How expensive is Burj Al Arab? (World's Most Expensive Hotel)

As skyscraping hotels go, the Burj Al Arab is a truly amazing structure. Home to a luxurious five-star hotel with its own helipad, the Burj Al Arab has become an impressive icon that dominates the Dubai skyline. Standing at 321 meters high, which is 14 meters taller than the Eiffel Tower and only 60 meters shorter than the Empire State Building, the Burj Al Arab is one of the tallest and most expensive hotels in the world. Although just over half of its total height is made up of habitable space. Its design is based on the sail of a ship, and its shape is very similar to that of the Vasco da Gama Tower in Lisbon, Portugal. Construction of the Burj Al Arab began in 1994. First, they had to create a small artificial island. In order to secure the Burj Al Arab's foundation, 230 40-meter-long concrete piles were driven into the sand. Although the Burj Al Arab took nearly six years to construct, it took a water sapping three years just to reclaim the land from the sea. But after that, it was smooth sailing for its 2,000-plus workers who finished the job ready for the grand opening in December 1999. Hotel guests who don't own a helicopter can access the Burj Al Arab using a 340-meter-long road bridge. That's lucky. Imagine if you didn't have a helicopter. The Burj Al Arab's unofficial rating is seven stars, making it the highest unofficially rated hotel in the world. It earned this informal accolade from a British journalist who visited the hotel before its official opening. She described it as a great hotel, above and beyond anything I have ever seen, and referred to it as a seven-star hotel. Of course, the hotel management is only allowed to use the term five-star, but I bet they aren't too upset about people calling it a seven-star hotel, though, are they? A spokesman from its owners, the Jumeirah Group, said, There's not a lot we can do to stop it. We're not encouraging the use of the term. We've never used it in our advertising. Despite its phenomenal height, it only has 28 double-story floors with 202 elegant bedroom suites. The smallest of these suites has an area of 170 square meters, while its largest suite is five times that size at a vast 780 square meters. For comparison, that's three times the size of an average house in the United States. The Royal Suite will set you back a wallet-busting $24,000 per night, and that's why it's the 12th most expensive suite anywhere in the world. Its main customers are China's new wealthy middle class. The Burj Al Arab also boasts another unique feature. Architects built a terrace from the main building that stretches 100 meters out over the stunning Azur waters of the Arabian Gulf. This lavish leisure facility weighs around 3,000 tons. That's almost half the weight of the Eiffel Tower. Impressive. That must have taken some talented engineering to get that right, don't you think? Designed to reflect the shape of the Burj Al Arab, the terrace was created by marine construction experts at Maris. Remarkably, they built it in a controlled cruise ship and yacht production facility in Finland, and then shipped it to Dubai in eight separate parts. Construction of the terrace was completed in just 11 months. The terrace also features a saltwater infinity pool and two freshwater pools lined with 10 million mosaic tiles in shades of azure and gold, which blend seamlessly with the striking shades of the Arabian Gulf. The Burj Al Arab even has its own fleet of Rolls Royces to transfer its A-list guests to and from Dubai International Airport, or simply take them on excursions around the emirate. The hotel's fabulous interiors are gilded in 24-karat gold leaf, covering a precious 1,790 square meters. That's a quarter of the size of a soccer field. In its Japanese restaurant, Junsui, the Burj Al Arab is also home to the largest Swarovski crystal ceiling in the world. Adorned with 21,000 sparkling crystals, which represent the stars of the Milky Way, this ceiling cost a galactic $350,000 to install. Just imagine eating in that restaurant. I bet it looks out of this world, don't you? And no expense was spared on the rest of the hotel's interior either. More than 24,000 square meters of Statuario marble was used to decorate the Burj Al Arab. Using our soccer analogy, that's almost three and a half pitches. More than 30 different types of Statuario marble furnish the walls and floors of the hotel. This is the same marble used by Italian artist Michelangelo to make, among other things, his famous statue of David. Weary guests can choose from 17 different types of pillow. They even have a tailor-made pillow menu where exhausted travelers can opt for an ultra-lightweight down quilt in combination with a revitalizing premium down pillow. The Burj Al Arab has 16 in-house florists to take care of all its floral decorations. It takes a team of up to six florists around eight hours to create the beautiful flower arrangements in the lobby. And the flowers are shipped all the way from Holland, Kenya, South Africa, and Thailand. As a special finishing touch, the hotel always tries to include a bouquet of the guests' favorite flowers in their suite. What flowers would you choose? There are always flowers in the suites, even on the very rare occasions when a suite is empty. And the Royal Suite has up to 30 flower arrangements prior to a guest's arrival. Despite being the tallest all-suite hotel in the world, that's not the only record the Burj Al Arab has broken. On sale in its Skyview Bar, the Diamonds Are Forever cocktail, valued at $7,400, once held the Guinness World Record for the world's most expensive cocktail. And in 2016, it created the world's largest tin of caviar, which contained almost 18 kilograms of succulent empress caviar. Its helipad has not always been used to transport wealthy guests to and from the hotel. It has also provided the platform for a number of incredible stunts. In 2004, Tiger Woods teed off from the helipad. And in 2005, Andre Agassi and Roger Federer played a game of tennis on it. Then, in 2013, it was the scene of an incredible table tennis match between Chinese number one players Long Ma and Qiwen Liu. And finally, in 2017, a world's first took place there, as professional kite surfer Nick Jacobson performed a death-defying leap from it onto his kite board. This hotel definitely seems like a very special place to visit, don't you think? But what do you think about the Burj Al Arab? Let us know in the comments below. Also, make sure to leave a like and subscribe to Top Luxury. This really helps the channel to grow. But for now, thank you for watching and we will see you in the next video.