June 20th, 2013
Repeatedly voted the world’s most luxurious hotel, the distinctive sail-shaped Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai raised the hospitality bar still again this month by offering every overnight guest a 24-karat gold-plated iPad that acts as a “virtual concierge.”
![burjipad3](http://thejewelerblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/burjipad3.jpg?w=500)
Designed exclusively for the Burj Al Arab by Gold & Co. London, the glimmering iPads are engraved with the hotel’s name, logo and slogan, “Stay Different.”
Guests of the 7-star hotel that sits on a man-made island almost 250 meters off the Jumeirah coast can use their gilded iPads to take a tour of the hotel, order room service, make a restaurant reservation or get details about spa treatments and butler services.
![burjipad1](http://thejewelerblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/burjipad1.jpg)
They can also sign into their iTunes account and download apps, games and music. A resort-wide wireless network is available for all users.
Hotel general manager Heinrich Morio commented: "Our exclusive Burj Al Arab 24-karat gold iPads epitomize Jumeirah’s philosophy of 'stay different' and further enhance our guests’ experiences during their stay."
![burjipad4](http://thejewelerblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/burjipad4.jpg?w=575)
Just how luxurious is the Burj Al Arab? Guests who stay in the hotel’s $18,000-a-night Royal Suite enjoy 8,395 square feet of sheer luxury, including marble floors, mahogany furniture, Hermes toiletries, a private cinema and a rotating four-poster bed. They can also request a chauffeur-driver Rolls Royce or helicopter (at extra cost).
Although the opulent iPads will be given out on loan to hotel guests, the devices are available at the hotel boutique for $10,500.
![burjipad3](http://thejewelerblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/burjipad3.jpg?w=500)
Designed exclusively for the Burj Al Arab by Gold & Co. London, the glimmering iPads are engraved with the hotel’s name, logo and slogan, “Stay Different.”
Guests of the 7-star hotel that sits on a man-made island almost 250 meters off the Jumeirah coast can use their gilded iPads to take a tour of the hotel, order room service, make a restaurant reservation or get details about spa treatments and butler services.
![burjipad1](http://thejewelerblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/burjipad1.jpg)
They can also sign into their iTunes account and download apps, games and music. A resort-wide wireless network is available for all users.
Hotel general manager Heinrich Morio commented: "Our exclusive Burj Al Arab 24-karat gold iPads epitomize Jumeirah’s philosophy of 'stay different' and further enhance our guests’ experiences during their stay."
![burjipad4](http://thejewelerblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/burjipad4.jpg?w=575)
Just how luxurious is the Burj Al Arab? Guests who stay in the hotel’s $18,000-a-night Royal Suite enjoy 8,395 square feet of sheer luxury, including marble floors, mahogany furniture, Hermes toiletries, a private cinema and a rotating four-poster bed. They can also request a chauffeur-driver Rolls Royce or helicopter (at extra cost).
Although the opulent iPads will be given out on loan to hotel guests, the devices are available at the hotel boutique for $10,500.