every time I purchase gas I donate a little more to this standard of living for those who already far exceed anything will ever have. It doesn't seem right that so many are dying from starvation while these people are extolling the richness of their accommodation.
Many people have said the same about the U.S. and other wealthy nations. Keep in mind this is a hotel, so people pay to stay there. Do you know of any other extravagant hotels in the U.S.?
Many people have said the same thing about the U.S. and other wealthy nations.
Keep in mind it's a hotel, and their profits will come from the hotel guests. I think every nation has hotels that cost more than many people's annual salary. That's capitalism for you.
Many people have said the same thing about the U.S. and other wealthy nations.
Keep in mind it's a hotel, and their profits will come from the hotel guests. I think every nation has hotels that cost more than many people's annual salary. That's capitalism for you.
ahh, dubai... in a race against itself to create the biggest, baddest set of ruins in the near future. most likely the very near future. as soon as the oil age ends, there will be no reason to live in or visit dubai.
Having spent 4 years in Africa helping the poor and witnessing starvation, malaria deaths, etc, I see where Myles is coming from. I think it's ok to communicate a frustration or grievance with the current structure within our culture that embraces (over-the-top) pleasure at the expense of people's lives (the "less fortunate") and/or their quality of life. Everyone critiquing Myles has obviously never missed a meal in their lives, and I find it despicable that anyone would attack/critique myles for stating an opinion that hints of concern for someone other than himself.
Yes, it is beautiful. And it would be wonderful to be able to visit someday. However, these kinds of accommodations are built as toys for the rich. It's not that they're worth the money they cost to stay in them but the fact that they know that the wealthy will pay their price ...simply because they can. It's not any different then paying professional football players to play or actors millions of dollars to act. Are they worth that kind of money....NO. But people who are willing to fork out their hard earned money for ridiculously priced tickets only makes them richer. I can afford to pay for some luxuries...(but I don't) simply because I'm not willing to pay their price. Now, what if everyone had the same kind of thought!
In response to myles who said "every time I purchase gas I donate a little more to this standard of living for those who already far exceed anything will ever have." Dubai has no oil. the standard of living they enjoy there is the result of a thriving comercial sector that has been fostered by a favorable tax system. Your gas money goes elswhere.
The sad thing is I remember a documentary of this when it was being built. The workers lived in less than humane conditions to make this possible. When ever you have extreme wealth it comes at the expense of some one else. I am all for responsible capitalism but I will never support a two class society. Unless the extremely wealthy decide to start doing there own dirty work.
I grew up in the Emirates and can agree on the overindulgence that exists there, even more now than when I was there 10 years ago. Just an interesting tidbit though that less than 8% of Dubai's GDP is from oil. It is all investments, trade, tourism, etc. Abu Dhabi, on the other hand, has tons of the stuff (they are decidedly more thoughtful with their growth though, at least for now).
crazy dubai... now i know where to go on my honeymoon
Anonymous
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November 4, 2008 11:06 PM
All said and done there are some comments based on discrimination and jealousy.One must appreciate rulers of Dubai what development they have brought to their country where there was sand and less oil.It is the vision that counts and not any thing else.
Anonymous
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November 5, 2008 3:54 PM
It's a fantastic place to be in a holiday...(for the rich) and a dream place (for dreamers like me unfortunately can't afford that kind of luxurious place..) but we must think sometimes..the cost of staying there even for a day or a night could cost a 3 year salary of an employee...(to much money wasting that is..)
In response to Angie // October 16, 2008 3:22 AM , there is an Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas, too (where I live). It is very similar to this one, but not quite as extravagant from what I can tell from the photos. The prices are still not what I consider reasonable, though, and it surprises me every day how many "normal Joes" pay these amounts for a holiday. HOWEVER, if the rich people have the money and are willing to pass it on to stay in a place of their choosing, why not? It's their money, after all, and at least it provides employment for some people, and the staff/guest ratios at these places are NOT low.
Anonymous
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November 13, 2008 11:45 PM
Myles prefers to live in a communist society where everyone is an equal loser and no one is rewarded for success...... please. Nothing more pathetic than people who shoot down successful people because they are such a failure themselves.
Dubai is a city on steroids. Nothing compares to the beauty and imagination + $$$$$$$$ that have gone into this #1 Tourist Destination in the World.
It's worth seeing at least once.
