Posted by Peter Brady on Sat 31st March 2007 at 08:08 AM, Filed in Luxury Holidays
This plane is the pimp daddy of all planes with:
• 2 Dining rooms
• A 600 square foot bedroom
• Games room
• Whirlpool tubs.
It’s a pimped up Airbus A380 “superjumbo” that’s cost a massive £225m. The refit alone will cost approximately £75m and the plane, around £150m.
For the safety conscious the plane be fitted with the latest missile-defense system. The lounge will be fitted with curtains that mimic tents of the Arabian desert, and a fibre-optic mosaic that will depict a shifting desert scene.
In terms of running costs, you could be looking at £2500 - £4000 per hour to fly.
Nice to see the rich and famous lead an example of reducing Carbon Footprints!
Posted by Hayden Allen on Thu 29th March 2007 at 09:02 AM, Filed in Luxury Holidays
Ever dreamt of playing Robinson Crusoe and having your own island wilderness all to yourself? Well perhaps Sir Branson can lend you his for $48,000 a night (and you can take 28 mates too).
The location is known as Necker Island and is 74 acres of paradise in the British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea. Getting there is interesting, you can either take your own private boat, or take the chopper… what a choice!
In addition to hiring the island and all the accommodation which is of course of the highest luxury, these are just a few of the extras thrown in:
- All meals and drinks (both alcoholic and other)
- A team of approximately 50 fabulous staff
- Two freshwater pools and two Jacuzzis
- Beach pool
- Two floodlit tennis courts
- Windsurfing and kite surfing equipment
- Sailing and speed boats
- Kayaks, Water-skiing equipment, Snorkeling equipment, Inflatable banana etc
- Fishing equipment (not deep sea)
- Local calypso band for one party evening
- Business facilities, wireless internet
- Phones available throughout the island
If you win the lotto sometime soon, be sure to take the entire family to this amazing place… and don’t forget who told you about it!
Posted by Peter Brady on Wed 28th March 2007 at 08:08 AM, Filed in Luxury Auto
Gotham Dream Cars have recently launched a scheme known as Dream Share. The company specialise in renting out dream cars using a points based system with a number of different levels of membership available relating to how many hours you are allocated per year.
The Platinum membership for $9,000 offers 20 driving days, the Titanium for $18,000 gives you around 45 days and the Elite membership, for $27,000 gives you three months worth of driving time.
They currently have 17 motors in their fleet including; Aston Martin Vanquishes, Murcielagos, Gallardo Spyders, 360 Spiders, a Bentley GTC and more.
A kind hearted Japanese real estate tycoon is letting out 8 luxury $3.4m homes to Hawaii’s poor. Yes, that’s right he’s selecting 8 lucky families to rent the houses off him for a generous $150 a month!!
The developments are situated in the exclusive Honolulu Oceanside area.
“They will be living in heaven now,” said Genshiro Kawamoto, 75, a real estate tycoon. Among Mr Kawamoto’s four rental homes is one with five bedrooms. The 603 square metre (6,489 sq ft) home was built in 1989 and is more than three times bigger than the average house on Oahu. Mr Kawamoto bought it in August 2005 for $3.4m.
Posted by Hayden Allen on Mon 26th March 2007 at 05:56 AM, Filed in Luxury Water
Water is water right?!
NO! There’s Evian then there’s Aquabar, the most exclusive water delivery service to the rich and famous in the world. These guys are the first to develop a product and luxury experience when it comes to drinking water. The company currently services the glitterati of LA but are making plans for world domination. As well as water, the company are introducing luxury ice cubes in April 2007.
“We believe consumers are seeking a broader, healthier selection of products than what is currently being offered at their local grocer, gourmet retailer or hotel and spa of choice. We’ve notice a huge shift in the market; a dramatic change in attitude toward unhealthy beverage products, specifically within upscale establishments (four and five star hotel, etc.) who are switching over from soda and other unhealthy beverages to healthier products such as water, juice and tea. These companies are responding to their patrons and guests, who seek more variety and a healthier beverage alternative. Because this change has been identified within the luxury hospitality market, we believe the same demographic that frequents these establishments would appreciate having our products, which they so enjoyed during the vacation or stay away from home, in the comforts of their own homes,” says Jason Boarde, founder of AquaBar, Inc.
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