All over the country they are building slightly alarming neo-Gothic, neo-Tudor, neo-classical piles as the communist nation's super-rich hunger for the look of a European pad combined with the luxury of an Asian high-end villa.
"Chic resorts and high-end villas in sought-after locations haven't dropped dramatically in value; anything geared towards the wealthy international set seems to be surviving".
Adam Lazar, a private equity investor, said he had sunk almost $1.5 million into his first senior-care project, but after five years only some of the planned 62 high-end villas had actually been built, and none were sold.
Unless there's somewhere out there that offers a masseuse for every attendee and serves caviar by the pint then it's hard to imagine a more opulent setting for three days of top notch dance music than a five star Moroccan hotel-cum-set-of-high-end-villas on the outskirts of Marrakesh.
From historic homes to palatial grandeur to mod chic to Italian-style villas, Denver's high end real estate market has something for everyone (well, everyone with several million dollars to spare).
The Hotel Parador, where we stayed, sprawls over the tip of the bluff like a Mediterranean villa and falls toward the high end in the local scale of luxury.
At the high end are places like B Nineteen, a modern three-story private villa with a penthouse in the idyllic neighborhood of Nizamuddin East, which has six modern rooms carved out for guests for 6,700 rupees a night.
"They want everything high end".
Some high end galleries require an invitation.
For hotel fanciers, Luxurylink.com, offers discounts on high-end hotels and villas through online auctions and deals.
