Located in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Burj Al Arab is presently the world’s tallest hotel, although it will hold this distinction only until such time as the Rose Tower in Dubai is officially opened. At that point Burj Al Arab will become the second tallest hotel in the world; but it will eventually fall to third place at the completion of the building of the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Burj Al Arab is owned by the Jumeirah Group who are part of Dubai Holdings which is owned by the Dubai Government. The Jumeirah Group own and operate a number of luxury hotels mainly in Dubai but also in other regions of the world, including Bermuda, China and the United Kingdom.

Burj Al Arab stands on a man-made island erected 919 feet offshore from Jumeirah beach with a private bridge connecting it to the mainland. It is designed in the shape of a ship’s sail and rises 1053 feet into the air. Designed by architect Tom Wright with the UK’s Atkins—an engineering and design firm, and Said Khalil of Mitchelsson Group, it took from 1994 – 1999 to complete. It is considered by some to be the best hotel in the world, and is without question one of the most expensive with rates ranging from $1,000 per night to $28,000 per night.
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