Simply Abu Dhabi II

EMIRATES PALACE abu dhabi 42 SIMPLY ABU DHABI Extraordinary extravagance For an extraordinary and unforgettable experience offering guests extravagant luxury in accordance with Arab tradition, the Emirates Palace is an ideal base for both business and leisure travellers. As discerning and sophisticated travellers we have come to expect a lot from the places that we choose to stay at, but we weren’t prepared for the glorious opulence and sumptuousness that we would experience at the Emirates Palace. A week spent sightseeing and being at one with our spirituality at the Christian Monastery and the Grand Mosque, discovering the exhilaration of watching a Polo Match and sampling exquisite cuisine at the many on site award- winning fine dining restaurants and letting our hair down at Etoiles, flew by as we were having such unadulterated fun. Despite managing to pack so much into so little time we are still left wanting more. That’s the power of Abu Dhabi. Staying at the Emirates Palace Hotel is a regal experience befitting of Kings and we have certainly been treated like royalty. A&J would like to extend our utmost gratitude and warmest thanks to Mr Salem Al Muhairi from the owners office, Hans Olbertz the General Manager, Mohammed Alaoui and the Communications Team and Dipak Kumar our brilliant Butler, all for their exemplary service at every level. When it comes to the ultimate in escapism and lavish indulgence, the Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi is the place to be. Facts & Figures About Emirates Palace. • Approximately 3 billion US dollars to build the property in 3 years with circa 20,000 workers, designed by Wimberley Allison Tong & Goo of the UK. (Nice contract to have guys!) • 38km (25 minutes) drive from Abu Dhabi airport • 1km in width from wing to wing, 100 hectares total area • 1.3km private beach • 394 rooms and suites, ranging from 55 sqm to 680 sqm • Types Of Accommodation: - 48 Palace Suites, 20 Khaleej Deluxee Suites, 20 Khaleej Suites, 4 Royal Khaleej Suites, 63 Diamond Rooms, 73 Pearl Rooms, 166 Coral Rooms. • Over 16 individually branded restaurants and bars • 40 meeting and conference rooms • Ballroom with a guest capacity of 2,400 theatre style • Auditorium with seated guest capacity of 20,000 • Open air concert guest capacity of 20,000 • 619 plasma and LCD screens in guest rooms and meeting rooms • 5kg of pure edible gold is used per annum for decorative purposes on desserts (hope there’s no wastage!!!) • 128 kitchens and pantries • 200 tonnes of oranges squeezed for fresh juice, per annum • 6.4km jogging trail •114 domes, with 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 • 1,002 chandeliers, the largest weighing 2.5 tonnes • 8,000 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 • 1,300 employees from 58 different countries And finally... For all you budding Billionaires or if the name on your Falcon Private Bank Card/Quintessentially card happens to be Sir Richard Branson, Sir Philip Green or Roman Abramovich, the Emirates Palace offers the world’s most expensive One Million Dollar bespoke suite holiday package. For further information please visit www.emiratespalace.com or www.simplyabudhabi.com