Cathy R
dedicated local
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November 24, 2008 4:15 PM
in response to myles:
do you know that Sheikh Mohammad the ruler of Dubai started a charity foundation called "Dubai Cares" to help poor children get education.. and do you know that we give a percentage of our money for the poor so next time you are going to talk about anything do your research first... http://www.dubaicares.ae/ UAE and it's rulers are the best, they are peaceful generous and intelligent...and no one can doubt it
Ian Allardyce
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November 27, 2008 4:05 PM
does anybody else think there's something slightly disturbing about how our world is f***ed but we're still building playgrounds for the super-rich to go and hide in?!?!
While certainly impressive, I'd rather go the Atlantis in the Bahamas.
Eric
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December 4, 2008 11:28 AM
@myles
To say the Dubai will suffer from you not buying gas is crazy. Dubai is basiclly out of oil and so back in the 90's they decided to build these big hotels for men with small penis's. Please do a little more research before you shit all over the internet with steriotypical comments. JUST SAY NO TO FOX NEWS, IT IS BAD FOR AMERICA.
Tyler
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December 8, 2008 12:10 PM
I've been here and its so cool. Its not in Dubai, though. Its in Nassua, Bahamas on Paradise Island.
Beauty enriches us all. I am alive today bexause someone I will not get to thank discovered a cure for a disease I can barely spell. Someone I do not know discovered that asbestos is bad for us, and so I was not exposed to it as much as people who lived in less safety-conscious times. I am NOT comparing this gorgeous temple to Greed to these discoveries. I am saying that even if all we can do is wonder at this building most of us will never enter, our lives are enriched by the experience and we are enjoying the fruits of a civilization thta cdab create suxh marvels. I am in awe but not belittled. Nor, should we be. Thank the Gods for Atlantis, and for those who dreamed, designed and built her!
There is a fine line on this whole issue. What is wrong with having alot of money if you worked hard for it? You worked hard to get that lifestyle. Nothing wrong with that. But yeah I agree they might be getting it a bit easy with the gas prices.
jaded
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December 23, 2008 11:11 AM
Meh. I don't get it. Call me pretentious (and I'm sure someone will) but I prefer to vacation in the real world -- not in the so-called grown up Disneylands.
Anonymous
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December 23, 2008 12:30 PM
ummm. this isnt dubai...its atlantis hotel on paradise island in the bahamas...
Anonymous
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January 3, 2009 4:42 AM
I am not rich & I cannot save the world but try to do my bit, I work hard day after day and week after week, someimes it is hard to get by but we do. 4 years ago my husband & son saved up & took me to Dubai for my 40th birthday... OMG WOW ! ! ! I spent the next 3 years surviving life and putting away a little when I could. We have just been back and it was even more awesome... it makes the daily grind just a little easier to bear knowing I might get back there again in 3 or 4 years time. Next time I am aiming for the Atlantis. It's good to dream a little....
If you don't get it.. you have not been, try not being bitter & put your poisen pen away then think of something to be greatful for. x x x
anjie
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January 6, 2009 7:03 AM
Actually, Atlantis hotels (Dubai and Bahamas) are not that expensive - a few hundred dollars a night will get you a beautiful room. Of course, they also have suites that run into the tens of thousands of dollars per night, but those are out of my league! And there's nothing that says you have to stay at the hotel - we stay in my sister-in-law's condo when we're in Dubai, and just go to dinner at Atlantis!
uh......anje, I think it's interesting that you find "a few hundred dollars a night" to be relatively affordable. I wish we all had the type of properity you've apparently enjoyed, and your sister in law as well.
Not to go too far into politics, but is everyone still A O K with the wealthy receiving tax deductions for being wealthy? Seems backwards.
Anyway, enjoy Dubai, I'm going to go count the foreclosure signs in the neighborhood.
It's interesting that you find "a few hundred dollars a night" to be "not that expensive". I wish I had the funds you have, or that your sister in law apparently has, to purchase a condo in Dubai.
Is everyone still OK with the rich receiving tax deductions and benefits, just for being wealthy? Seems backwards.
Anyway, enjoy your numerous and bountiful times in Dubai while the rest of us watch our homes fold inward and the businesses around us crumble. Best wishes.
Anonymous
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January 8, 2009 12:55 AM
If this was built from obscene oil profits, and burning oil is the major contributer to global warming, then these "islands" will be under water in a few years. Ironic, or what? Global warming is progrssing alot faster than every "computer generated models" have predicted. (they can't take every contributing factor into consideration) In the end, nature will prevail. As always.
I was JUST thinking about global warming this morning, and how I wondered, when the glaciers melt, and the sea rises, what (if any) effect with the lowering salt content of the water have on marine life? We have a salt water tank in our house, and I know that when the salt levels are just a LITTLE off, bad things happen FAST. We've lost fish to this risky business.
