The
Palazzo Versace (meaning Versace Palace) is a luxury hotel jointly owned by
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
n company
Sunland GroupThe Sunland Group Limited is an Australian development company based in Surfers Paradise, Queensland working in the residential, commercial, retail, funds management and hotel industry segments. The Sunland Group built the Palazzo Versace Hotel and Q1 Tower in Queensland, Australia's tallest...
Ltd and Emirates Investments Group Australia Pty Ltd, and is the world's first Versace hotel. It is located on the
Southport SpitThe Southport Spit lies opposite Southport to the north of Main Beach, Gold Coast. It is a permanent sand spit that separates the Southport Broadwater from the Pacific Ocean....
at Main Beach on the
Gold CoastThe Gold Coast is a city in the southeast corner of Queensland, Australia. It is the second most populous city in the state and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is also the most populous non-capital city in the country...
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QueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia that occupies the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
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AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
.
Structure
The 205 room, five-story main hotel opened in 2000. The complex has seventy-two neighbouring condominiums, three restaurants and a private marina. The mailing address is 94 Seaworld Drive Main Beach QLD 4217.
In the media
The hotel became a focal point of world media attention on 4 January, 2006, when long serving ruler of Dubai in the
United Arab EmiratesThe United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia. The UAE consists of seven states, termed emirates, which are Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain, Ras...
,
SheikhSheikh, also rendered as Sheik, Shaykh, Shaikh, Cheikh, Šeih, Šejh and other variants , is a word or honorific term in the Arabic language that literally means "elder". It is commonly used to designate an elder of a tribe, a revered wise man, or an Islamic scholar...
Maktoum bin Rashid al MaktoumMaktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum , also referred to as Sheikh Maktoum was the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and the emir or ruler of Dubai....
died of a
heart attackMyocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, is the interruption of blood supply to part of the heart, causing some heart cells to die...
while staying at the hotel.
The hotel is used during I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! as the "resting zone" for the celebrities that have already come out of the jungle during the show.
Dubai
The developers have announced plans for a second Palazzo Versace Resort in
DubaiDubai is one of the seven emirates and the most populous state of the United Arab Emirates . It is located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula. The Dubai Municipality is sometimes called Dubai state to distinguish it from the emirate...
and for another four situated around the world in capitals. The only city to be stated in plans so far is
ParisParis is the capital of France and the country's most populous city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. The location in Dubai made headlines for being the only hotel in the world to have a refrigerated beach.
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