Wow! A Gehry hotel

October 10th, 2006 by Happy Hotelier

I have come to translating posts from the other (Dutch) »Weblog from June, 2004 up to June, 2006 and will continue translating, but so much is happening that I have to continue posting in real time and slow down the translating.

No better restart than with this Spanish »Luxury Collection Hotel Marqués De Riscal in Elciego, 110 km south east of Bilbao.

It is located in the middle of a vineyard. Frank O. Gehry is said taking the commission only after having tasted a superb 1929, his birth year, »Marqués De Riscal wine in the cave of the oldest and probably most prestigious winery of the Rioja appellation about eight years ago. The opening done by The King of Spain, it features 43 suites at an US $88 mio investment. It includes a wine therapy spa, an exhibition area, wine tasting rooms and a restaurant.

Thanks to:» USA Today

You can see a video at YouTube (now under bid from Google at US $ 1,65 bio) »Here.

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