Burj Al Arab

My husband and I visited Dubai in 2005 to attend our friend's wedding. I had already heard about the world famous hotel, the Burj Al Arab, the world's only 7 star hotel. Now don't be thinking that we stayed here because at 4000 dirham's per night for the cheapest room, which converts to £611, we really could not afford to, unless we won the lottery!! However, after looking on the website I discovered that for the price of £25 per person we could book to have afternoon tea in the sky view bar, which is located on the 27th floor. I thought that this would be a once in a lifetime experience and as it was my birthday whilst in Dubai thought it would be a good ...

Spent one night in this hotel and found it to be both heaven and hell. You pinch yourself when you walk through the front door in case your dreaming. Own butler, two floors to every room accessed by a marble staircase, own jacquisi, beautiful views from both floors, absolute heaven. The views from the Sky Restuarant of the Palm are to die for. Had a meal in the evening in their 'undersea' restuarant. It was expensive. Then the hell - got food poisoning. Hadn't eaten anywhere else or drank anything other than bottled water, all day, well I was saving myself for this £150 meal wasn't I. Spent most of the night in the toilet, couldn't sleep and couldn't ...

The Fab stuff. Being an structural engineer, seeing the Burj el Arab in Dubia was a must for me. We arrange with our hotel to visit the 7* beast of a hotel for an evening meal, so we could take a good look at the structure, enjoy the views from the restaurant on the 27th floor and absorb the ambience of dinning in style. The cost of this pleasure was approx £90 each which included a chauffeur for the visit. There is no doubt that this is the swankiest hotel I've ever been in, 3 meter high Aquariums on either flank as you enter, and a stepped water feature aligning the steps to the first floor complete with flowing water and laser display, truely amazing. The ...