Emirates Palace Hotel

The Emirates Palace (Arabic: قصر الإمارات) is a luxury hotel located in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) city of Abu Dhabi. The hotel was built by and is owned by the Abu Dhabi government, and is currently managed by the Kempinski Group. Not too far from the hotel is the Marina Mall, one of two large shopping malls in Abu Dhabi city. According to some local residents of Abu Dhabi, the best view of the hotel can be obtained along the long stretch of road leading to the hotel (Corniche Road).

With a construction cost of over US$3 billion, 302 superior rooms and 92 magnificent suites, the Emirates Palace is reputed to be the most expensive hotel ever built [1]. Much of the interior decor is in gold and marble. The main central area is particularly impressive with an expansive marble floor, balconies and a large patterned dome above, picked out in gold.

The hotel also contains a luxurious, technologically advanced conference centre [2]. World-renowned music artists and other concerts have already taken place at the Palace Conference Centre. Some of the performances include the Scorpions (band), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and the Swan Lake ballet.

The Emirates Palace is sometimes confused with the Presidential Palace, the official residence of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, which is nearby.

Burj Al Arab Hotel

The Burj Al Arab (Arabic: برج العرب, "Tower of the Arabs") is a luxury hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates managed by the Jumeirah Group and built by Said Khalil. It was designed by Tom Wright of WS Atkins PLC. At 321 metres (1,053 ft), it is the tallest building used exclusively as a hotel.[2] However, the Rose Tower, also in Dubai, which has already topped Burj Al Arab's height, will take away this title upon its completion in 2007. The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 metres (919 ft) out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. It is an iconic structure, designed to symbolize Dubai's urban transformation and to mimic the billowing sail of a boat.