Showers embellished with 24-carat gold tiles. Duvets filled with eiderdown harvested from abandoned duck nests in Iceland. Pillow menus. Thirty different types of marble. A ceiling made of 21,000 ...

The Burj Al Arab holds the unofficial designation as the world's only seven-star hotel. But is the accolade deserved?

Located on its own private island, Jumeirah Burj Al Arab is separated from the bright lights of Dubai by a carefully guarded causeway, giving it an air of exclusivity from the off. Neighbouring Souk ...

Overlooking the Persian Gulf from its perch between Jumeirah's shore and the Palm Jumeirah, this stunning building has wowed architecture buffs since it opened in 1999. Its curved glass façade – ...

The Burj Al Arab from afar looks as if it’s about to sail into the Arabian Sea on a windy day. It touts itself as a “7-star hotel,” so I figured I’d find out for myself when I stayed there in November ...

Seven years in the making, Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab opens as Dubai’s most ambitious hotel, and perhaps its most impressive ...

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