Mardan Palace

Mardan Palace
Location	Lara, Antalya, Turkey
Coordinates	36°51′25.8″N 30°55′12.36″E / 36.857167°N 30.9201°E / 36.857167; 30.9201Coordinates: 36°51′25.8″N 30°55′12.36″E / 36.857167°N 30.9201°E / 36.857167; 30.9201
Opening date	May 23, 2009
Owner	Telman Ismailov
Cost	$1.4 billion
Rooms	560
Website	www.mardanpalace.com

The Mardan Palace is a luxury hotel in Lara, Antalya, Turkey, built by Azerbaijani businessman Telman Ismailov.^[1] It was opened on 23 May 2009 and attended by Mariah Carey, Sharon Stone, Richard Gere, Monica Bellucci, Paris Hilton, Seal, Tom Jones and the Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev.^[2] It's considered as Europe's and the Mediterranean's most expensive luxury resort.^[3] It cost $1.4 billion. It has the Mediterranean's largest swimming pool^[4] within which is a sunken aquarium containing 2,400 fish.^[5] The hotel has 560 rooms^[6], a 12,000 sq ft (1,100 m²) spa, and its own beach containing 9,000 tons of sand imported from Egypt.^[7] 10,000 m² of gold, 500,000 crystals, 23,000 m² of Italian marble are used in the construction of the hotel.^[8]

The corporate identity and website for the hotel was created by Brash Brands in Dubai, for which they received an International Design Award.^[9]

References

1. ^ Hello Magazine
2. ^ Paris Hilton attended the grand opening of the Mardan Palace in Turkey
3. ^ Mardan Palace in Antalya, Turkey - Europe's most expensive hotel
4. ^ Mardan Palace Grand Opening in Antalya, Turkey
5. ^ Daily Mail, UK
6. ^ Five Star Alliance
7. ^ Hello Magazine
8. ^ Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism - Go Turkey, Gateway to Turkey: The Official Travel & Holiday Guide
9. ^ International Design Awards 2008 winners listing

External links

• Mardan Palace Official Site
• Brash Brands Mardan Palace's design work at Brash Brands
• Mardan Palace (Guardian report)
• Mardan Palace (Times Online report)
• Mardan Palace opening
• Mardan Palace's history the Kremlin's view
• Grand opening
• Long awaited night