Versace’s Refrigerated Beach
The fashion house Versace is opening a new beachfront hotel in Dubai called the Palazzo Versace. This top-dollar hotel wants their guests to be comfortable at all times. Everyone knows that sometimes the sand on beaches gets hot and can even burn your feet in high temperatures. Most people would just strap on some sandals and go for it.
Not at Palazzo Versace. Instead they are placing a network of pipes beneath their beach that contain a coolant which absorbs the heat from the sand, leaving it a cool, comfortable temperature. The hotel will also be refrigerating their pool so the water stays refreshing, and they are discussing options to put in giant fans outside that will keep a constant breeze blowing through.
It’s so nice to see that when the world is suffering from a recession, there is still enough money to refrigerate beaches. God forbid rich people have to wear a pair of their Jimmy Choos out onto the beach to keep their feet from burning. I think a hotel is nice if they have HBO and a continental breakfast.
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Andrew on June 2nd, 2009
I think this is a perfectly reasonable use of money. Isn’t this all part of Manifest Destiny? “…And our beaches shall never be too hot, nor too cold. There will always be a constant breeze, and the oceans shall soon be free of salt, and urine…”
That is just a short excerpt.
I say next Dubai should build islands in the shape of things…oh wait, I mean I think that they should make an elevator into space, where guests will be able to stay in a luxury hotel…with a beach.