This makes me sick.. spend your money on something with integrity. Dubai sucks
Anonymous
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January 14, 2009 6:34 AM
Magnificent, I guess, but tacky. This country has no culture: they've taken Las Vegas and just made it bigger. But the citizens of this country/city would, I'm sure take acception to my opinion, and say their culture is beautiful and goes back eons. Then why do they take everything the western world invented and simply make it bigger? Why not come up with something of their own? Truly their own? They think flashy shows of money is impressive. Discovering treatments for diabetes is impressive; inventing the telephone is impressive; flying to the moon is impressive. Giant hotels, not so much.
Dubai has only been in existence for about 50 years - prior to that it was a nomadic fishing village with a small fort - and even that history is only a century or two.
In that 50 years, with only a small reservoir of oil as a starter, they have built a country and created and dispensed wealth to the benefit of themselves and countless others - far more so than many other "first world" countries.
The building of that hotel has generated more revenue to help many, including the under priveleged - more than if it had not been built.
this is like a schoolbus wreck...so horrible, yet fascinating at the same time. How ironic that the first atlantis was destroyed because of it's arrogance.
The hotel is one of the most fabulous. It will be a new addition in Dubai' hotel galaxy. I believe everyone wants to visit once in his lifetime.
Justin
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January 31, 2009 4:33 PM
I was there last year amazing place great atmosphere and above all
i just bought a summer home there
pretty damn expensive but well worth it
Anonymous
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February 7, 2009 4:59 AM
Those saying that this is not in Dubai, that it is in the Bahamas is wrong. There is more than one Atlantis Hotel. And for those that say it's in the Bahamas.. any of you remember a bridge road going to Paradise Island? :) Unless it was just built within the last year, this is a different place.
coventry
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February 7, 2009 8:14 PM
I salute the designers of that hotel and the visionaries that made it happen. Truly a wonderous creation. Aside from starving folks. Appreciate the beauty in all when you see it.
Anonymous
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February 8, 2009 3:02 AM
How many lives could be saved from starvation with the money spent on this funfair for the rich?
fantastic!! This is the most beautiful fantasy hotels and relaxing I have ever seen.when you visit there we know that you will be spending lots of money. give a thumbs up on su!!
cassandra
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February 11, 2009 11:51 AM
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm I can just imagine a zombie movie here. I love it.
Anonymous
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February 16, 2009 7:08 PM
Having lived in Bahrain and visited Dubai many times I can offer this. That place was built by thousands of workers from India, Pakistan, and the Far East. Those men sent the vast majority of the wages they earned (many times more than they could have earned in their home countries) home to their families. True, they didn't earn much but their earning were counted in the tens of dollars a day, not tens of cents. Today it's staffed by ex-pates doing the same thing. The system is not perfect by any means but this extravagance does have a beneficial, long-term affect in many places.
Guys, you all are missing the point. Dubai is doing these things BECAUSE they se the writing on the walls about oil and gas. THey realize that it is not sustainable, so they are converting their economy to a tourism based economy similar to the Carribean, or the Bahamas. The prince is burning the riches from oils to hedge against future decline in oil revenues. This is not excess, this is future-proofing an economy.
Will most definitely visit this place before I die!! As for starving people vs rich people, it has always been and will always be. Like to think we all select our own bed to live in -long before we are born. We all have different purposes to be here and thus different agendas. All those whom think we are just some advanced species of apes, climb in a tree; I am quite sure you will find it as satisfying as this Atlantis hotel.
Anonymous
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February 24, 2009 4:27 AM
im going there in august.... im gonna enjoy it instead of thinking of people who are starving and cant afford the basics let alone the luxuries, cause i do that anyway, i give to charity, support all these various causes...so i will enjoy without feeling guilty...
Anonymous
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February 24, 2009 5:39 PM
In response to those responding to Myles: You're fools...plain and simple. Myles made a very valid comment. It is true that when he makes purchases of gas that he is providing profits for other people...also it's not right that some people are starving while others are drowning in luxury. It's funny, that in your self righteous views of yourselves being open minded and just in your thinking...you're merely showing off your ignorance which you believe yourself to be free from. It's funny....kinda like atheist criticizing those with religious beliefs for being fanatical in their faith...when in fact they themselves are fanatical about their own beliefs which are based merely on faith. For we know not the truth of reality....to assume we do, be it by believing there exist a god(s) or as atheist believe....it's all the same.ggen
Anonymous
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February 27, 2009 10:16 AM
Sure, this hotel is one of the best of its kind. I worked on it as an electrician. But you guys must understand Atlantis in the Bahamas is not just for turists and the rich. We Bahamians get to stay there also. This hotel have provided many jobs and has boosted our economy.
