Over the next few weeks, My Hometown is going to bring you some of the best places to vacation, or at least some of the craziest places or things to do while on vacation, for 2009. Our intent is to introduce you to some of the cool things this Earthly world may have to offer.
Today, it is tennis at the Hotel Burj Al Arab.
Burj Al Arab is one of the newest and most sophisticated hotels in the world. Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and standing alone on a man made island, this is one of the most photographed hotels in the world. and until April of 2008 was the tallest structure used solely as a hotel. Burj Al Arab is Arabic for "Tower of the Arabs".
In it's relatively short tenure on the Dubai coastline this legendary and symbolic hotel has attracted international attention and awe, ensuring its place as one of the most photographed structures in the world. Designed to resemble a billowing sail, Burj Al Arab soars to a height of 1,090 feet, dominating the Dubai skyline. Illuminated at night by choreographed lighting representing water and fire – Burj Al Arab is simply individual, inspired, impressive.
This all-suite hotel reflects the very finest that the world has to offer. With your chauffeur driven Rolls Royce, discreet in-suite check-in, private reception desk on every floor and a brigade of highly trained butlers, you can be assured of the ultimate in personal service throughout your stay.
But that is NOT what we are here to talk about. No instead, we are here to talk about tennis and the impact that Hotel Burl Al Arab had on a rather peculiar tennis match. You see Hotel Burj Al Arab has, protruding from the side at almost the very top of the hotel, a helicopter landing pad. This pad is designed to allow upper end guest, like you, to enter the hotel discretely.
But for one day, it was used as a tennis court. Just the pure thought of playing tennis on the helicopter pad pushed sheer fright into my mind, but seeing the pictures made me know that these two guys were crazy.
But it is true, in February of 2005 Roger Federer and Andre Agassi were in Dubai for the Dubai Duty Free Men's Open, a $1 million International Series Gold Event. While there, they took part in a publicity stunt and played tennis on the grass helipad on top of the Burj Al Arab. I have no idea who won, but in my mind, they both did because they made it off alive.
The great news is that through the International clout awarded to My Hometown, we have been able to arrange for you to have the opportunity to play tennis as Roger and Andre did, on the Burj Al Arab's helipad and only for a mere AED 1,000,000, or about $4,000,000 US Dollars.
By the way, if you want to stay at Burj Al Arab, the cheapest rate I could find for a one night stay was AED 4,400, which equates to about $16,000 US Dollars.
Just another place that someone out there calls My Hometown.
See the hotel in all its glory by clicking the Burj Al Arab link.
See you around the neighborhood,
Chip
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