The Emirates Palace. A unique seven-star hotel located in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. This is actually a place I had been to when my family first moved to Dubai (about 10 years ago) and we had gone for tea (a great way to see this beautiful place)but we had never stayed the night, and this time we were able to stay the weekend! Keep reading to know all about my weekend at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi.
The Emirates Palace was originally built to be, you guessed it, a palace. However, as it was so beautiful and grand, it was then transformed into a hotel in order for the public to be able to visit and experience. The palace is quite grand in size, and it consists of two wings and the prime central building. I really wish it could fit into one picture to be able to show its true beauty!
There are a lot of traditional elements of Arabic architecture throughout the palace, and as per UAE tradition, a lot of extravagances (and gold).
Want to do more in Abu Dhabi? Check out my post on the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque!
Emirates Palace
As mentioned above, this place is truly a palace that is overwhelming with elegance and luxury. A lot of its pillars and certain objects are actual gold and a lot of it is marble as well.
The staff is also extremely helpful and kind! We were happily greeted by our butler (all rooms have one) who took our luggage and who gave us our room key, a wonderful little round gold key to scan into the room!
Dining
We ate at two of the restaurants in the two evenings that we stayed. As a fellow foodie, they were both a dream and were wonderful. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was great, and both of the restaurants had little quirks about them! Peek at the squid ink bread in the blue-lit seafood restaurant Al Sayad that we dined on the first night!
Additionally, there is a great breakfast buffet that’s offered every morning that includes all the choices you could imagine! You can sit outside and enjoy the lovely view.
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Relax
During the day we spent most of our time at the pool. We went in September and unfortunately, the beach was just a little too hot to enjoy, but the pool had a great big section and also a separate section for adults and had water beds. The perfect way to cool down on the weekend.
All in all, this was definitely a one time opportunity that we enjoyed completely. It was such a great weekend to spend with the family and still have a staycation!
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Beautiful pictures! How was the food there?
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Beautiful, and thanks for the tour.
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The seven star hotel seems like Indian fort, wonderful place to stay.
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I was in the Navy and visited Abu Dhabi but missed all of this! Absolutely beautiful and so awesome that you visited!
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It looks absolutely beautiful! I remember when I visited Dubai, I was so surprised by the luxury and the beauty. Everything was so clean and detailed. I didn’t get to visit this spot but it looks lovely xx
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Love the pictures! Great post, makes us both want to go there!
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Such a beautiful place!
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I woupd really like to visit emirates
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Hi Josie,
Nice to meet you. I have been to Emirates Palace before and loved it. Your post makes me wanna re-visit again.
Funnily enough, I did a similar post today but about my experience around The Dubai Mall. 🙂
Great blog!
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I’m so glad that it does! Just writing the post made me wish I was back there again :)!
That’s great! I’ll take a look 🙂 Thanks once again!
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Looks like an amazing place Josie! :0
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It honestly is! So beautiful 🙂 x
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We had to analyze a building for one of our projects and I had chosen the Burj Al Arab- which was mesmerizing enough. This insight of Emirates palace simply ignites the wanderlust within me. ❤
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That’s a great project to have! Architecture in Dubai is great. I have also been at the Burj Al Arab and hope to one day visit it again! x
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Likewise! Abu Dhabi is catching up with the construction of buildings like the Capital Gate. Do visit the place and make us live the city through your posts! 🙂
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How did the squid ink bread taste?
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Wonderful actually! The taste wasn’t overpowering and it paired wonderfully with the salmon butter 🙂 x
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That sounds delish!
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Beautiful! This is definitely a place I want to visit!!
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Do! It’s so great 🙂 x
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Great 👍🏻:)
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Thanks!
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🙂
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Beautiful photos! Abu Dhabi seems like a beautiful place!
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Thank you! It is quite the place and has such great places to see 🙂 x
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Great pics! It’s super cool to stay in a converted palace.
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Thank you! It was an experience x
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Yes definitely Emirates Palace is a great wonderful place to visit if you happen to be planning to visit the UAE. I have been there before and my words fall shy of describing its beauty.
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It’s a must do if you’re in Abu Dhabi!
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wow! I want to visit UAE one day
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Definitely a place to put on your bucketlist!
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Hope you had a really great weekend 🙂
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It was wonderful thank you!
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How much the cost spending quality time with the most expensive hotel in Abu Dhabi? The Emirates Palace…
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Oh my goodness this looks absolutely bloody amazing xx
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Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed the post 🙂 x
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awesome!
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Thank you!
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Wow! I really would love to visit Emirates Palace one day! Hope you had a great time!!
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Thanks! It’s such a beautiful place to see! x
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