The Emirates Palace (Arabic: قصر الإمارات) is a luxury hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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The building was designed by renowned architect, John Elliott RIBA, who was Senior Vice President at Wimberly, Allison, Tong and Goo, an international firm specialising in Luxury Hotels. It opened in November 2005 but certain restaurants and spas did not open until 2006. The hotel was built by and is owned by the Abu Dhabi government, and is currently managed by the Kempinski Group.
The costs to build the hotel were 1.9 billion GBP or 11.02 billion AED. The Emirates Palace occupies 850,000m² of floor space. Underground parking allows housing for 2,500 vehicles. There are two swimming pools and spas. The hotel has its own marina and helipad. The Emirates Palace is the second most expensive hotel ever built, only surpassed by Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
Emirates Palace, located on 1.3 km of private white sandy beach and surrounded by 85 hectares of beautifully landscaped gardens,with a114 domesthat are 80 meters high. It is only 30 min drive from Abu Dhabi airport and 1.5 hours drive from Dubai airport.
Many of the suites offered are furnished in gold and marble. The main central area houses an expansive marble floor, balconies and a large patterned dome above, picked out in gold. The topmost floor has six Rulers' Suites which are reserved solely for Emirati royalty and dignitaries.[1] The hotel also contains a large conference centre. In December 2010, it boasted the world's most expensive Christmas tree, valued at over 11 million dollars. [2]
Overall, the hotel has 302 rooms and 92 suites. But, the hotel has 16 Palace Suites on the sixth and seventh floors. 22 three-bedroom suites are reserved for hosting Heads of State or Government, recently for example, Prime Minister Tony Blair and Chancellor Angela Merkel. The cost of staying begins at $400 per night for the Coral Room (floor space of 592 square feet) in the low season; and The Palace Grand Suite (7319 square feet) is the most expensive at $11,500 per night.[3]
Set in over 100 hectares of landscaped gardens, Emirates Palace offers 1.3km of exclusive beach, two swimming pools, one designed for adventure and one for relaxation, tennis courts, cricket, a rugby pitch and soccer facilities, fitness suites and a spa, besides water sports.
• It approximately costed 3 billion USD to build the property in 3 years with 20,000 workers, designed by Wimberley Allison Tong & Goo of the United Kingdom
• 1 km from wing to wing, 100 hectares total area.
• 1.3 km private beach.
• 394 rooms and suites, ranging from 55 sqm to 680 sqm.
• 40 meeting and conference rooms.
• Ballroom with a guest capacity of 2400 theatre style.
• Auditorium with seated guest capacity of 1100.
• 619 plasma and LCD screens in guest rooms and meeting rooms.
• 5 kg of pure edible gold is used per year for decoration mainly on deserts.
• 128 kitchens and pantries.
• 200 tonnes of oranges squeezed for fresh juice every year.
• 6.4 km jogging trail.
• 114 domes, with the Central Dome at a height of 72.6 metres above ground.
• 8 escalators and 102 elevators, with a maximum capacity up to 55 persons per elevator.
• Marble imported from 13 countries across the world.
• 12 external fountains and 8 indoor water features.
• 1002 chandeliers, the largest weighing 2.5 tonnes.
• 8000 trees set in landscaped gardens.
• 2 wall display carpets, handmade in Thailand, weighing 1 tonne each.
• 818 parking spaces.
• Daily laundry capacity of 6 tonnes.
• 1200 employees from 58 different countries.
• Emirates Palace offers the world’s most expensive one million dollar tailor made suite holiday.