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"There is an entry fee to the hotel if you just want to see it from the inside, which is about ~50 euros. Although there is a trick that might help you get in without payment. Make a reservation on the phone for any restaurant in Burj al-Arab, you will get a reservation number which you have to show at the front gate. When you get inside to the hotel, just avoid the restaurant. Make sure you dont give your real phone number to them."-xyz

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The Xperience

"If you like golden fountains, mirrors on ceilings, fawning staff and an ooze of opulence, you will be in your element here. Guests are met at the airport and chauffeured to the hotel in a white Rolls Royce (for an extra fee, the transfer can be made by helicopter), then whisked to their rooms by a white-gloved, personal butler who remains on call 24 hours a day. The escalators are flanked by two gigantic fish tanks (don’t be surprised to see scuba divers inside, cleaning the glass). The hotel has it own beach on the mainland, accessible by golf buggy, and a rooftop restaurant, the Al Muntaha, with fabulous views.

Some guests may feel a bit cut off at the Burj. In the hushed lobby, staff tiptoe about, and gawking tourists must pay an entrance fee just to step inside. Not everyone will want to stay at this kind of hotel, but it is an interesting place to visit." - Economist.com

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Each suite has floor to the ceiling windows with spectacular views on the Persian Gulf. Every suite has sumptuous living and dining area, and office facilities. They are equipped with 42 inch Plasma screen TV, and everything is automated and can be controlled via remote. The list goes on, like 13 pillows to choose from and similar thoughtful care for the guests.


There is huge variety of brilliant, elegant restaurants that offer much more than the average. Al Mahara (The Oyster) let you enjoy your meal next to a large circle aquarium. The Skyview Bar leaves you with an unforgettable experience drinking coctails -made by Rikard Lindqvist (mixologist) from Sweden- 200 m above the sea-level. If that is not enough, there are 8 more restaurants to choose from.

X-pense

Despite its size, the Burj Al Arab has only 28 double-story floors with 202 bedroom suites. The smallest suite occupies an area of 169 square meters (1,819 square ft), the largest covers 780 square meters (8,396 square ft). It is also one of the most expensive hotels in the world. The cost of staying in a suite begins at $1,000 per night and increases to over $15,000 per night; the Royal Suite is the most expensive, at $28,000 per night.

Suites feature design details that juxtapose east and west. White Tuscan columns and a spiral staircase covered in marble with a wrought-iron gold leaf railing show influence from classicism and art nouveau. Spa-like bathrooms are accented by mosaic tile patterns on the floors and walls, with Arabian-influenced geometries, which are also found elsewhere in the building.

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Burj al-Arab has the most luxurious interior imaginable. Khuan Chew, Design Principal of KCA International was responsible for the interior design. The most expensive materials were used throughout the building. There is no exact data about the cost of the hotel, but rumours say that the return of investment could be 100 years.

Stupendous Features

-The building has a steel exoskeleton wrapped around a reinforced concrete tower. The building is shaped like the sail of a dhow, with two "wings" spread in a V to form a vast "mast". The sail is made of a material called Dyneon. It is coated with DuPont Teflon to protect it from harsh desert heat, wind, and dirt; as a result, "the fabricators estimate that it will hold up for up to 50 years.

- During the day, the white fabric allows a soft, milky light inside the hotel. At night, both inside and outside, the fabric is lit by color-changing lights and some spectacular water effects every 30 minutes expressing the evening's progress.

-Near the top of the building is a suspended helipad supported by a cantilever which was temporarily converted into a grass tennis court,when professional tennis players Roger Federer and Andre Agassi played an unranked game.

-The Burj Al Arab has the tallest atrium lobby in the world, at 180 meters (590 ft). The atrium is formed between the building's V-shaped span.

-The interior guest space is a compilation of lavish and luxurious architectural styles from both the east and the west. The hotel boasts 8,000 square meters of 22-carat gold leaf and 24,000 square meters of 30 different types of marble.

-One of its restaurants,The Al Muntaha restaurant is supported by a full cantilever that extends 27 meters from either side of the mast, is located 200 metres above the Persian Gulf, offering great views of Dubai. It is accessed by a panoramic elevator.

-Another restaurant, the Al Mahara (Arabic meaning "The Oyster"), which is accessed via a simulated submarine voyage, features a large seawater aquarium, holding roughly 35,000 cubic feet (over one million liters) of water. The tank, made of acrylic glass in order to reduce the magnification effect, is about 18 cm (7.5 inches) thick. The restaurant was also voted among the top ten best restaurants of the world by Condé Nast Traveler. They have recently hired acclaimed chef Kevin McLaughlin.

The only seven star hotel in the world

Wow!

The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 metres (919 ft) out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. It is an iconic structure, designed to symbolize Dubai's urban transformation and to mimic the sail of a Dhow. To secure a foundation, the builders drove 230 40-meter long concrete piles into the sand. The foundation is held in place not by bedrock, but by the friction of the sand and silt along the length of the piles. The building contains over 70,000 cubic meters of concrete and 9,000 tons of steel.

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