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In a city where spectacular modern architecture has become almost commonplace The Burj Al Arab Hotel has entered the new millennium as one of the world’s truly astonishing new buildings.
Standing almost 1,000 feet high the British designed hotel resembles the sail of a gigantic dhow anchored on a small man made island connected to the mainland by a short causeway.
The opulent exterior is just a foretaste of what awaits the guest inside. This is a seriously luxurious hotel. with over 200 two-floor suites stacked with every imaginable luxury and quite a few that are just unimaginable.
Each suite comes equipped with computer, personal fax and printer, plasma screen 70-channel cable TV, DVD player, remote control lighting and curtains and just about every other conceivable electronic gizmo.
The rooms ooze affluence and unabashed opulence, there is gold leaf at every turn; Azukbahai marble from Brazil, Straccicario marble from Italy, the same marble used centuries ago by Michelangelo.
The Burj has 6-world class restaurants including The Almahara Seafood restaurant accessed via a three-minute virtual submarine voyage.
The Assawan Spa on the 18th floor caters for those requiring a little personal pampering; there is hydrotherapy baths, oriental massage, steam rooms, Jacuzzi and an assortment of beauty treatment rooms.
The Burj is not for the traveller on a budget, however for a short stay in unadulterated luxury its well worth saving for.
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