Dubai beat its own record on Sunday as it announced the opening of the world’s new tallest hotel.
The gleaming gold 75-storey Gevora Hotel towers above the Dubai skyline, standing at 1,168 feet (356m), or nearly a quarter of a mile, tall.
The new record-holder is within sight of its predecessor, Dubai’s JW Mariott Marquis, whose record it has surpassed by just one metre.
The Gevora’s first guests are expected on Monday, according to Emirati daily The National.
Dubai beat its own record on Sunday as it announced the opening of the world’s new tallest hotel
The gleaming gold 75-storey Gevora Hotel towers above the Dubai skyline, standing at 1,168 feet (356 metres), or nearly a quarter of a mile, tall
The new record-holder is within sight of its predecessor, Dubai’s JW Mariott Marquis (right), whose record it has surpassed by just one metre
The hotel will have 528 rooms, and is situated next to the Rose Rayhaan by Rotana, which at 1,093 feet (333m) is itself a former holder of the title
The hotel will boast four restaurants, an open-air swimming pool, a luxury spa, health club and jacuzzi
The gigantic hotel’s first guests are expected to take up their shining new rooms on Monday
Dubai is also home to the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, which pierces the city skyline at 828 metres (half a mile) high
The JW Marriott Marquis, which opened in 2013, boasts nine restaurants, five bars, two ballrooms, as well as a spa and health club
The newspaper reports that the hotel will have 528 rooms, and is situated next to the Rose Rayhaan by Rotana, which at 1,093 feet (333m) is itself a former holder of the title.
It says the hotel will boast four restaurants, an open-air swimming pool, a luxury spa, health club and jacuzzi.
The JW Marriott Marquis, which opened in 2013, boasts nine restaurants, five bars, two ballrooms, as well as a spa and health club.
Each of its two towers has 804 rooms, with a sprawling pool deck covering the seventh floor of the hotel.
Dubai is also home to the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, which pierces the city skyline at 828 metres (half a mile) high.
The city-state, one of seven sheikhdoms that make up the energy-rich United Arab Emirates, aims to attract 20 million visitors annually by 2020 when it hosts the global trade fair Expo 2020.
The desert emirate boasts opulent shopping malls, numerous luxury resorts and even an indoor ski resort.
A major transit hub situated on transcontinental air routes, Dubai airport was the world’s busiest for international passengers in 2017 for the fourth year running, with 88.2 million travellers.