Showers embellished with 24-carat gold tiles. Duvets filled with eiderdown harvested from abandoned duck nests in Iceland. Pillow menus. Thirty different types of marble. A ceiling made of 21,000 ...

It doesn't get any more high-end than the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. The Burj even describes itself as the "world's most luxurious hotel." So it's no wonder that the hotel is also home to a seafood ...

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The Burj Al Arab from afar looks as if it’s about to sail into the Arabian Sea on a windy day. It touts itself as a “7-star hotel,” so I figured I’d find out for myself when I stayed there in November ...

One of the most decorated luxury hotels in the world, the Burj Al Arab in Dubai, was recently named the "best hotel in the world" by the Ultratravel Awards. The Burj has frequently been called "the ...

It's been 17 years now since the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah Hotel in Dubai swung open the doors on one of the world's most luxurious, and, now, iconic, hotels. By some accounts, it was nicknamed the ...

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Along with the Burj Khalifa, the Palm islands and the World, the Burj Al Arab is one of Dubai's most iconic sights. Completed in 1999, the hotel is now about to receive an upgrade. A 10,000-sq m ...

Located on its own private island, Jumeirah Burj Al Arab is separated from the bright lights of Dubai by a carefully guarded causeway, giving it an air of exclusivity from the off. Neighbouring Souk ...

In Dubai, very little happens on a small scale. The landmark Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel, which floats on its own man-made island, has added a huge outdoor terrace that stretches 328 feet over the ...

The Burj Al Arab Jumeirah in Dubai bills itself as "the world's most luxurious hotel." It's quite the claim, but if any city in the world was going to be home to such a hotel, it's Dubai. Positioned ...