Anonymous
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February 27, 2009 10:19 AM
This hotel is really not that expensive. And for you guys who don't know better. You can stay at any hotel in Nassau and use Atlantis' facilities such as restaurants, site seeing, casino and more. But our realization is that we must have it all. ps. tickets to Nassau are not expensive.I do it all the time.
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Anonymous
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March 8, 2009 6:06 PM
http://www.atlantisthepalm.com/
See? Dubai...not the Bahamas.
Myles, thanks to capitalism, you have the ability to vote for or against this hotel by either giving them or dollars or not.
Also, by using your logic, you'd better not go on vacation.
It doesn't seem "right", after all, that you are allowed time off from your job when there are so many people dying from starvation.
You'd better not have a savings account either. It doesn't seem "right" that you would save a single penny of your income, as starving people could use that money. How dare you, sir.
Also, to that last anonymous poster...just so you know, when you purchase ANYTHING, you generally provide profits to SOMEONE. I find you to be close-minded to capitalism. If you are so fired up about helping the destitute, you'd better spend your life in Mumbai or elsewhere. If you are feeling any comfort being where you are at the moment, how dare you criticize anyone else, sir.
Anonymous
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March 9, 2009 12:20 AM
To those fools who support Myles and his small minded knee jerk anti free market comments, please continue to enjoy blaming other for your place in life. Others will continue to create the beautiful things in the world and raise the living standards of all including yourselves.
What really is reality? Something you and i experienced with our human senses - everything else has to be based upon faith. Take this Atlantis Hotel in Dubal, is it really real? Many say it does not exist, but there is one in the Bahama's.
As far as what I think about when I purchase gas, I just hope it gets me from point A to point B, and the same when I buy anything from Walmart to keep me alive. The reality of these purchases are most definitely personal and necessary, no manner whom is straving and whom is getting rich.
The biggest reality, is what we are today is totally based upon what you and i did in the past, no manner whom we are!!
Is Atlantis Hotel in Dubal real? How many have been there? For that manner is Atlantis real, or just a figment of Plato's imagination? How many has been there??
Anonymous
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March 12, 2009 6:49 AM
Those of you slating Dubai have never been there.
I have been there but only for a few days and what I saw really impressed me. I never imagined what it would be like until I arrived, it was a big surprise.
In fact, in that short space of time I was so impressed with the place I have actually applied for a job there.
Yes, it's desert, but there can be no denying the achievements that have been made in Dubai.
If you haven't been to Dubai then you really have no idea what on earth you are talking about.
Rochester
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March 13, 2009 11:13 PM
Amazing how everyone assumes that Myles is from the U.S. Nice stereotyping all...
This would be a great bedroom to have. Uber-relaxing. Mind you, you'd have to go to the only place in the world that still seems to have tons of money: Dubai. It kind of creeps me out that there are people rich enough (not to mention 'brave' enough), to fly to Dubai for a bit of 'relaxation'.
John Alexsander Mac Lachlan
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April 4, 2009 2:39 PM
Give credit where credit is due at least Sheik was smart enough to see that oil wasn't going to cut it so he turned the desert into a top tourist destination and great opportunity for businesses. Something that many thought impossible. If this was in America what would be the response???? give them a break we have had our share of success over the years so stop putting others down especially when they succeed.
Well said Ray Wilkerson. Some people just don't get it but Sheik saw it coming a long time ago and he decided to make Dubai a tourist destination and also an areas conducive for businesses to thrive. Besides what do the poor have to do with this. This is a smart man looking out for his country thats it and so far he has done a pretty awesome job.
Anonymous
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April 11, 2009 7:31 PM
For all the people out there pissed at UAE for 'getting rich off our gas money'
FYI Dubai has worked hard to welcome international business and investments - so most of the projects are private investment AND their economy is based on the services sector NOT on oil. Acoording to a recent AME report only 6% of GDP comes from oil, far less than the U.S.! They rely on trade, real estate, and financial services.
You know Miles...you're just jealous you can't go there! lol
I plan on saving a lot so I can take one luxurious vacation in my life. It doesn't have to be Dubai, but I would like to stay at a luxurious hotel anywhere on earth...ok not anywhere! lol
The other times I can settle with going to the beach and staying in a chilled, simple hotel room.
Incredible!
Atlantis hotel is really heaven on the earth. I dream to visit it once in my life.
every time I purchase gas I donate a little more to this standard of living for those who already far exceed anything will ever have. It doesn't seem right that so many are dying from starvation while these people are extolling the richness of their accommodation.
