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Floating hotel in barcelona
A lack of concrete dates, we know that this spring will arrive in Barcelona on Sunborn, a floating 5-star hotel managed by the Husa chain that has already become a standard hotel. The ship will dock at the Port Forum to reaffirm the offer luxury accommodation in Barcelona this chain, which has the most establishments in that category.
This is a boat built by the same name in the Finnish shipping yard Lumut (Malaysia) with a budget of 150 million euros. It measures 140 meters long and has a total area of 15,000 square feet on 7 decks. The interior design and decoration were carried out by signing Alonso Balaguer Arquitectos.
This floating hotel has 180 rooms, of which 27 are suites, most with balcony or terrace and a size of 30 square meters. A sum them other facilities like swimming pool, spa, gym, restaurants, lounge bar, a large banquet hall with seating for 280 people and other multipurpose rooms for events of various kinds.
The Barcelona-stay Sunborn your full name, after a voyage of two months from the port Malay, will create 200 direct jobs, plus those generated by their activity area (dining, entertainment, etc). Addition will not have negative ecological impact, if the voyage has been fueled low-emission, once funded work with electricity as if it were a normal hotel.
Floating hotel for tourists
One thing to hear the sound of the sea to the shore of a nearby beach, and quite another to hear under your bed while you sleep.
Welcome to the world of ” floating hotel ” – which covers all types of dwellings built on floats, boats, rafts or piles. Often, only accessible from the sea, here is a list of the most prominent
Aqualodge Punta Caracol, Panama
The “Punta Caracol Aqualodge ” hovering over a coastline of a mile long coral reef and is accessible only by boat ride 15 minutes from the nearest town on Isla Colon.
Out in the Caribbean Sea to the tropical jungle of the Panama Canal on its tail, the hotel has nine cabins immaculately prepared and carefully balanced on the fine but safe water resistant wood piles.
Developed for the environmentally conscious traveler in mind, “Punta Caracol” is built with local materials – thick layers of palm leaves as roofs – and is powered entirely by solar energy, has its own treatment plant wastewater.
The best: Dolphins sneak up on the terrace to share breakfast in the morning. Disadvantage: The cabin lights are 12 volt ideal for lovers of the book before bedtime.