The Golden Lake hotel-apartment complex in Hanoi has been crowned the world's first gold-plated hotel, with construction expected to be complete in 2020.<br /><br />Footage from May 21, shows the glistening gold-plated exterior which startles passers-by and according to local media, has 5,000 square meters of gilded ceramic on the outside.<br /><br />The complex, which began construction in 2009, is 25-storeys high and located in the downtown Ba Dinh district of Hanoi, on the bank of the Giang Vo Lake.<br /><br />Built by the Hoa Binh group, the Golden Lake boasts 24 carat gilded furniture, a rooftop infinity pool, and with a price tag of $6,500 per square meter, the complex is now one of the capital’s prime locations.<br /><br />Nguyen Huu Duong, general director of the Hoa Binh Group, claims that the Golden Lake would become the world's first gold-plated hotel.