@myles:
Ironically, that's what the world said about the USA for the longest time.
@myles
Obviously you will never afford it so you resort to pathetic jealousy, pure and simple.
PS. It is fantastic.
in response to myles:
Many people have said the same about the U.S. and other wealthy nations. Keep in mind this is a hotel, so people pay to stay there. Do you know of any other extravagant hotels in the U.S.?
in response to myles:
Many people have said the same thing about the U.S. and other wealthy nations.
Keep in mind it's a hotel, and their profits will come from the hotel guests. I think every nation has hotels that cost more than many people's annual salary. That's capitalism for you.
in response to myles:
Many people have said the same thing about the U.S. and other wealthy nations.
Keep in mind it's a hotel, and their profits will come from the hotel guests. I think every nation has hotels that cost more than many people's annual salary. That's capitalism for you.
So, stop buying gas.
ahh, dubai... in a race against itself to create the biggest, baddest set of ruins in the near future. most likely the very near future. as soon as the oil age ends, there will be no reason to live in or visit dubai.
myles - if you care so much, stop buying gas.
This is somewhat grotesque. It is also somewhat awe-inspiring, however.
Absolutely gorgeous! Can't wait until I'm there!
Having spent 4 years in Africa helping the poor and witnessing starvation, malaria deaths, etc, I see where Myles is coming from. I think it's ok to communicate a frustration or grievance with the current structure within our culture that embraces (over-the-top) pleasure at the expense of people's lives (the "less fortunate") and/or their quality of life. Everyone critiquing Myles has obviously never missed a meal in their lives, and I find it despicable that anyone would attack/critique myles for stating an opinion that hints of concern for someone other than himself.
That said, that's a pretty incredible hotel!
Yes, it is beautiful. And it would be wonderful to be able to visit someday. However, these kinds of accommodations are built as toys for the rich. It's not that they're worth the money they cost to stay in them but the fact that they know that the wealthy will pay their price ...simply because they can. It's not any different then paying professional football players to play or actors millions of dollars to act. Are they worth that kind of money....NO. But people who are willing to fork out their hard earned money for ridiculously priced tickets only makes them richer. I can afford to pay for some luxuries...(but I don't) simply because I'm not willing to pay their price. Now, what if everyone had the same kind of thought!
In response to myles who said "every time I purchase gas I donate a little more to this standard of living for those who already far exceed anything will ever have." Dubai has no oil. the standard of living they enjoy there is the result of a thriving comercial sector that has been fostered by a favorable tax system. Your gas money goes elswhere.
The sad thing is I remember a documentary of this when it was being built. The workers lived in less than humane conditions to make this possible. When ever you have extreme wealth it comes at the expense of some one else. I am all for responsible capitalism but I will never support a two class society. Unless the extremely wealthy decide to start doing there own dirty work.
I grew up in the Emirates and can agree on the overindulgence that exists there, even more now than when I was there 10 years ago. Just an interesting tidbit though that less than 8% of Dubai's GDP is from oil. It is all investments, trade, tourism, etc. Abu Dhabi, on the other hand, has tons of the stuff (they are decidedly more thoughtful with their growth though, at least for now).
crazy dubai...
now i know where to go on my honeymoon
All said and done there are some comments based on discrimination and jealousy.One must appreciate rulers of Dubai what development they have brought to their country where there was sand and less oil.It is the vision that counts and not any thing else.
It's a fantastic place to be in a holiday...(for the rich) and a dream place (for dreamers like me unfortunately can't afford that kind of luxurious place..) but we must think sometimes..the cost of staying there even for a day or a night could cost a 3 year salary of an employee...(to much money wasting that is..)
Absolutely amazing! I'd love to go there some day.
Thank god for the internet! other wise only way i'd be seeing the inside of this place was if i was cleaning it.
In response to Angie // October 16, 2008 3:22 AM , there is an Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas, too (where I live). It is very similar to this one, but not quite as extravagant from what I can tell from the photos. The prices are still not what I consider reasonable, though, and it surprises me every day how many "normal Joes" pay these amounts for a holiday. HOWEVER, if the rich people have the money and are willing to pass it on to stay in a place of their choosing, why not? It's their money, after all, and at least it provides employment for some people, and the staff/guest ratios at these places are NOT low.
Myles prefers to live in a communist society where everyone is an equal loser and no one is rewarded for success...... please. Nothing more pathetic than people who shoot down successful people because they are such a failure themselves.
