In addition to the large international hotel chains,
Dubai also offers its visitors a very great luxury hotel business
"made in UAE", property of the "Jumeirah International" group,
that belongs to the royal family.
Here, the famous Jumeirah Beach Hotel, with its very characteristic form, that looks like a giant wave.
Built in 1997, on the beach, at 20 km (12.5 miles) from the center of Dubai, this 588-room hotel measures no less than 300 meters (984 feet) in length and 100 meters (328 feet) in height.