Now, with the Green Globe award, the Burj Al Arab has been recognised for its seven-star sustainability.”
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The Burj Al Arab is a five-star hotel, the highest official ranking. While the hotel is sometimes erroneously described as the world's only 'seven-star' hotel, the hotel management claims never to have done that themselves.
Nearly 2,000sqm of 24K gold leaves have been used to decorate its grand interiors, but that's not all. The hotel also boasts the world's largest Swarovski crystal ceiling at its Junsui Japanese restaurant, comprising 21,000 shimmering crystals.
Children staying at the Burj Al Arab hotel are treated as VIP guests with unlimited use of the Kids Club, which is located on the eighteenth floor, adjacent to the library. The Kids Club is open daily from 11am to 7pm, catering to children aged three and twelve years of age.
The Burj al Arab is a private resort, and it's closed to non-guests. However, you can visit if you have a dining reservation at one of the restaurants.
What celebrities have stayed in the Burj Al Arab? Most of the Kardashian family, including sisters Kim, Khloe and Kendall Jenner; Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber have famously stayed here, along with a plethora of other celebs.
Tennis stars, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, and Roger Federer have all stayed at Burj Al Arab separately, with the hotel's cloud-scraping helipad being used for Federer's training ground. Bollywood stars, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, are also frequent residents of the hotel on their many holidays to Dubai.
If you're new to Dubai, you'll have noticed that you never see litter or dirt in the streets. That's because it's the cleanest city in the world. Don't just take our word for it, Dubai has officially won the title, according to the Global Power City Index, which is issued by the Mori Memorial Foundation in Japan.