Comments on: Dubai’s Seven-Star Hotel More Gimmick Than Substance

By: Dubai hotel

Dubai hotel — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 08:27:14 +0000

Of course 7 star hotels are more luxurious with different function rooms as needed.

By: Cheap Hotels Dubai

Cheap Hotels Dubai — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:39:32 +0000

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By: Shabbir

Shabbir — Sun, 23 May 2010 06:57:58 +0000

To be truly termed 7 star, a hotel has to have luxurious facilities like designer duplex rooms, luxurious amenities like in-room spa, celebrity chef cooking, signature restaurants, and your own personal butler. In fact, service has to go beyond the ordinary & hum drum, and stretch into proactive, and personalised. Calling guests by their first name, designer chocolates, towel decoration and flower bouquets in your room, along with room service twice a day, all go in to add that special personal touch. Service and facilities fit for a King!

Shabbir Kagalwala
http://www.dubai-forever.com/dubai-7-star-hotel.html

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:53:38 +0000

The 7 star rating system is around since quite some time. Heard from Burj staff that the management is afraid of an official rating. Reading this, it makes sense.

By: Iqbal Latif

Iqbal Latif — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:24:57 +0000

Great hotels are like great humans, a great person is just not his ‘corporal composition’ alone it is the mind-set, and sense of awareness that adds up to a lethal class act. A great edifice without traditions is akin to an individual devoid of essence.

In modern world ‘Seven stars’ is rarely about how affectionately one is ‘unnaturally welcomed’ with an ‘air hostess kind of synthetic politeness.’ The Dubai Burj is self rated ‘Seven Stars.’

A country needs to have some history of traditions and a rich past before it can engineer a great hotel. Hotel Plaza Athénée Paris, one of the Dorchester Collection, is a truly Parisian hotel near famous Eiffel- is a class act that comes with habit, enriched by customs and traditions. I propose Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée, for Lunch – Le Relais Plaza or for the gentle harp music, delicious tea and chocolate throughout the day ‘ La Galerie des Gobelins’ or a great cocktail at ‘ Le Bar du Plaza Athénée.’

By: Jansen

Jansen — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:08:33 +0000

Having worked in the travel industry a long time ago, I’ve seen the list of requirements which determines a hotel ratings. Key to a five star hotel is personalized service. Six star was later created to reflect hotels with unique locale or history.
I strongly suspect that the seven star rating is pure gimmick and not a true rating. I’ve been to bars and restaurants of several five star hotels though Singapore, Malaysia and Australia. If any of them were to have only one point of your concerns then the managers head and the hotels rating would be axed.
Small travel tip. Never rely on hotel review by ‘travel journalist’. They are almost always biased.
Excellent blog, I enjoy it