Resort

Suspended over an old quarry, Coop Himmelb(l)au's winning design for the Dawang Mountain Resort Changsha, China design competition rolls an indoor ski slope, water park and entertainment ice world into one sleek structure.

Construction is already underway on the Shimao Intercontinental Hotel in the Songjiang District of Shanghai - a five-star, 19-story, 380-room, luxury hotel built into an abandoned, part-flooded quarry.

Set high among the tree tops, tree pod dining at the Six Senses’ Soneva Kiri is an innovative way to experience a meal.

Within the Lusatian Lake District in Germany, lies the unique Lausitz Geierswald Resort with its collection of floating residences.

Danish based Big Architects have revealed plans to develop the Levi Resort in Lapland.

Guests at Germany's Waldseilgarten adventure mountain resort can spend the night hanging off the tree tops, suspended over a cliff face or within a hand built igloo.

A disused British ammo dump is to become the Bilster Berg luxury drive resort.

The main attraction of Solepark is situated in the open roof Arena, where 6 meter (20 foot) high evaporation walls allow guests to enjoy the healing benefits of salt enriched air.

This transformed underwater hotel room has guests sleeping with the sharks.

As envisioned by the Italian architectural firm Giancarlo Zema Design Group (GZDG), Amphibious 1000 is a US$500 million semi-submerged resort project planned for a protected marine area on the coast of Qatar.

There are plans to build what will be Europe’s first rotating hotel in Croatia. It will give all rooms a view of the Adriatic Sea - eventually.

Thousands of decommissioned oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico could in future be given a new lease of life as exclusive, self-sufficient eco-resorts for those looking for a new holiday experience.