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Burj Al Arab vs Address Downtown
The Address Downtown Dubai and Burj Al Arab Jumeirah are both rated highly by travel writers. On balance, Burj Al Arab Jumeirah scores significantly better than The Address Downtown Dubai. Burj Al Arab Jumeirah scores 89 with praise from 13 reviewers including Afar Magazine, Time Out and concierge.com.
Burj Al Arab
Frommer's
Concierge
Insight Guides
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Time Out
Condé Nast Traveler
Oyster
Afar Magazine
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Jumeirah Beach Rd, P.O Box 74147, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
From $1,470 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"The Burj is among the world's tallest... and most expensive hotels, certainly in first place for sheer over-the-top appeal."
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A "pillow menu" lets you choose from 17 pillows and quilts to make for a decadent night's sleep.
Concierge
"Low-key it is not, with Rolls-Royce pickups at the airport, a rooftop helipad, and an entrance that denies mere plebeians the right to gawk."
Insight Guides
"A stay in this iconic ‘seven-star’ hotel offers the last word in opulence, with every mod-con and indulgence you could imagine... ranging from remote-control curtains to ‘pillow menus'."
Travel + Leisure
"This iconic, sail-shaped hotel—which soars 1,053 feet over the Persian Gulf, on an artificial island off Jumeirah Beach—literally epitomizes Dubai’s over-the-topness."
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DK Eyewitness
"The interior is gaudy but the spectacular coastal views, especially from the Skyview Bar, make up for it."
Rough Guide
"A stay in this staggering hotel is the ultimate Dubaian luxury."
Time Out
"Welcome to the only seven-star hotel in the world. Okay, it’s officially a five-star hotel, but if there ever was a seven-star rating, the Burj Al Arab or ‘Tower of the Arabs’ would probably get it."
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Condé Nast Traveler
""Feel like a sheikh in your own palace" at this sail-shaped Dubai landmark, where interiors are embellished with 24-karat gold and the atrium lobby rises some 600 feet."
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Oyster
Luxury
"Billing itself as the “world’s mostluxurious hotel,” Burj Al Arab is a destination unto itself."
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Afar Magazine
"Sets the bar for outsized luxury with Rolls Royce airport pickups, gold-plated iPads, and butler-serviced duplex suites equipped with beds with mirrored ceilings."
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Address Downtown
Rough Guide
Condé Nast Traveler
Star Service
Gayot
Lonely Planet
Independent
Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard, Downtown Dubai, Dubai 9440, United Arab Emirates
From $320 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Rough Guide
"Occupying an eye-catching modern high-rise virtually in the shadow of the Burj Khalifa, this sleek new five-star is one of the most lavish in Dubai."
Condé Nast Traveler
99.6
"The Address occupies 11 floors of a 63-story residential tower with views of the adjacent Burj Dubai, currently the world’s tallest building."
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Star Service
"Beautifully polished glass chandeliers and artwork are seemingly at every turn with fresh flower arrangements punctuating the transitions between reception and lounge areas."
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Gayot
"Located within the downtown Dubai development area, this 63 story hotel is minutes from the Dubai International Airport."
Lonely Planet
"This hotel embodies everything Dubai has to offer: beauty, style, glamour and ambition."
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Independent
"With the world’s largest shopping mall a short stroll from the lobby, shopaholics will be in their element at this 220-room, five-star hotel"
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