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The ultimate hotel check-in, complete with 24-carat gold iPad
Burj Al Arab, for our in-house guests.” Â Yes… that’s right… guests checking at the Burj Al Arab in Dubai are being treated to 24 carat gold iPads for the duration of the stay. Â The devices are engraved with the name of the hotel on the back and come pre-installed with software that acts as a virtual concierge.
The news follows an earlier (and somewhat more modest!) announcement that the hotel has installed iMacs in all its suites. The Burj teamed up with London-based Gold & Co. to offer the iPads which are said to be worth $10,000 each. Unfortunately for the guests, they don’t get to keep them when they leave…
This was a tweet that certainly caught my eye this week: @BurjAlArab: “Today we launched exclusive 24 carat gold iPads, designed specifically for Did you enjoy this article?
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