A new ultra-luxury hotel in Athens to place an emphasis on privacy

 

A bacchanalian celebration of Athens planned through One&Only’s ultra-luxury lifestyle experience.

photos One&Only Aesthesis Athens; @oneandonlyresorts.com/aesthesis

One&Only Aesthesis to be developed in Athens, Greece. The opening is scheduled for 2022.

Ultra-luxury hospitality portfolio is expanding on the Athenian Riviera in Greece with One&Only Aesthesis. Kerzner International Holdings Limited, the owner of the ultra-luxury One&Only Resorts and iconic Atlantis Resort & Residences brands worldwide, has entered into a resort management agreement with Grivalia Hospitality S.A. for One&Only Aesthesis to be developed in Athens, Greece.

One&Only was created exclusively for the ultra-luxury market and conceived as a hallmark of excellence. This new resort will complement the existing award-winning resort collection, set in some of the most beautiful locations in the world.

Tucked away in a legendary hideaway on the dramatic Glyfada seafront, glamour will return to this fabled location, with a bacchanalian celebration of Athens through One&Only’s ultra-luxury lifestyle experience.

The 21-hectare beachfront estate, within a 6-hectare forest reserve, responds to demand for additional One&Only experiences in Europe following the recent opening of One&Only Portonovi in Montenegro and the announced development of One&Only Kea Island in Greece.

photos One&Only Aesthesis Athens; @oneandonlyresorts.com/aesthesis

This exclusive beachfront location, just outside of the city centre of Athens, is incredible; the perfect destination to begin, or end, any Greek adventure.

One&Only Aesthesis is at the crossroads of Greek history and culture-from the Acropolis and Parthenon to Syntagma Square and Cape Sounio and the glamourous Athenian Riviera, with its exclusive beachfront of Glyfada. The resort is just moments away from the vibrant metropolis, surrounded by endless blues and glistening islands dotting the horizon. A true paradise embodying Grecian heritage and authentic Athenian allure, the resort will be the perfect sanctuary, honouring the cosmopolitan sophistication of the ‘60s and ‘70s.

Remaining true to the One&Only brand promise, the resort will celebrate the legendary Athenian Riviera whilst providing intuitive design. The resort is inspired by the azure waters and the incredible natural surroundings, providing a modern Greek elegance, yet showcasing powerful elements dominant in Greek mythology like fire and water, carved from a palette of natural stone and timber.

As with all One&Only properties, the resort will offer innovative programming for families with children whilst carefully preserving space for adults only as well.

photos One&Only Aesthesis Athens; @oneandonlyresorts.com/aesthesis

“Grivalia Hospitality is excited to revive a landmark site along the Athenian Riviera and join forces with Kerzner International for One&Only, a distinguished global leader in ultra-luxury hospitality. One&Only Aesthesis will be on one of the most iconic and cosmopolitan waterfront sites in Athens, originally designed by prominent Greek architects. From its development in the mid-1950s, the bungalows, the beach and the club hosted an array of the local and international jet set. Upon completion, this contemporary hybrid city resort will become the most unique high-end destination in the Mediterranean all year-round,” commented George Chryssikos, Founder and Chairman, Grivalia Hospitality.

Located on 1600 metres of seafront, the new resort will offer an iconic yet nostalgia-drenched beach club, providing an ultra-luxury, chic location from sunrise to sunset, and beyond, for guests and residents alike.

Like all properties within the One&Only collection, One&Only Aesthesis will place an emphasis on privacy, the ultimate hideaway, with the majority of accommodation being secluded villas with private pools, perfect for couples or families. Villa One will also be introduced, the definitive word in exclusivity and what will surely become Athens’ most sought-after address.

Following an exclusive global partnership with leading health and wellness expert brand Chenot, the resort will be home to Chenot Spa, with tailored programmes and pioneering treatments scientifically designed to enhance vitality and optimum health, all year round. A cutting-edge fitness centre –featuring both indoor and outdoor spaces will also be part of the overall lifestyle offering.

Chenot method at One&Only; photos One&Only Aesthesis Athens; @oneandonlyresorts.com/aesthesis
Chenot method at One & Only; photos One&Only Aesthesis Athens; @oneandonlyresorts.com/aesthesis

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Faraday Future announced additional details on its FF 91 ultra-luxury vehicle

 

 

Faraday Future announced additional details on its FF 91 ultra-luxury vehicle; @Faraday Future

Faraday Future is now able to provide a unique head-up display on FF 91 luxury car that works with or without polarized glasses, giving our users an optimum driving experience.

FF 91 is coming with significant product innovations, including improved head-up display functionality and menu controls.

Faraday Future (FF), the California-based global shared intelligent mobility company, announced additional details on its FF 91 ultra-luxury vehicle, including updates to its HUD (head-up display) functionality. In addition to the HUD, FF 91 features a central hub display up front, with a 15.4-inch display, a predictive home screen that tailors itself to destinations in your navigation and frequented apps.

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FF 91 is slated to have the largest heads-up display in the industry that projects information as if it were 2.7 meters in front of the driver to help keep the driver’s eyes on the road.

The HUD has been around for quite some time. The most basic form of a HUD has a PGU (picture generator unit), a series of curved mirrors and optical filters that projects its image to the windshield. This reflected image off the  windshield is what the driver sees.  Almost all HUDs available in the market today use an LCD (liquid crystal display)  as a PGU. The problem is that the light that is seen is polarized at the same angle as the common polarized
sunglasses, thus making the HUD difficult, if not impossible, to see in some situations.

“At FF, we saw this as an issue and opportunity and tried to address it by working with a whole new PGU, one that is not LCD based, but instead DLP (digital light processing) based technology,” announced Faraday Future. “Instead of using a polarizer structure to act as a shutter for light to pass through, DLP uses very tiny mirrors to direct light in the PGU. Each mirror acts as a pixel, while red, green and blue LEDs are used as a light source. These millions of tiny mirrors in the micro array are switched very slightly to produce the image that is needed.”

Among the other changes made to FF 91 include redundant core drive information on the HUD and instrument cluster for increased safety: Users will now see speedometer and other core drive information on both the HUD and the instrument cluster. In addition, FF 91 will now also have optimized steering wheel controls and HUD menu: the steering wheel interaction with the HUD and the HUD menu itself has been simplified for easier control.

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