Unique hotel will be carved into the side of a mountain in Wadi Rum, Jordan.
Designed by Oppenheim architects, Wadi Rum luxury resort will attract many tourists and rock climbers who always wanted to see the desert.
Cave inspired rooms with large windows will offer breathtaking views.
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reason
Tonight its not about where you are but who you’re with.
Nov 7th, 2012
woops
*to be featured in the next James Bond movie for sure no doubt*
Nov 7th, 2012
kadal
the best is, woke up in the morning then shout YABBA DABBA DOO…!!!!
Nov 7th, 2012
Frank
Allthough it looks quite nice it is actually a terrible waste of resources and natural environment.
Created just to amuse some spoiled childish far too rich people and some big ego architects?
Nov 7th, 2012
esta
those walls will cave in and it wil b tragic
Nov 7th, 2012
niel
Not the thing the wadi rum desert needs! Keep it dark and clean.
Nov 7th, 2012
Betty
It looks like Volcan.
Nov 7th, 2012
Daniel Charbonneau
in a few words: cavemans of the 21st century!
Nov 7th, 2012
Dominic
beautiful, shame its only a rendering!
Nov 7th, 2012
Leia
There is no denying that it looks beautiful but….There is so little natural environment left and we’re gonna use it to make a hotel for rich, bored people?
Nov 7th, 2012
gunneos
i kinda would rather see it in all its natural, inaccessible glory. all those straight lines are an eyesore.
Nov 7th, 2012
hassan
I see as very innovative architecture piece. It will help the economy of Jordan and also provide stayers the appreciation of the desert beauty for those who could afford the price. In short it a win win case. This is contingent on not spoiling the environment though.
Nov 7th, 2012
Actual Designer
This is probably some of the worst photoshop I have ever seen… you would think that a resort would hire a designer.
Nov 7th, 2012
Ben
I’m not sure I’d want a “big large window” in the desert…
Nov 7th, 2012
Gert
Add in some Star Wars costumes and you have a set…
Nov 7th, 2012
Max
@Actual Designer
You don’t have much experience with architecture do you?
Regardless the project looks nice. Would like to see how it looks and feels like when it’s realized.
Nov 7th, 2012
Mark
Personally I have been lucky enough to have camped overnight in Wadi Rum. It is a unique place of absolute beauty & tranquility, & this would be totally ruin it in my humblest opinion.
Nov 7th, 2012
Diego Urbina
Paradise… :3
Nov 7th, 2012
argon-76
Nothing new under the sun… no fantasy, no innovation, no sense.
Nov 8th, 2012
Yasmeen
This is RIDICULOUS.
Wadi Rum is beautiful as it is without buildings and technology – thats what makes it unique and outstanding – and I for one know for a FACT that the natives there won’t like this at all!!!!
I hope the ministry of tourism comes to its senses and NOT DEPLOY this!!! TOTALLY UGLY.
Nov 8th, 2012
Casey
Have to say….the renderings fail miserably at demonstrating a serious attempt to design a functional, appropriate use of the area. Concepts are great, but coming up with the concept is the easy part.
This looks more like a get-rich-quick scheme by exploiting a naturally beautiful area without any long-term considerations. Even immediate obstacles have clearly been overlooked.
Just horrible, really.
Nov 8th, 2012
Glenn
Wadi Rum should be left as pure as possible. A hotel like this would require new roads, new sewage facilities, etc., etc. There would be very little benefit to Jordan. It would only benefit the super rich.
Nov 9th, 2012
AMA
It’s amazing, I don’t why you guys say it’s a waste of resources, this resort could make a new tourism chances in the area, I would totally spend my money for a one night in this hotel !
Nov 12th, 2012
A bored housewife
One night whilst I was wandering in the deserts of Jordan, I happened to come across a cave dwelling hotel of sorts…
Just, No.
Nov 13th, 2012
not in Jordan
Jordan?? really??? while the Wadi Rum surely is a beautiful desert, why would anyone in their right mind would want to go vacationing in that part of the world??? Constant conflict, ongoing war, dont know where the next wacko might blow something up?!?!? There are much nicer places to go… good luck with making any money out of it
Dec 3rd, 2012