HOLIDAY IN STYLE
Inside £1.1bn mega hotel with £160k Royal suites, 90 swimming pools, 24-karat gold facials & free-flowing champagne
A famous pop star was paid an incredible sum to perform at the hotel
DUBAI is home to a jaw-dropping £1.1billion mega hotel which offers 90 swimming pools, 24-karat gold facials and unlimited champagne.
Dubbed "the City of Gold" and a renowned magnet for A-listers Atlantis The Royal has pulled out all the stops to impress.
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Unfortunately, this luxurious hotel is far out of most people's price range costing up to £160,000 a night.
Every inch of Atlantis The Royal is drenched in luxury and no expense has been spared in ensuring guests receive five-star treatment.
The hotel’s 795 rooms boast designer amenities from diamond jeweller Graff, bathrobes by Italian luxury textile brand Frette.
The theme of the interior is water and is repeated throughout the resort, from glass elevators encased in 3,500 gallons of cascading water, to three floor-to-ceiling aquariums filled with 7,200 marine animals.
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Guests with access to the “Royal Club” can take advantage of all-day champagne service and daily afternoon tea and canapes, though there’s no shortage of places to eat here.
The resort has 17 dining options and Tom Roelens, general manager, said this includes “the largest collection of celebrity chef restaurants anywhere on the planet".
Not only is the hotel one of the most luxurious in the world, but it also boasts many quirky and unique features such as a pillow "menu" and a gold-plated grooming set.
Presented in a sleek wooden box, there's a gold comb, hairbrush and razor, as well as the usual toiletries.
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Best of all, guests don't have to feel bad about slipping them in their bag, as hotel bosses reportedly expect this to happen.
Guests also have a choice of visiting a whopping 32,300 square-foot spa where they can be treated to a gold facial or a "golden hour massage” using gold-dipped hot volcanic stones.
And the hotel certainly has the swimming pool front covered, with not one, not two, but 90 pools for guests to choose from.
It has 795 rooms, 44 of which have their own infinity pool and the cheapest will set you back £1,000 a night.
If extra space is required, it can be converted to 15 rooms at £160,000 a night.
According to CNN the resort’s "must-see venue" is Cloud 22, the infinity pool on the 22nd floor.
It has “floating” sun loungers shaded by Dolce&Gabbana parasols and offers mind-blowing views of the iconic man-made Palm islands.
There are also with cocktails and light bites available at the swim-up lotus bar.
Testament to the incredible service on offer none other than the queen of pop, Beyonce has both performed and stayed at Atlantis The Royal.
Bey, 41, was paid a whopping £20million to hit the stage at the super-exclusive launch party.
The gig, which was strictly invitation only and enjoyed by only 300 guests, featured a surprise appearance from her daughter Blue Ivy.
A-list guests in attendance included model Kendall Jenner, actress Rebel Wilson and former One Direction member Liam Payne.
The star, hubby Jay Z and their kids reportedly stayed in the Royal Mansion suite, which costs £80,000 a night and boasts four rooms, a cinema and a private pool.
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Bey, 41, who has not performed in four years, was paid a whopping £20million to hit the stage at the super-exclusive do.
The gig, which was strictly invitation only and enjoyed by only 300 guests, featured a surprise appearance from her daughter Blue Ivy.
A-list guests in attendance included model Kendall Jenner, actress Rebel Wilson and former One Direction member Liam Payne.
Beyonce, hubby Jay Z and their kids reportedly stayed in the Royal Mansion suite, which costs £80,000 a night and boasts four rooms, a cinema and a private pool.
Guests sipped on 4,000 bottles of Moet & Chandon champagne, which were put in vending machines with free access.
Kendall Jenner also threw a lavish launch party for her new tequila brand, 818, at the hotel's Cloud 22 Skypool.
Atlantis Resorts, owners of The Royal, spared no expense to ensure the party lived up to the hotel's hype, with the Middle East's first-ever water and fire fountain on display and a half hour firework set to cap off the night.
If you're fortunate enough to bag yourself a room, you can look forward to brushing your teeth with a sleek gold-plated toothbrush.
Presented in a sleek wooden box, there's also a gold comb, hairbrush and razor, as well as the usual toiletries.
Best of all, guests don't have to feel bad about slipping them in their bag, as hotel bosses reportedly expect this to happen.
The hotel has 795 rooms, 44 of which have their own infinity pool. The cheapest will set you back £1,000 a night.
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There's even a 'menu' of pillows, offering seven different options ranging from 'buckwheat' to pregnancy, and personal butlers at your beck and call.
Guests can choose from 17 restaurants and five bars, where recipes by eight world-renowned celebrity chefs are cooked to perfection.
At British chef Heston Blumenthal's bar, guests can marvel at the 21ft high aquarium which has 4,000 jellyfish.
At one of the bars, to book one of its 20 tables is said to cost up to £20,000.
And when the pressures of life prove get too much, a meditation session with dolphins at the hotel is sure to lift your spirits.
Guests who have some spare cash can also head to the hotel's shop where classic art from the legendary Picasso is on sale.
The Royal offers breathtaking views of the Arabian Sea and Palm Island.
Designed by top architects, it features six towers joined together by a 90ft infinity pool and is 43 storeys high.
The hotel sits on 406,000 square metres, and is a huge addition to Dubai's iconic skyline which features buildings such as the Burj Khalifa.
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The hotel will be available to book from February.
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