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Burj
Al Arab - Overview :
Built in the shape of an Arabian dhow sail and dominating
the Dubai coastline,this is one of the world ’s
most spectacular and luxurious hotels.It offers unparalleled
standards of comfort and service in a unique lavish setting.
Location
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Burj Al Arab is part of The Jumeirah Beach Resort complex,
situated 15km south of Dubai. Soaring 321 meters, Burj
Al Arab towers above the renowned Jumeirah Beach Hotel
and Wild Wadi Water Park. This unique sail-shaped building
stands proudly on a man-made island some 280 meters offshore,
linked to the mainland by a slender, gently curving causeway.
Address
: PO Box 74147,Dubai ,UAE.
Classification : 5 Star Deluxe.Member
of The Leading Hotels of the World.
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Structure
& Design :
Construction of this architectural and engineering
marvel commenced in 1994. Piling goes 40 meters
deep into the seabed.
Burj Al Arab is the world's tallest hotel building.
With its helipad on the 28th floor and a restaurant
seemingly suspended in mid air, this hotel has
already become a landmark and icon on the Dubai
skyline.
The sail façade represented an astonishing
technical challenge, featuring a double-skinned
Teflon-coated woven glass fiber screen. It is
the first time such technology has been used vertically
in such form and extent in any building worldwide.
It is dazzling white by day and used as a canvas
for a rainbow of spectacular light displays at
night, providing a brilliant entrance to the marvels
that await the guest inside.
Combining the latest technology with a long-standing
reputation of Arabian hospitality, Burj Al Arab
symbolizes the very essence of Dubai, embracing
the best of the new alongside traditions of the
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Technology
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Within the luxurious fittings of each suite lies
a hidden network of technological wizardry. Lighting,
curtains and air-conditioning throughout the suite
comes to life at the touch of a button. The multimedia
system has up to 57 cable channels -the largest
selection available in the Middle East.
Guests can take advantage of the video-on-demand
system and can watch any film in the selection
available even if other residents are enjoying
the same movie. The real-time recording system
enables guests to take a break from a programme
- even a live broadcast and resume to the point
at which they left the programme.These facilities
can be enjoyed in surround-sound stereo on the
42-inch plasma television screens.
The television and its remote control manage numerous
functions and services. It can record items for
viewing later, while one channel is linked to
a camera outside the suite allowing room guests
to see who is at their door. Visitors can allow
entry with the push of a button. All of these
media functions are controlled from a single remote.
Every suite has its own laptop computer, scanner
and printer which interface with the television.
Guests can phone home from anywhere in their suite.
A one-bedroom Deluxe suite has 10 telephones and
each Royal Suite boasts no fewer than 17 handsets.
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