Dubai is a city on steroids. Nothing compares to the beauty and imagination + $$$$$$$$ that have gone into this #1 Tourist Destination in the World.
It's worth seeing at least once.
Cathy R
in response to myles:
do you know that Sheikh Mohammad the ruler of Dubai started a charity foundation called "Dubai Cares" to help poor children get education..
and do you know that we give a percentage of our money for the poor
so next time you are going to talk about anything do your research first... http://www.dubaicares.ae/
UAE and it's rulers are the best, they are peaceful generous and intelligent...and no one can doubt it
does anybody else think there's something slightly disturbing about how our world is f***ed but we're still building playgrounds for the super-rich to go and hide in?!?!
reply to myles & ripley: " And maybe one day some will say of this little sandy island/'penisula'... this was their finest hour." meyers
Capitalism at its finest
Such fancy place to spend a night at
While certainly impressive, I'd rather go the Atlantis in the Bahamas.
@myles
To say the Dubai will suffer from you not buying gas is crazy. Dubai is basiclly out of oil and so back in the 90's they decided to build these big hotels for men with small penis's. Please do a little more research before you shit all over the internet with steriotypical comments. JUST SAY NO TO FOX NEWS, IT IS BAD FOR AMERICA.
I've been here and its so cool. Its not in Dubai, though. Its in Nassua, Bahamas on Paradise Island.
Fantastic hotel in Dubai. The interior design looks fabulous!! thumb up!!
wow beautiful hotel. i love it!!
Beauty enriches us all. I am alive today bexause someone I will not get to thank discovered a cure for a disease I can barely spell. Someone I do not know discovered that asbestos is bad for us, and so I was not exposed to it as much as people who lived in less safety-conscious times. I am NOT comparing this gorgeous temple to Greed to these discoveries. I am saying that even if all we can do is wonder at this building most of us will never enter, our lives are enriched by the experience and we are enjoying the fruits of a civilization thta cdab create suxh marvels. I am in awe but not belittled. Nor, should we be.
Thank the Gods for Atlantis, and for those who dreamed, designed and built her!
Nice pictures! I want to go there for enjoying holidays!
stop cutting down myles...sure i dont agree with him but still... its amazing i want 2 go there some time but thats just not happening
There is a fine line on this whole issue.
What is wrong with having alot of money if you worked hard for it?
You worked hard to get that lifestyle. Nothing wrong with that. But yeah I agree they might be getting it a bit easy with the gas prices.
Meh. I don't get it. Call me pretentious (and I'm sure someone will) but I prefer to vacation in the real world -- not in the so-called grown up Disneylands.
ummm. this isnt dubai...its atlantis hotel on paradise island in the bahamas...
I am not rich & I cannot save the world but try to do my bit, I work hard day after day and week after week, someimes it is hard to get by but we do.
4 years ago my husband & son saved up & took me to Dubai for my 40th birthday... OMG WOW ! ! ! I spent the next 3 years surviving life and putting away a little when I could. We have just been back and it was even more awesome... it makes the daily grind just a little easier to bear knowing I might get back there again in 3 or 4 years time. Next time I am aiming for the Atlantis. It's good to dream a little....
If you don't get it.. you have not been, try not being bitter & put your poisen pen away then think of something to be greatful for. x x x
Actually, Atlantis hotels (Dubai and Bahamas) are not that expensive - a few hundred dollars a night will get you a beautiful room. Of course, they also have suites that run into the tens of thousands of dollars per night, but those are out of my league! And there's nothing that says you have to stay at the hotel - we stay in my sister-in-law's condo when we're in Dubai, and just go to dinner at Atlantis!
uh......anje, I think it's interesting that you find "a few hundred dollars a night" to be relatively affordable. I wish we all had the type of properity you've apparently enjoyed, and your sister in law as well.
Not to go too far into politics, but is everyone still A O K with the wealthy receiving tax deductions for being wealthy? Seems backwards.
Anyway, enjoy Dubai, I'm going to go count the foreclosure signs in the neighborhood.
To Anje:
Hmm, my other post disappeared. Classic.
It's interesting that you find "a few hundred dollars a night" to be "not that expensive". I wish I had the funds you have, or that your sister in law apparently has, to purchase a condo in Dubai.
Is everyone still OK with the rich receiving tax deductions and benefits, just for being wealthy? Seems backwards.
Anyway, enjoy your numerous and bountiful times in Dubai while the rest of us watch our homes fold inward and the businesses around us crumble. Best wishes.
If this was built from obscene oil profits, and burning oil is the major contributer to global warming, then these "islands" will be under water in a few years. Ironic, or what?
