HotelChatter - Stories about Burj Al Arab

Dubai: Cubicle Dreamin': Oh, Life Could Be a Dream

Annabel — 2008-02-20T17:42:19-05:00

<![CDATA[ Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving companies dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway--at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? <a href="tips@hotelchatter.com">Send the story our way</a>. In this episode, Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/annabel/stories">Annabel</a> wants luxury in Dubai. Enjoy.<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/burjafar.jpg" class="imgborder"> When the World Travel Awards names a hotel the world's best (in 2007), it's enough

Dubai: Have Your Passport Handy When Visiting the Burj Al Arab

juliana — 2007-02-26T15:52:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/burj.jpg">Inside, this place looks like "tacky Vegas."Once again, HotelChatter's tentacles have sent dispatches to the mother ship from abroad. This time, the report comes from Dubai where our source snooped around the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Burj+Al+Arab/local/14">Burj al Arab</a> which despite magnificent architecture it is, in short, un désastre.<blockquote> The architectural structure from the outside and even the inside is gorgeous. The interior is a disaster. The public areas are not Arabic like Al Qasr, but tacky Vegas style. The only nice things inside are two beautiful tropical fish tanks. Even the bar on the 27th floor is a disaster. I would not want to stay there even for half the price of my room at the Park Hyatt. I could not

Dubai: Agassi and Federer Helipad Tennis Video

juliana — 2006-06-14T16:01:26-05:00

We've seen the pictures of this infamous "match" on the helipad of the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai but the video is much more frightening to watch. Although it's nice to see Agassi a little scared as he looks over the edge.

Related Stories:
· Andre Agassi and Roger Federer play on a helipad [YouTube]
· Burj Al Arab reviews [TripAdvisor]

Dubai: Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt's Advertising Debut?

markj — 2006-06-12T14:12:27-05:00

When we saw this ad from Jumeirah Hotels in the Sunday Times Travel mag, we just couldn't help ourselves.

We were semi-surprised that Jumeirah's hotel group extended far beyond the Burj, and includes the likes of the Essex House in New York. However, far more surprising was how Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt driven their current ad campaign was. What foresight.

Related Stories:
· Jumeirah Hotels [Official Site]
· Burj Al Arab reviews [TripAdvisor]
· Essex House reviews [TripAdvisor]

Dubai: Shiloh Jolie-Pitt's Humanitarian Efforts Needed at the Burj

juliana — 2006-06-02T11:27:26-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/burj_shockpic.jpg"><a href="http://www.burj-al-arab.com/">The Burj Dubai</a> is the world's first seven-star luxury hotel. And the luxury is a little outrageous (<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/3/31/9376/05950/misc/Helipad_Tennis_At_The_Burj">Helipad tennis</a> anyone?) Yet some people might not be a fan of this "vulgar" luxury.<blockquote>Wow..what can I say..an amazing place, but...the whole concept is very vulgar. They have actually employed people to clean the guests' sunglasses..and wipe the gold hand rails every damn hour. There are millions of people starving just a few hundred miles away (Africa is not that far from Dubai)...yet in this place they spend billions on just making themselves look good. Nothing wrong with the hotel but the whole concept is just wrong, pathetic if you ask me.</blockquote>It is clear that Namibia's legendary countrywoman, Baby Shiloh