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Giorgio Armani: Shirtless in St. Tropez!

The Armani empire recently opened its first luxury hotel, the Armani Hotel Dubai, which contains 160 rooms that start at $750 per night. A second Armani hotel is planned to open in Milan, Italy

Interiors from the new Giorgio Armani Hotel in Dubai Photo: REX FEATURES

Giorgio Armani opens his hotel in the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa, in Dubai

Back in the good old days, it was enough for a billionaire designer at the top of his or her game to own a super-yacht, a private island, a Manhattan penthouse, a Tuscan villa and a chalet in Gstaad.

Armani Hotel launches today

Armani Hotel launches today

HotelierMiddleEast.com is at the event and will bring you pictures and footage of the opening. The launch of the luxury Armani Hotel, Dubai was postponed by six days due to the ongoing flight disruptions caused by volcanic ash from Iceland.

*  Armani Hotel's lobby in Burj Khalifa.     * Image Credit: Supplied

World’s first Armani Hotel opens in Burj Khalifa

After a few delays, designer Giorgio Armani formally opened the world’s first Armani Hotel in the Burj Khalifa on Tuesday and said his company would, in partnership with Dubai-based Emaar Properties, open 10 more such hotels over the next 10 years.

Dubai: Inside the world’s tallest building

Dubai: Inside the world’s tallest building

More than a dozen of us filed into the dark elevator, ready to be whisked up 1,483 feet to the observation deck of the newly minted tallest building in the world. The smooth 60-second ride delivered us to the Burj Khalifa’s 124th floor. People of all ages were making their way around the viewing platform’s floor-to-ceiling windows, soaking up the 360-degree views of Dubai at night.

Giorgio Armani worried Burj designs may look ‘old’

Giorgio Armani worried Burj designs may look ‘old’

Iconic fashion designer Giorgio Armani has said he is nervous his first hotel project, which will be located in the base of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, may look outdated when officially opened later this month. “I’ve been working on this for five years. I’m finally going to see what I designed, and it’s a bit nerve-racking to think that what I liked five years ago might look old now,” the Italian designer told US-based fashion trade publication Woman’s Wear Daily at the weekend.

Burj Khalifa

Burj Khalifa readies to welcome first residents

Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building developed by Emaar Properties, is readying to welcome its first residents with the orientation programme for home-owners of Armani Residences, located on levels 9 to 16 of the tower, currently ongoing. The interiors of the world-class and first of its kind Armani Residences is in the final stages, and finishing work of The Residences in Burj Khalifa is progressing at a fast pace.