Global warming is progrssing alot faster than every "computer generated models" have predicted. (they can't take every contributing factor into consideration)
In the end, nature will prevail. As always.
I was JUST thinking about global warming this morning, and how I wondered, when the glaciers melt, and the sea rises, what (if any) effect with the lowering salt content of the water have on marine life? We have a salt water tank in our house, and I know that when the salt levels are just a LITTLE off, bad things happen FAST. We've lost fish to this risky business.
Oops, that's off topic. Um.. Yes, dubai. lovely.
Hmm...looks nice, too bad it's in Dubai...you would only catch me there dead.
A great show of human achievement and over-abundance. Such a waste.
It would only take one whacked out native to ruin your day.
This makes me sick.. spend your money on something with integrity. Dubai sucks
Magnificent, I guess, but tacky. This country has no culture: they've taken Las Vegas and just made it bigger. But the citizens of this country/city would, I'm sure take acception to my opinion, and say their culture is beautiful and goes back eons. Then why do they take everything the western world invented and simply make it bigger? Why not come up with something of their own? Truly their own? They think flashy shows of money is impressive. Discovering treatments for diabetes is impressive; inventing the telephone is impressive; flying to the moon is impressive. Giant hotels, not so much.
Is there a chance the track will bend?
Not at all, my Hindu friend.
Monorail. Monorail. Monorail. Monorail.
Absoutely amazing. Would love to visit sometime
Dubai has only been in existence for about 50 years - prior to that it was a nomadic fishing village with a small fort - and even that history is only a century or two.
In that 50 years, with only a small reservoir of oil as a starter, they have built a country and created and dispensed wealth to the benefit of themselves and countless others - far more so than many other "first world" countries.
The building of that hotel has generated more revenue to help many, including the under priveleged - more than if it had not been built.
Philnathropic capitalism works. Socialism doesn't.
this is like a schoolbus wreck...so horrible, yet fascinating at the same time. How ironic that the first atlantis was destroyed because of it's arrogance.
The hotel is one of the most fabulous. It will be a new addition in Dubai' hotel galaxy. I believe everyone wants to visit once in his lifetime.
I was there last year
amazing place
great atmosphere
and above all
i just bought a summer home
there
pretty damn expensive
but well worth it
Those saying that this is not in Dubai, that it is in the Bahamas is wrong. There is more than one Atlantis Hotel. And for those that say it's in the Bahamas.. any of you remember a bridge road going to Paradise Island? :) Unless it was just built within the last year, this is a different place.
I salute the designers of that hotel and the visionaries that made it happen. Truly a wonderous creation. Aside from starving folks. Appreciate the beauty in all when you see it.
How many lives could be saved from starvation with the money spent on this funfair for the rich?
fantastic!! This is the most beautiful fantasy hotels and relaxing I have ever seen.when you visit there we know that you will be spending lots of money. give a thumbs up on su!!
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm I can just imagine a zombie movie here. I love it.
Having lived in Bahrain and visited Dubai many times I can offer this. That place was built by thousands of workers from India, Pakistan, and the Far East. Those men sent the vast majority of the wages they earned (many times more than they could have earned in their home countries) home to their families. True, they didn't earn much but their earning were counted in the tens of dollars a day, not tens of cents. Today it's staffed by ex-pates doing the same thing. The system is not perfect by any means but this extravagance does have a beneficial, long-term affect in many places.
Guys, you all are missing the point. Dubai is doing these things BECAUSE they se the writing on the walls about oil and gas. THey realize that it is not sustainable, so they are converting their economy to a tourism based economy similar to the Carribean, or the Bahamas. The prince is burning the riches from oils to hedge against future decline in oil revenues. This is not excess, this is future-proofing an economy.
I have stayed there and it was absolutely wonderful!
Will most definitely visit this place before I die!!
As for starving people vs rich people, it has always been and will always be. Like to think we all select our own bed to live in -long before we are born. We all have different purposes to be here and thus different agendas.
All those whom think we are just some advanced species of apes, climb in a tree; I am quite sure you will find it as satisfying as this Atlantis hotel.
im going there in august....
im gonna enjoy it instead of thinking of people who are starving and cant afford the basics let alone the luxuries, cause i do that anyway, i give to charity, support all these various causes...so i will enjoy without feeling guilty...
