We decided to devote this article to the world-famous hotel in Dubai called Burj Al Arab, translated from Arabic - “Arab tower”. There are no tourists who would not see this place and would not want to live in it, this is an amazing building! You will find out how much the most expensive hotel room in Dubai costs, you will see an aquarium with sharks, you will find out from what material the largest wall in the world is made, you will also learn a lot of fascinating things about this place.
It was built in 1999 on the site where the waves of the Persian Gulf demolished everything in its path. The owner of this place is Sheikh Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum... One of the reasons for the construction of this amazing hotel was the fear of an economic collapse in the United Arab Emirates; due to the lack of oil, many sheikhs were simply afraid that their country would no longer interest anyone. This hotel in Dubai was the first step towards building the most exclusive resort in the entire world and attracting wealthy tourists.
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This place boasts the largest white fabric (Teflon) wall in the world, which symbolizes the sail, and the world's largest hall with ceilings 180 meters high. The architecture of the Burj Al Arab hotel is so unique that before the construction of the real building, a scaled-down copy of the building's frame was tested in a wind tunnel for the hotel's resistance to winds that reach up to 160 kilometers per hour in the UAE.
The design was carried out by the famous designer Huang Chiu, under her leadership 202 magnificent rooms were decorated, 8,000 square meters of gold foil of the highest standard, precious stones, more than 25,000 square meters of the best grades of marble stones from Italy, mahogany, handmade real leather were used for decoration handicrafts, crystal chandeliers, silver thread fabrics and other rich materials. Many invited guests to the opening were shocked by this luxury.
Construction began in 1994, and in December 1999 the hotel was completely open to visitors, the opening was made on the eve of the beginning of the 21st century, all the wealthy people of the planet were invited to the opening. The cost of building Burj Al Arab was more than a billion dollars, construction lasted for about six years.
The hotel has a solid 7 stars (5 **) and is the most luxurious in the world, one of the most popular attractions. On the ground floor, you will be amazed by its grandeur aquarium of 280 cubic meters, which contains 800 exotic fish from all over the world, you can dine in the restaurant and watch the tiger sharks that are watching you.
The highest point of this Dubai hotel rises 325 meters above room level, making it the tallest luxury hotel in the world. The hotel is located on an artificial island in the depths of the Persian Gulf, 300 meters from the coast, the hotel is located so that its shadow does not cover other hotels.
The construction of Burj Al Arab took 72,000 cubic meters of concrete and 10,000 tons of iron. It took 45,000 glass panels from European countries to glaze the hotel. At the main entrance to this Dubai hotel, you will be greeted by an amazing fountain with a variety of programs to present to hotel guests. In the evenings, a fire and water show takes place on the territory of the hotel, which you will like and will make you take pictures of this miracle.
Among the entertainment, one can single out a huge swimming pool, a private beach with greenery in the middle of the sand, for those who like to read there is a library on the 18th floor, and the most important entertainment is a water park located on an area of 5,000 square meters, here you will find the most extreme slides for every taste.
Dubai Burj Al Arab has 8 restaurants and bars, but the most amazing restaurant in this hotel is Al Muntaha located on the 27th floor, the height of the restaurant above sea level is 200 meters. If you decide to sit in a good restaurant and admire the sea in the clouds, then we recommend the Al Muntaha restaurant (translated as "The Highest"), you will be amazed sitting at a table by the mesmerizing panorama of the Persian Gulf. The restaurant has 120 seats, the main cuisine of the restaurant is European.
Does everyone care about the price of dinner at the most picturesque restaurant? A salad will cost you 200 AED, 250-350 AED for the first course, 300-400 AED for the second course, wine 700 AED per bottle. If you sum up on Russian money, then a dinner in a restaurant will cost you 14 thousand rubles. If you decide to come there just to take a picture, then we recommend ordering a place in the bar, all tables in the restaurant hall must be ordered and the order costs extra.
The Burj Al Arab hotel has the most modern electronics that will allow you to turn on the TV with a clap of your hands or open the curtains with your voice or make a video call anywhere in the world. Each room consumes about 14 kilowatts of energy, such a load is 8 times more than in an ordinary house in Russia.
All 202 unique rooms consume as much energy as a city of 6,000 people. The entire electrical wiring of the hotel is more than 5,000 kilometers long, and the number of bulbs is over 55,000 in the entire building.
The most important thing that probably worries you in this article about this hotel is the price per room. Rest here is far from cheap, the price per room (800 square meters) reaches $ 28,000 per day, and the helicopter landing site is already included in this price, the same site can be converted into a tennis court for you. The cost of a room for an ordinary person (from 170 square meters) costs from $ 1670 to $ 7000 per night, breakfasts for this price are already included, there is even a buffet.
The most sophisticated room is called the "royal suite", everything is arranged according to the latest technology, all amenities are controlled by one button on the remote control. A gorgeous view of the Persian Gulf, the bath is fully presented with Hermes cosmetics, bed linen with 18 types of pillows, a bath with caviar or champagne with strawberries, an individual menu, everything you want to eat will be brought to you, all this and much more is the exclusive convenience of this hotel your wallet is waiting in Dubai.
For that kind of money, butlers, the administration will come to your service at any time of the day; for young children, there is a children's club with certified educators located on the 18th floor of the hotel. The hotel staff numbers more than 1,700 people from 80 countries of the world.
This hotel in Dubai is the most important symbol of the UAE, having visited at least once in a lifetime and seeing all this beauty with his own eyes, every tourist who has visited this country should.
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