Kempinski Isthar Hotel, Jordan

The Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea opened its doors to guests in 2006. It sits on the shores of a sea in which no one will ever swim or splash. For millennia, the high salt and mineral content of the Dead Sea has attracted travellers in search of cures and beuty, of which a potent ingredient is floating in the sea-but never swimming. Cleopatra had caravans of camels deliver Dea Sea water to her palaces in Egypt, and Herod came to Masada to be cured by its minerals.

Designed in affectionate tribute to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Kempinski Hotel Isthar Dead Sea is designed with stone, tiles and mosaic and is set amidst gardens of olive trees and palms, dotted lagoons, waterfalls and private pools. No doubt the most appropriate ambience for Axor Citterio to be surrounded by. Across the most radiant, amenity-rich, high-tech hotel rooms, you will find Axor Citterio mixers in every suite. Axor Citterio, designed my Antonio Citterio creates uncompromising designs and craftsmanship with visual interest and harmony by combining materials and forms in original, yet relatively thoughtful and decorous ways as attested across the 117-room Ishtar villas. All rooms face the Dead Sea. For the private-jet set, the 20,000-square foot Isthar Royal Villa includes three bedrooms, a private infinity pool, a private butler and its own series of gardens and private beach. An additional 201 sea-facing rooms will open at the end of 2007.

The keystone of the Kempinski Hotel Isthar Dead Sea is the Anantara Spa where you can relax and enjoy the enchantment of the Dead Sea with more than 20 treatment rooms and Hammam amongst other cutting edge facilities.