Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai

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——The Best Hotel Where I've Ever Stayed

王子凡

Jumeirah Emirates Hotel Tower, also known as Emirates Tower Two, is a 56-storeyhotel in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The hotel includes 40 luxury suites and is operated by theJumeirah International Group. Connected with 54-floor Emirates Office Tower by a retail boulevard, the two towers form the Emirates Towers complex. At a structural height of 309 m (1,014ft), Emirates Towers Hotel is the smaller of the two sister towers. It ranks as the 48th-tallest building in the world. It is the world's third-tallest all-hotel building. Construction was completed on 15 April 2000.

It offers 400 luxurious rooms and suites, 11 extraordinary dining and nightlife venues, unlimited access to Wild Wadi Waterpark, Retail therapy, dining and styling at The Boulevard, four treatment rooms and Floatation Pool at Talise Spa, Talise Fitness facilities with fully equipped gym.

There are two features of the hotel that attracted me the most, and it is also the two main features of the hotel.

The first feature is its brilliant view.

Considering myself as a fan of modern skyscrapers and living in one of them is a fantasy for me, I enjoy visiting and observing those tall buildings at different places. From this prospective, the Emirate Tower Hotel fulfilled my hobby. Therefore it is definitely the best one that I ever stayed.

The hotel is a building masterpiece. Rise to 355 m, The Emirate Tower is a typical high-rise building ranked 48^th-tallest building in the world. The room I stayed was located at 40^th floor, I’ve never been to a hotel this tall and has a shocking view like this. Due to it’s perfect location in the downtown Dubai, I was able to observe those ultra-tall buildings, including the engineering miracle, the 828 meters tall Burj Khalifa Tower. The view from the hotel room was so magnificent that I could simply sit inside the room watch those tall buildings beside the main road and the traffic flow all day.

Another thing the hotel impressed me was its restaurant.

The Rib Room, fine dining for Meat lovers, which to be honest, is the first thing I’ve been thinking about once I stepped in the hotel. I’m a big meat lover.

The Rib Room is a British Steakhouse. Located on the ground floor, it provides three kinds of menus. The first menu is Business lunch; it’s for people who want a quick but also high-quality lunch, with reasonable priced courses ranging from AED 88 to AED 156 per person.

The second menu is Burger & Hops. For AED 99 per person, enjoy one of the best burgers in town together with a refreshing pint of hops. This anytime offers is sure to satisfy even the busiest of schedules.

The third one is my favorite, the Cut & Craft menu. The Rib Room invites all meat lovers to tuck into something truly sensational. A succulent, flame-grilled 180g strip loin steak served with golden chips and accompanied by a satisfying pint of Brew dog craft hops for AED 149 per person

During the stay, i went to this restaurant for an 8oz rib eye steak, the meat itself was a piece of really good quality beef, with good marbling and a big chunk of bone on it. The taste was brilliant, with the Steakhouse's exclusive rub seasoning, the steak has perfectly seared crust outside and juicy, medium-rare in the middle.

On the service side though, The Rib Room's service wasn’t really stand out, just on the average I’d say.

The fact is that due to the heavily competition among those hotels in Dubai, almost every 5-star hotels in the city are trying their best to impress their customers, and I of course, have fully experienced the great hospitality Dubai offered, and for the stated reasons above, I think the Emirate Tower Hotel is the best hotel I’ve ever stayed.