Hotel Sail (Burj Al Arab)
Burj Al Arab, a hotel resembling the sail of an Arabian ship, the Dhow, has become Dubai’s most recognizable symbol. This building represents one of the most expensive hotels in the world. Located right in the sea, it is situated on an artificial island, which was poured especially for the location of the tower here. From the coastline to the hotel 280 meters by sea. The island is connected to Dubai by a bridge.
History of Burj al Arab
Burj el-Arab, that is, the Arab Tower, is 321 meters high. For a hotel, such a height is enormous. But the creators of the project from the very beginning were determined to capture the imagination of the city’s guests with this building. This they succeeded.
.Construction of the luxury hotel was started in 1994, to finish the complex work was already possible in 1999. At the time of opening and for almost 10 more years Burj el-Arab was the highest hotel in the world. Then, in 2008, this baton was taken over by another Dubai hotel, known as the Rose Tower.
The shape of the hotel-sail is very unusual, so it immediately attracts attention. At the top of the hotel is a helipad, and on the back side is a restaurant called The Highest (El Muntaha). It is supported by cantilevered beams and almost all of its space hangs above the ground, so visitors can indeed feel themselves hovering above the ground. From this restaurant, you can get a good view of Dubai. It is possible to ascend to the 200 meters height at which the “Highest” is located using a panoramic elevator.
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Another restaurant was conceived in the Burj Al Arab project, which can be seen as the complete opposite of El Muntah. It is located underwater. To get to the “Oyster” (El Mahara), which is the name of the restaurant, you have to use a vessel that can be considered an interpretation of a submarine. In the restaurant itself is a huge aquarium, holding more than a million liters of water, its walls are made of Plexiglas and have a thickness of 18 cm. Dining in such a restaurant, you can quite feel yourself in the sea kingdom. Service and taste of dishes are at the highest level, so “Oyster” is recognized as one of the best restaurants around the world..Interior
The atrium lobby at the Burj el-Arab is considered the tallest in the world, as it is as high as 180 meters. The lobby of the hotel has two floors. The first is intended for registration of visitors, on the second are located stores and cafes. The lobby itself can be considered as a landmark, to take at least its unique mosaic on the floor, which will clearly cause admiration among hotel guests.
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To get up to the second floor, you need to use the escalators. When you walk up to them, you will see huge aquariums and a jet fountain that has beautiful lighting. Further, to get up to their rooms, tourists can use the high-speed elevators.
.There are a total of 202 rooms in the Arabian Tower, but these are no ordinary rooms. The cheapest and smallest has 169 meters square, while the royal room has as much as 780 meters square. There are two such huge rooms in Burj el-Arab. To pay for a night in the tower-parus can be from 1 thousand to 15 thousand dollars for standard and superior rooms, if you choose the best royal, you will have to give as much as 28 thousand dollars.
.Hotel Sail, indeed, chic, because in its interiors even used 22-carat gold leaf. It is covered with 8 thousand meters of square area of the hotel. All rooms are luxuriously furnished and have the most modern equipment. In addition, any of the rooms has full-wall windows with a view of the Persian Gulf. It is believed that the Burj el-Arab is a seven-star hotel. This is what the owners of the hover-tower themselves claim, but according to the official classification it is a five-star deluxe, although, of course, you can not consider the Arab Tower an ordinary hotel, because here they even take tours with tourists to see this modern miracle of Dubai.
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