Excerpt from original travel article
...The resort is a bit Las Vegas. It comprises two hotels, a shopping centre and access to another resort hotel and the Burj al Arab, all with their own themes. They are all connected by electric buggies and abras (boats) on an internal water way.
Because of this, it’s possible to see and do lots of different things without actually having to leave the resort. Given that the rest of Dubai appears to be a shopping mall and building site (like Vegas) this is probably a good thing.
You don’t see many arabs there and the (excellent) service and hospitality comes mostly from people from south-east Asia. You do occasionally see a local in a thawb and ghutrah, but usually propping up a bar (somewhat surprising)...
