High Tea at the Burj Al Arab

If I have to have an after work meeting with a university, it might as well be at the Burj Al Arab for high tea.  Thrilled I didn't have to spend the $150 as I was a guest of the hotel.

Burj Al Arab

At the DAA Christmas party, we won a dinner for two at the Burj Al Arab, the iconic "sail building" on the water in Dubai. Normally, we wouldn't have enough money to have dinner at this world- renowned 7 star hotel so it was a thrill of a lifetime to be able to have dinner there.

You can't even walk up to the hotel without a reservation so we were feeling quite fancy!

When we walked inside the hotel it was really hard to describe - very posh but a little like Masonic Temple (because the lobby is the center of the building so there aren't windows) meets Las Vegas hotel celebrating Chinese New Year (there was A LOT of red and gold everywhere).  That might not sound like the most flattering description, but that is really the best way to describe it.  You really have to see it to believe it!

If you stand in the lobby and look up toward the middle of the building, the above picture is what you see.  Each of the hotel rooms are suites with windows looking out over Dubai and balconies looking into the hotel lobby.

There is a lot of water, from fountains and giant fish tanks.  This was the jumping water fountain on the first floor of the lobby right outside of the restaurant where we had dinner.

We got to enjoy the buffet dinner which was a whopping $250 per person!  Thankfully, we didn't have to pay.  It was very seafood heavy with a lot of Arabic flair.

Our dinner included a bottle of wine which was produced specifically for the Burj Al Arab!

This was the view into the restaurant from our table.  Very spectacular!

Michael and I enjoying our very special evening thanks to DAA and their Christmas party!