Atlantis Hotel Dubai

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No, this is not Alice in the wonderland! It's the Grand opening of Atlantis hotel in Dubai Where the cheapest room goes for $35,000 a night! Atlantis, the Palm is a resort at Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is a joint venture between Kerzner International Limited and Istithmar PSJC and was opened on 24 September 2008. The resort is modelled after the Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in Nassau, Bahamas The seven stars resort also includes a water Aquaventure theme park (160,000 square meters), a conference center, and 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) of retail space. The resort also has a Dolphin Bay (45,000 square meters) in which guests can swim and interact with dolphins at Atlantis.[3] The Palm Jumeirah itself is one part of a trilogy including the larger Palms Jebel Ali and Deira, which are still under construction.[citation needed] The Resort was well known for keeping a young female whaleshark in its 11-million litre aquarium. It was released in March 2010.

According to Guinness book of world records, the opening night was marked with the biggest fireworks of the century!