A mile high view of Dubai |
NEWS AND EVENTS | November 2008 | By: Mary Gostelow
Nakheel Harbour & Tower will include hotels, retail space and huge expanses of green spaces, including canal walks, parks and landscaping
Dubai's skyline continues to evolve. Nakheel Harbour & Tower, designed by Woods Bagot, will change it yet further.
Landing Pads - February 2010 |
7 SENSATIONS | February 2010
Burj Al Arab
Federer and Agassi famously played tennis on the 1,060-ft hotel’s 28th floor cantilevered landing pad, a memorable place to start Heli Dubai’s over-city tour, or your trip back to the airport. The colorful hotel, under GM Heinrich Morio, offers 202 suites, and some say best v...
moreAbove Water - April 2008 |
7 SENSATIONS | April 2008
Burj Al-Arab
Arguably the most iconic luxury hotel anywhere, the 28-floor blade-shaped building soars up from a man-made island. Any '22' end suite has the best over-Gulf view, but all 202 suites are spectacular, and one four-post bed in the two Royal Suites revolves to reveal a hidden mirrored...
moreFour-Post Beds - September 2007 |
7 SENSATIONS | September 2007
Burj Al Arab
The two identical Royal Suites - 2501 and 2505 - of this iconic hotel both include four-poster beds that revolve to reveal a mirrored wall. Both also have several reception rooms and dining tables for 12. You have arrived at the hotel either by helicopter, from the airport direct to the ...
moreTwo-floor Suites - March 2007 |
7 SENSATIONS | March 2007
Burj Al-Arab
All 202 'rooms' at this iconic hotel, run by GM Luc Delafosse, are in fact two-floor suites, with sexy mirrors on the ceilings of the upstairs bedroom, next to the master bathroom with a mural and gold-plated fittings. Signature suites, however, are the nearly-identical 7,800 sq m Royal ...
moreGreat Rooftop Views - July 2005 |
7 SENSATIONS | July 2005
Burj al Arab
Unless you are THE Woods (who hit a golfball there), or Agassi or Federer (who had a mock tennis game over a specially-constructed net), the only way you can get out on the cantilevered 28th floor helicopter landing pad of the Burj al Arab is to arrange helicopter transfer in from the ai...
morePlaces to Take your Mother-In-Law - March 2005 |
7 SENSATIONS | February 2005
Burj Al Arab
From one extreme to another, feast her eyes by taking her to the iconic Burj Al Arab, an architectural masterpiece that soars 1,060 feet up from a man-made island. She will be amazed by the arrival escalator, flanked by one of the world's largest aquariums that also wraps around the Al M...
morePhotos - World's Tallest Hotels |
PHOTOS | March 2009 | Images: 17
Photos - Love-a-Loft |
PHOTOS | February 2009 | Images: 10
Photos - Unique Architecture |
PHOTOS | February 2007 | Images: 14
Photos - Illumination |
PHOTOS | February 2007 | Images: 27