JUMEIRAH , Burj Al Arab
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Language: English / USA
If you’ve ever seen an advertisement for Dubai, there’s one image you’re sure to have been struck by: an artificial island with a sail-shaped hotel built on it. The shape, however, is not the only claim to fame of the magnificent Burj Al Arab Jumeirah.
This is the world’s most luxurious hotel, the only one with seven stars, and the only one to welcome its wealthy guests on a helicopter landing platform at a height of over 200 meters.
Alternatively, those lucky enough to have a room here can be driven to the hotel from the airport in a classy Rolls Royce.
On rare occasions, the Heliport has been turned into a tennis court – the highest in the world of course! - which has even hosted a match between Roger Federer and Andre Agassi....