How I managed to rest inwards this glamorous hotel is some other story - I won the rest from a photograph contest organized past times Visa Middle East and Jumeirah Group from our #betterwithjumeirahmeet (that encounter was the BEST instameet I possess got ever attended inwards Dubai as well as thus far, nosotros were extremely pampered!). And since I possess got all the fourth dimension during Ramadan as well as Eid, I took payoff of the shortened hours as well as booked the rest for a summertime staycation!
The rest was unloosen - inclusive of breakfast, taxes, as well as tourism dirham (the authorities fee you lot pay per room per night). Curious me checked the rates earlier checking inwards as well as a whopping AED9000 ++ flashed on my Booking.com app. Ok, as well as thus this meliorate survive a rattling swell staycation.
BUT #mystaycationiswaybetterthanyours BECAUSE...
When nosotros arrived at the hotel antechamber (that stunning antechamber that you lot belike saw inwards my instastories a few weeks back), I was almost to become to the reception when a lady named Jenny approached me as well as said "Hi Ms. Maryjoy, welcome to Burj Al Arab hotel!". Surprised as well as puzzled on how she got to know me (I've been to the hotel twice inwards 2014 as well as final twelvemonth for the IG meet, it couldn't survive the reason), I politely answered a small how-do-you-do as well as she instantly replied "Your room is ready, let us to convey your luggage inwards your room as well as nosotros volition produce the check-in physical care for inwards your room every bit well." This started my staycation hashtag: #mystaycationiswaybetterthanyours .
I don't possess got to hold back inwards delineate of piece of job to cue for check-in
Yes, Jenny did my hotel check-in within my DELUXE ONE-BEDROOM SUITE (as you lot tin watch on the photograph above). Isn't that amazeballs?!
As a measure procedure, my passport as well as hotel voucher were collected as well as scanned. Also, if you lot are planning to mass a night's stay, they volition survive collecting a deposit that volition survive returned to you lot later you lot banking concern fit out inwards illustration of incidental charges. Check-in took exactly a few minutes, I was introduced to my personal butler correct after.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 PERSONAL BUTLER AVAILABLE 24HOURS!
Wait, what? Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 personal butler?! But no I'm non making this up. After nosotros finished checking in, I was introduced to Raymond. If you're non familiar amongst Burj Al Arab's hotel service, they possess got the largest brigade of individual butlers available 24/7. He bought inwards some snacks as well as welcome drinks as well as showed us roughly our humongous suite. And since he's from my dwelling identify country, nosotros actually felt at home. He fifty-fifty prepared my midnight jacuzzi!
Burj Al Arab's Deluxe One Bedroom Suite is soooo huge. Period.
The 170 foursquare meters suite (take note: it's a two-storey suite!) that nosotros got was facing The Palm Jumeirah - i of the best views of Dubai that you lot could ever watch at night. It's as well as thus huge you lot tin play cover as well as seek inside, amongst firstly course of written report amenities similar a 21-inch iMac, a attain of 42-inch as well as 32-inch widescreen interactive hard disk TVs, Bose iPod/iPhone docking station as well as media hub, remote controlled surroundings including curtains as well as doors, TV, en-suite music as well as lights as well as a individual all inwards i printer, copier, scanner as well as fax as well as many more!
And don't larn me started amongst their bath because this is my favorite purpose of everything!
Full size Hermes Amenities are to give-up the ghost for
Jour d' Hermes is at nowadays my favorite odor of all fourth dimension later staying at Burj Al Arab. Just imagine wearing this odor all throughout the 24-hour interval (and something that you lot tin accept dwelling identify from your rest too!), I experience as well as thus expensive, haha!
Options for Burj Al Arab's breakfast are agency every bit good many!
So yeah, they possess got many in-house restaurants but the buffet breakfast that comes along every reservation is beingness served at Junsui or Bab Al Yam. You possess got the selection to lead over international (served at Bab Al Yam) or Asian (served at Junsui) breakfast. Or if you lot are every bit good lazy to larn upwards from bed (breakfast is exactly upwards to 11:30am on both restaurants), you lot tin ever opt for room breakfast as well as your personal butler volition survive at that spot to serve it to you lot inwards a flash minute!
They possess got the nicest puddle terrace over looking the Arabian Peninsula!
Though the scorching June Sun was at 45 addition when nosotros stayed at the hotel, nosotros managed to accept a dip at The Terrace betwixt 12:30 to 2pm - the infinity puddle is temperature controlled. It was a lilliputian breezy spell lounging at the Sun beds, nosotros were also given refreshments as well as mutual frigidity towels to proceed us cool. See? Summer inwards Dubai isn't actually that bad later all!
On some other note, hither are some coin saving tips if you lot are planning to rest at the world's most luxurious hotel
Staying at the world's most luxurious hotel tin seriously interruption the banking concern (ask roughly for rates as well as you'll know what I mean) - the service as well as amenities are over the top (you are certain to larn what you lot volition survive paying for) but didn't you lot know that you lot tin all the same salvage for this form of staycation if you lot want to rest for a span of nights? Here's how:
- Know the seasonality. Low flavor starts at destination of May until September, the rates during this catamenia is extremely low. Pick a engagement inwards betwixt these months as well as you lot are certain to larn the best available charge per unit of measurement direct at the hotel or via booking.com .
- Book inwards advance. Room rates at Burj Al Arab are cheaper if you lot mass to a greater extent than than 45days inwards advance.
- UAE residents larn meliorate offers - peculiarly during summer! They possess got on going promotional offers for UAE residents. Check out this offering from their website and accept payoff of amazinf deals when you lot present your Emirates ID.
- Dine out of Burj Al Arab - for a change! Lunch as well as dinner within the facility of the world's exactly 7star hotel tin survive a lilliputian pricey but hey, Jumeirah Restaurant Group has other options you lot tin travail which are stationed at Souq Madinat Jumeirah! And here's a lilliputian secret: starting fourth dimension July 1, some participating restaurants from Jumeirah Group volition survive offering three-course laid menus for exactly AED150 per someone available through the RoundMenu app - that's a steal! Some of the participating restaurants that I know of are Trattoria Toscana (one of my go-to for seafood!), 360°, The Agency, Segreto, Al Nafoorah, Perry & Blackwelders and ET Sushi.
It was the best 3days as well as 2 nights of my Dubai life I say you. If you lot are a resident of the UAE, it's an experience that you lot should non desire to miss, at nowadays I'm ticking this off inwards my my personal bucket list!
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I won a 2-night staycation at Burj Al Arab from an Instameet organized past times Visa Middle East And Jumeirah Group. Photos as well as persuasion are entirely my ain unless specified.