New York Post

Javanka plans Euro hotel

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IVANKA Trump is opening a luxury Aman hotel in Albania with her hubby, real estate developer Jared Kushner.

“Right now I’m working with my husband,” Trump said in an interview on Lex Fridman’s podcast. “We have this 1,400-acre island in the Mediterran­ean and we’re bringing in the best architects and the best brands.”

The mountainsi­de resort will be run by Vlad Doronin’s ultra-luxe Aman brand and feature sceney hot spot Carbone.

“Aman’s going to operate the hotel for us, and they’re going to be villas, and we have Carbone who’s going to be doing the food and beverage,” she said. “But it’s amazing to bring together all of this talent. And for me to be able to play around and flex the real estate muscles again and have some fun with it.”

Trump — who was an adviser for her father, Donald Trump, in the White House, along with Kushner, before stepping back to spend time with her kids in Miami — said she is trying to “honor the topography that exists.”

The conceptual drawings look “very modern, but making it feel right in terms of the context of the vegetation and the terrain that exists is [important], and not just have a beautiful glass box. Obviously you want glass. You want to look out and see that gorgeous blue ocean, but how do you do that in a way that doesn’t feel generic and isn’t a squandered opportunit­y to create something new?” she said.

Microsoft mogul Bill Gates, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, the Kardashian­s, Angelina Jolie, David Beckham, George and Amal Clooney, Tom Hanks and members of various royal families are fans of Aman — which has over 30 properties in 20 countries. Rooms at the resorts average around $1,400 a night and villas go for $50,000.

Ivanka will be there to support her dad when he officially accepts the GOP nomination for president, The Post reported, but she won’t serve in any political capacity, as a delegate, fund-raiser or otherwise.

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