The Al Arab from the Jumeirah beachline
Specifically the Burj Al Arab, a 7 star hotel
The white sandy public beaches
It even has a heli pad on the roof!
And an observation area overlooking the Arabian sea
beside it is the Jumeirah beach hotel
Some of the huge houses by Sufouh Road
Look how long that exterior gate is!
Not too far off is another pretty site...
golden horses, which can only mean...
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The Entrada del Hotel Al Qasr!
The horses are Arabian?
Gideyap!
There are quite a number of horses leading to the hotel
Looks rather Ferrari-rish
Al Qasr means 'The Palace' in Arabian
The view of the Medina Jumeirah
It's essentially a souk (market)
Posh seating over the bridge
more of the souk
the Al Arab overlooks all
Some of the many fountains in the open
The Al Qasr entrance
Is this the tropics?
The hotel front porch
Yesh! only a dinky 5 stars?
More cushy seating by the oasis
The entrance of the hotel
leading to the hotel restaurant and cafes
The hotel central stairwell
the restaurant seating areas
It's an international buffet spread!
View of the Madinat Jumeirah Resort
Open air seating areas facing the sea
Scenic views from the balcony
allowing small river taxi cruises to serve guests
A small river runs from the hotel into the souk areas
The hotel from the river
adding to the resort feel
no palace is complete without large flight of steps!
The river taxi boarding point
The boat takes you over few crossings along the river
The "greenery" by the river
Overview of the palace front facade
No man is an island :P
As well a fountains you can fall right into
the palace hotel blocks
Though modern, the palace is largely themed to traditional Arabian