In response to those responding to Myles: You're fools...plain and simple. Myles made a very valid comment. It is true that when he makes purchases of gas that he is providing profits for other people...also it's not right that some people are starving while others are drowning in luxury. It's funny, that in your self righteous views of yourselves being open minded and just in your thinking...you're merely showing off your ignorance which you believe yourself to be free from. It's funny....kinda like atheist criticizing those with religious beliefs for being fanatical in their faith...when in fact they themselves are fanatical about their own beliefs which are based merely on faith. For we know not the truth of reality....to assume we do, be it by believing there exist a god(s) or as atheist believe....it's all the same.ggen
Sure, this hotel is one of the best of its kind. I worked on it as an electrician. But you guys must understand Atlantis in the Bahamas is not just for turists and the rich. We Bahamians get to stay there also. This hotel have provided many jobs and has boosted our economy.
This hotel is really not that expensive. And for you guys who don't know better. You can stay at any hotel in Nassau and use Atlantis' facilities such as restaurants, site seeing, casino and more. But our realization is that we must have it all. ps. tickets to Nassau are not expensive.I do it all the time.
WOW THATS AMAZING
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See? Dubai...not the Bahamas.
Myles, thanks to capitalism, you have the ability to vote for or against this hotel by either giving them or dollars or not.
Also, by using your logic, you'd better not go on vacation.
It doesn't seem "right", after all, that you are allowed time off from your job when there are so many people dying from starvation.
You'd better not have a savings account either. It doesn't seem "right" that you would save a single penny of your income, as starving people could use that money. How dare you, sir.
Also, to that last anonymous poster...just so you know, when you purchase ANYTHING, you generally provide profits to SOMEONE. I find you to be close-minded to capitalism. If you are so fired up about helping the destitute, you'd better spend your life in Mumbai or elsewhere. If you are feeling any comfort being where you are at the moment, how dare you criticize anyone else, sir.
To those fools who support Myles and his small minded knee jerk anti free market comments, please continue to enjoy blaming other for your place in life. Others will continue to create the beautiful things in the world and raise the living standards of all including yourselves.
This would be a great vacation rental!
REALITY -
What really is reality? Something you and i experienced with our human senses - everything else has to be based upon faith. Take this Atlantis Hotel in Dubal, is it really real? Many say it does not exist, but there is one in the Bahama's.
As far as what I think about when I purchase gas, I just hope it gets me from point A to point B, and the same when I buy anything from Walmart to keep me alive. The reality of these purchases are most definitely personal and necessary, no manner whom is straving and whom is getting rich.
The biggest reality, is what we are today is totally based upon what you and i did in the past, no manner whom we are!!
Is Atlantis Hotel in Dubal real? How many have been there? For that manner is Atlantis real, or just a figment of Plato's imagination? How many has been there??
Those of you slating Dubai have never been there.
I have been there but only for a few days and what I saw really impressed me. I never imagined what it would be like until I arrived, it was a big surprise.
In fact, in that short space of time I was so impressed with the place I have actually applied for a job there.
Yes, it's desert, but there can be no denying the achievements that have been made in Dubai.
If you haven't been to Dubai then you really have no idea what on earth you are talking about.
Amazing how everyone assumes that Myles is from the U.S. Nice stereotyping all...
This would be a great bedroom to have. Uber-relaxing. Mind you, you'd have to go to the only place in the world that still seems to have tons of money: Dubai. It kind of creeps me out that there are people rich enough (not to mention 'brave' enough), to fly to Dubai for a bit of 'relaxation'.
Atlantis , its true then ?
What a beautiful hotel...
Give credit where credit is due at least Sheik was smart enough to see that oil wasn't going to cut it so he turned the desert into a top tourist destination and great opportunity for businesses. Something that many thought impossible. If this was in America what would be the response???? give them a break we have had our share of success over the years so stop putting others down especially when they succeed.
Well said Ray Wilkerson. Some people just don't get it but Sheik saw it coming a long time ago and he decided to make Dubai a tourist destination and also an areas conducive for businesses to thrive. Besides what do the poor have to do with this. This is a smart man looking out for his country thats it and so far he has done a pretty awesome job.
For all the people out there pissed at UAE for 'getting rich off our gas money'
FYI Dubai has worked hard to welcome international business and investments - so most of the projects are private investment AND their economy is based on the services sector NOT on oil. Acoording to a recent AME report only 6% of GDP comes from oil, far less than the U.S.! They rely on trade, real estate, and financial services.
This hotel is awesome!
You know Miles...you're just jealous you can't go there! lol
I plan on saving a lot so I can take one luxurious vacation in my life. It doesn't have to be Dubai, but I would like to stay at a luxurious hotel anywhere on earth...ok not anywhere! lol
The other times I can settle with going to the beach and staying in a chilled, simple hotel room.