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Good video showing the various "completed" resorts and accommodations.









Full Video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CTERqWkpPHI/

There is still a lot of construction going on, even on Islands that have finished houses for sale on them.

I can't embed the video but the phrase "Holiday Home of your Dreams" doesn't quite inspire images of looking out of your bedroom at a digger and a half-built house with views directly into your home.

This is the view from inside the Swedish Palace, interestingly this is the only one of those houses that any vlogger/estate agent etc has been inside so not sure what state the other ones are in.

Video here... https://www.instagram.com/p/CRRxgr8J5Dc/

Though there are seemingly some boats docked on the island...



Source: https://www.newsdirectory3.com/take-a-look-at-the-heart-of-europe-tourism-innovation-on-the-artificial-island-in-dubai/

Does anyone know if this Soft Opening has happened?

Monaco will become the first of the boutique properties to welcome visitors seeking French Riviera chic, sounds and flavours when it stages a ‘soft’ opening in June 2021 (subject to government Covid-19 restrictions).

Source: https://insights.ehotelier.com/properties/2021/05/05/the-heart-of-europe-is-ready-to-chill-and-thrill/

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ-6On6haoo/

Nothing we haven't seen before but interesting to see the PR now being released about this worldwide.

I do think it's telling that the reporter is actually on the islands however a lot of the stock photos and footage are really old and do not give a recent indication of the construction progress. There are some glimpses of construction ongoing however a lot of the "progress updates" they show are pretty out of date now as far as I can tell.

A look inside Monaco (and the huge pool, Grand Azur) and also inside the Swedish Islands houses.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CQbqKYCDrD2/

Google Maps was updated back in March and I know a lot of work has gone on since then as we can see in the recent street level images but I thought these were interesting because:
1. They show actually how close the islands are to each other, even in the "private" Swedish homes they are extremely close to the opposite Island.
2. The lack of the floating seahorse villas, I was surprised there are so few in the water already - I don't know if they are expecting more but I feel like these were really sold in the marketing and there are really not many of them!
3. How much of a building site the rest of the Islands are behind the hotels that are coming to completion. There is still a lot of industrial looking gear around the site.