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Richer than Richie Rich? Only one vacation locale comes to mind this year and it’s the refrigerated sands of the Palazzo Versace fashion hotel in Dubai. When walking on hot sand is too much for you and you’re more spoiled than Paris Hilton, why shouldn’t you spend money on the luxury of cool sand?

How does one even cool sand? For starters, you’ve got to be rich. Then, you lay a network of pipes beneath the sand containing a coolant that will absorb heat from the surface. That’s just one absurd feature among many that you’ll find at the Palazzo Versace hotel. This 10-story building contains 213 rooms and an additional 169 apartments. Some rooms even have their own internal swimming pools. Good golly. There is rich, then there is Dubai.

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Here’s some shots of the beautiful Limes Hotel that just opened in Brisbane, Australia. It was designed by Alexander Lotersztain and is absolutely stunning. Blows away any building I have seen in New York. After the jump, more pictures.

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Have you ever gotten the sudden urge to just sprout up living quarters anywhere you see fit? We have too, that’s why the Abilmo Pop-Up Hotel Rooms caught our attention.  It can be difficult finding an affordable room and board while taking a cross country road trip.  Abilmo themselves deliver these pop-up rooms and set them up on site for your convenience.

Don’t doubt that these rooms are stocked better than any Holiday Inn you’ve stayed at before. With bathrooms, showers, a quality hardwood floor as well as heating and air-conditioning and even noise insulation, these hotel rooms come packing. With Abilmo willing to customize your own room to fit your unique sense of style,  you could say these pop-up rooms look and feel nicer than home.

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