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The Emirates Palace Celebrates Christmas The Only Way It Knows How, With Money

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Corniche Road , Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
December 16, 2010 at 8:45 AM | by | Comments (5)

Well, now, this is just showing off. While we've been cultivating snapshots of hotel Christmas trees around the world, the ostentatious Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi was working on their own Christmas tree decorations.

And in true Emirates Palace fashion--remember, this hotel is home to the gold bar ATM and $1 million hotel package--the hotel decided to make their Christmas tree the most expensive tree in the world by adorning it with jewelry worth $11 million dollars. That's the Christmas spirit!

Bloomberg.com reports:

The tree, standing 13 meters (43 feet) high at the 302-room hotel, carries 181 pieces of diamond, pearl, emerald necklaces, bracelets, earrings and watches. The price tags of the ornaments range between 36,000 dirhams ($9,800) and 3.5 million dirhams.

As for the tree itself, the hotel's general manager told the Wall Street Journal that it was a fake. Real jewelry on a fake tree? That's soo...tacky!

[Photo: WSJ]

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Emirates Palace Christmas tree

That seems odd.  I didn't think Muslims were too keen on Christmas.
clubby72 on December 16, 2010 at 3:38 PM #Permalink

11 million dollars in Christmas ornamemts

uh... wow!
Chet Kevin Conklin on December 16, 2010 at 4:50 PM #Permalink

Looks great

Hi there! I found you while I was browsing for some inf on hotels in Berlin! It really is fantastic!
Liliya Goranova on December 17, 2010 at 7:16 AM #Permalink

Clubby's comment?

Clubby's comment is ridiculous.  Traveler's destination, airport that has transfers, business all the time with out of towner, and a place that respects and allows people of all religions to practice as they would.... While Islam may dominate the area that doesn't mean Christians aren't still there.  Besides, even Muslims enjoy the holiday season and festivities.   I'm Christian and I can't jump down everyone's throat who make irrational and arrogant comments but I cant attempt to correct it by offering more perspective.  Hope you learned something new.  
Robin Tristan Mathew on December 18, 2010 at 10:21 AM #Permalink

WHy

Why would they spend so much money?
johniram on December 18, 2010 at 8:54 PM #Permalink

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