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You know it, your neighbour knows it, and now the WORLD knows it.<\/p>\n
The Burj Al Arab has been crowned the best hotel in the WORLD for the second year in a row!<\/p>\n
Take, a bow you beaut, what an achievement.<\/p>\n
The iconic sail-shaped hotel was also awarded the ‘best hotel in the Middle East’ in the Ultimate Luxury Travel Related Awards at an industry event in Dubai this week.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"
HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, commissioned a building that would help to \u2018inspire the nation\u2019 and put Dubai on the world map<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"
https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B4RZbkvnjFO\/<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"
It’s pretty much the definition of luxury and has also previously been dubbed the world’s only ‘seven-star hotel’<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"
https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B59wZ3RHi-4\/<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"
The hallways are pure class, with oodles of gold<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"
https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B492vT_nYum\/<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"
And look at the foyer for crying out loud… It’s a masterpiece!<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"
https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BwO7fvODfKz\/<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"
But if you’re impressed by the entrance, you might just die when you see Gold on 27, a bar on the (you guessed it) 27th floor<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"
https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B3E59pVnfeT\/<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"
And feel like you’ve gone to heaven when you see this spa<\/h2>\n
STOP. I can’t EVEN.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"
https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B6QBnS9Hrsr\/<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"
And just before you’re reduced to a shivering fool at what may be the most beaut hotel pics you’ll ever pour over, you hear this<\/h2>\n
The suites come with a 24-hour BUTLER SERVICE. Yeah okay, we’re done.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"
https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B1-_TmwnHXF\/<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"
But seriously… Number one in the world – epic!!<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"embed_block","embed_item":"