Weekly hotel roundup - Dubai, Bali and Peru

(Design Hotels)

Thai hotel group Dusit has high hopes for a strong recovery in Dubai's tourism market, and a new Philippe Starck-designed hotel opens in Italy. In Peru, a new luxury hotel opens on the edge of a marine park, offering private luxury yacht tours.

Dusit Princess City Centre, Dubai, UAE
The first Dusit Princess hotel outside Thailand contains 120 rooms and suites, a restaurant, café, juice bar, gym, pool and sauna. Owners hope that the combination of Thai hospitality with proximity to Dubai Airport Expo Centre, Dubai Creek golf course and the Deira City Centre shopping mall will appeal to the recovering Dubai tourism market.
http://dubai.dusit.com/

Banyan Tree Residences, Ungasan, Bali, Indonesia
Properties are now available to buy or rent at Banyan Tree Ungasan, Bali. The property is located on Bali's southernmost peninsula, containing 73 one- or two-bedroom ocean-view villas in the 100,000 square meter grounds. Each of the villas is set in its own landscaped garden with a private infinity pool, marble bathroom with sunken baths, and a Balinese bale (outdoor pavilion).The complex also contains three restaurants and a spa.
http://www.ungasanbaliresort.com/

Design Hotels Palazzina Grassi, Venice, Italy
French designer Philippe Starck celebrated the opening of his first Italian hotel, Palazzina Grassi, on January 12. Set in the heart of Venice next to Palazzo Grassi on Canal Grande, Palazzina Grassi is housed in a 2,800 square meter 16th century building and described as "more like a private club" by operator Design Hotels. The hotel offers 26 rooms featuring wood beams, sloping roof and spectacular views of Venice.
http://www.designhotels.com/

Hotel Paracas, Paracas, Peru
The first Starwood "Luxury Collection" property in Peru, Hotel Paracas features 120 guest rooms with private terraces, a 5,000 square meter spa and two outdoor pools. Guests can enjoy one of the world's largest wildlife reserves from a private 52-foot luxury yacht, 900,000-acre Paracas Nature Reserve marine park along Peru's southern pacific coast.
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/luxury/index.html

Avenue Hotel Crowne Plaza, Chicago, US
Situated right on Michigan Avenue's "Magnificent Mile", the 40-storey Avenue Hotel Chicago has been reopened and rebranded after a multi-million renovation in summer 2008. Rooms feature expansive views of Lake Michigan and the downtown skyline, or guests can visit the "English-pub" themed restaurant, complete with 24 types of ale.
http://www.avenuehotelchicago.com/