Seven Star Hotels

T here are some huge names        personalized service. From the 13  in the Hotel industry, The      types of pillows to choose for     Ritz is one that comes to       your bed to the 42 inch plasma TV  mind. Others such as Marriot,         you could otherwise watch from     Pearl Continental, Shangri-La and     the neighbor's house, the          Holiday Inn are a few examples of     opulence and lavishness of the     hotel chains. What all these          settings makes the hotels stand    hotels offer is luxury hoteling       apart. The gold plating in its     but they by no means threaten a       interior, the lavishly decorated   cardiac arrest at the check out       breathtaking restaurants are, for  counter. Since the arrival of the     now, unmatched.                    Burj-ul-Arab on the scene though,                                        the niche market of ultra             Burj ul Arab's current             expensive elite hotels has opened     competition is on a different      up. The famously sail shaped          level though. The name of the      Burj-ul-Arab may be hard to match     luxury hotelier Town House is not  but it does not lack competition,     new to anyone in the field but     or not for long at least.             the challenge Town House Galleria                                        in Milan has put up is well worth  The wise say that if you have to      a mention, no other hotel outside  ask how much it costs you can not     Asia has followed the 7 start      afford it… most of us do have to      route. The hotel was completed in  ask. A grand per night is just        2007 and, unlike Burj ul Arab's    the beginning of what the Burj-ul     huge building the Town House       Arab charges, other 7 star            Galleria has fewer than 30         hotels, as they are and will be       suites. Its historic location and  tagged, should be in the same         the level of service provided      bracket, making them exclusive to     with a personalized butler ready   the elite. Burj-ul Arab has since     to act as your assistant           1994 built a reputation for           throughout your stay to take care  of every detail is something that                                        sets Milan's jewel apart.             Interestingly, these projects are                                        all in Asia, would Europe try and  From the world's only 7 star          match the Asian hoteliers? Or can  hotel, the Burj has come to share     America? It also remains to be     the title, but that race is bound     seen whether the lofty aims can    to hot up further with the up and     be met; there is more to the       coming hotels that are under          seven star status than the         construction as of now, including     buildings and that is exactly      the Morgan Plaza of Beijing, The      what the Town House Galleria is    Pentominium in Manilla, The           trying to gauge in their request   Centaurus in Islamabad and The        to the Swiss testing and           Flower of the East on Kish Island     certification company, SGS, when   in Iran. Even while there is no       they asked for a formal            international 6 star rating,          evaluation against what would      these hotels are planning and         eventually be a world over 7 star  advertising their aspirations to      status. Could there ever be 8      be 7 star luxury hotels.              star hotels?                       About the Author: Incredible Seven Star Hotels Published At: www.Isnare.com