windows, Burmese teak floors, hotel-like amenities plus in unit washer/ dryers and this is in Manhattan, don’t forget.
The building was being marketed by the Sunshine Group but as of late the sex bomb is now in the hands of Prodigy International. Formerly the co-broker firm with CORE Group, Prodigy brings in the more Miami and foreign-based niche luxury buyer. Good news for William Beaver’s luxury hotel-home vibe which is only about 67% sold. Of some 169 units sold only 80 have closed thus far and Prodigy ballparks that 10% to 15% of buyers will walk away from closing sans deposits.
The gold-flecked building Balazs dreamt up at 15 William Street, looks more like it is still under construction thanks to the yellow splotches of brick dripping down the building. Prodigy remains hopeful and Prodigy President claims to have big deals in the works. So he says he is in the midst of completing a sale for $40 million in units with a group of Italian buyers and a Colombian buyer is buying up another group of units. Many investors are renting out their units and, or turning them back over to Prodigy to rent out but who knows what to believe these days.
Real estate companies in FiDi show some 30 rental units currently available in William Beaver, priced from about $2,900 up to $7,000 per month. As for the still unsold units, those are not for rent which seems like it would mean less money in the bank for Prodigy, Andre Balazs & Co. Apparently, William Beaver can afford to take its sweet old time. The luxury rental property is pretty sensational and absolutely worth a walk-around; if you’re into Andre Balaz as much as we are then check out his newly opened space in Los Angeles too! “Balazs is one of the city’s great authorities on sophisticated living”
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Finding a home in New York City is hard without money. On the flip side if you are, still, a million or billionaire then we have the place. A three bedroom space in the City’s legendary Plaza Hotel. Location, location, location is a big deal in New York City and this apartment affords that, located on Fifth Avenue at Central Park. The ceilings are ultra high and natural light floods through the space. The soft white walls are evocative of heaven on Fifth Avenue. The apartment has a foyer, kitchen, library and baths with custom tile-inlays modeled after the Plaza lobbies.
 
What’s more, if you believe there could even be more, is a chic collection of contemporary art and furniture. In this Plaza Hotel apartment you will find a Kate Moss portrait by Chuck Close and Philippe Starck Ghost chairs. Where words don’t do justice, do a walk through and you will find a mesmerizing modern art collection. The full-on collection really puts the gorge in goregeous. Â
The apartment that we could die for is listed at $13.75 million and with all included, that’s a serious steal. Take advantage of one perk in a bad market, a way low listing price for this Plaza Hotel palace. Call the Plaza Hotel your home sweet home.
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Something shiny for the Queens out there. If your house or office is blah then add some glam with a pure gold chair or two. Scandinavian Design Center is offering the "Black Chair Gold" online. Of course, this chair isn’t pure, pure gold but rather coated in 24-carat gold. The solid Birch wood chair that is covered in luxe-looking 24-carat gold-leaf was designed by Fredrik Mattson of Bla Sation Furniture. Personally speaking this gold chair is gaudy, garish and ostentatious but you know what? If gold makes you feel better then go for it, make the Black Chair Gold work for you. One gold chair is $3,159, for more information look to ScandinavianDesignCenter.com.
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The Italian fashion house of Fendi parlayed runways into living rooms in 1989. The Fendi Casa home collection was part of a natural fashion evolution. The sexy line of home furnishings bear the trademark double F logo, are chic, sleek and to die for. Coveted by the elite, the Fendi Casa line is clad in luxe leather embossed with crocodile skin patterns, fox, mink, sheep skin and beyond. Furniture pieces are available in classic black, ivory, beige, rich chocolate brown and plenty of other hues.
One super contemporary piece we adore is a Fendi with Swarovski Crystal Armchair. The Crystal Armchair is available in black, ivory, platinum and silver shells with either fabric or leather upholstery. The retail price for one Fendi Crystal chair starts at $3,000. We did say coveted by the elite, you wish you could deck your house in Fendi but most of you can’t. You may be born rich but that doesn’t mean you’re born with taste or an innate sense for interior design. Good news is that Fendi Casa makes it easy to have a fabulous home and it’s pretty idiot-proof. Walk into a Fendi Casa store, there are a few in the States, check out the stunning home furniture. You will fall in love all over again with Fendi.
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