24-Carat Gold-Plated iPads Offered at World's Only 7-Star Hotel

The sail-shaped Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, where rooms start at $1,525, is expanding the category of luxury accessories by providing all guests with a 24-karat gold iPad upon check-in. The hotel, part of the Jumeirah group of hotels and resorts, is often listed as the world’s most luxurious hotel and already provides iMacs in each of its 202 suites.

Dubai: Luxury usually comes in different shapes, sizes, flavours, colours and a varied degree of warmth. However, at Burj Al Arab, it comes in gold plated devices – in the form of 24-carat iPads!

Burj Al Arab — one of the world’s ultra-luxury hotels, last week introduced 24-carat gold plated iPads for its in-house guests — to access services. It has also introduced iMacs in suites.

This makes Burj Al Arab, where rooms start at $1,525, the first hotel in the world to offer the Interactive Customer Experience (ICE) software available on the 24-carat gold iPads.

“The 24-carat gold iPads, designed specifically for Burj Al Arab and engraved with the hotel’s logo, will be offered to every guest upon check-in,” the hotel announced on Sunday. “The guests will be able to use the 24-carat gold iPad as a “virtual concierge” and — at the touch of the button — access both information and the extensive selection of hotel services, such as the Guest Services Directory, detailed descriptions of Burj Al Arab’s restaurant options and spa menu, as well as private dining, butler and housekeeping services, among many other options.”