One of the tallest buildings in the world, Dubai’s Burj Al Arab’s über-contemporary architectural esthetic-mimicking the sails of an Arabian dhow billowing in the wind-rivals the 202-room resort’s unparalleled amenities, including its Assawan Spa and Health Club on the 18th floor.Ĭheck out just a couple of this Hong Kong hotel’s design attractions from these pictures. Indoors, the Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi on Yas Island evokes a “contemporary fusion of elegance and momentum,” and outdoors, it takes a bold departure from the norm with its “gridshell”: 219 meters of steel and 5,000-plus diamond-shaped glass panels suspended over two hotel towers the LED canopy radiates thousands of colors and shades for a brilliant optical effect.īurj Al Arab – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates None could arguably be more so than the reported-to-be-under-construction Crescent Place and Hotel Crescent in Azerbaijan, (though Dubai’s talked-about Apeiron Hotel and Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft also ring a bell).Īlong with Crescent, get ready to blast off-here are 14 additional space-age resort spas and treatments!
The only things I know about Star Trek, Spock, or the solar system are what I’ve learned from an episode of The Big Bang Theory. But what I can recognize is that there are some stellar futuristic resort spas and treatments with cutting-edge architectural design. Let me be completely honest: Science and space are not my strong suit (spas on the other hand? Absolutely!).