Atlantis The Palm opened in September 2008 as the first hotel on the artificial Palm Jumeirah Island. Thanks to its unique location, shape, and name, it became the second iconic hotel after Burj Al Arab in Dubai over the years.

The hotel's theme is the sunken city of Atlantis, but includes numerous Arabian elements.

In 2023, the Atlantis, The Royal hotel complex was inaugurated, with 795 rooms, suites, and 17 restaurants.

The Atlantis The Palm is Sol Kerzner's (who was a South African hotel magnate) second mega luxury hotel, alongside the Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas.

The hotel complex is easily accessible via a six-lane underwater tunnel and with the Dubai Monorail via its elevated rail line, which floats over the water when it crosses to the last "leaf" of Palm Jumeirah.

Imagine the scale of the Atlantis, The Palm Hotel, which spreads horizontally more than all the sleek towers in Dubai, yet its top peaks at 305.1 feet (93 meters). It doesn't make it on the world's biggest hotels list, but it's not far.

With a price tag of 1.8 billion US dollars, it was also one of the most expensive hotels ever built. The opening party in 2008 cost $28 million USD, and 2,000 fortunate people attended. Most of it was spent on the largest single fireworks display of all time, an epic show of epic scale—colorful explosions were all over Palm Jumeirah Island for 15 minutes straight.

If you aren't a seasoned traveler worried about language barriers, let these numbers calm your mind. The hotel's approximately 3,500 employees speak 102 different languages. There is a great chance they speak your mother tongue!

The Lost Chambers aquarium is home to around 65,000 marine animals in over 21 tanks, including fish, sharks, lobsters, jellyfish, seahorses, and albino alligators. You can also interact with the marine animals, with opportunities to touch and hold starfish and sea urchins.

The hotel rooms are spread over two accommodation wings: the East and West Towers, which are connected by the Royal Bridge Suite (the span between the two towers) on the 22nd floor.

There are only a handful of hotels in the world with an underwater room, so the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai, true to its name, is a member of this exclusive club.

The Poseidon and Neptune Underwater Suites are the only two accommodations at the Atlantis to be submerged and surrounded by marina life. Windows from both the bedroom and the bathroom overlook the underwater world of the lagoon.

"The Lost Chambers" in the "Ambassador Lagoon", where the myth of the sunken city of Atlantis comes to life through tunnels, underground passages, real and artificial wrecks, and artifacts with treasures. The fantasy world includes a crashed airplane and sunken streets and squares decorated with hieroglyphic writing, although the hotel managers made sure the writing did not convey any meaningful text.

The private beach area with lawns and sun terraces extends for a mile (1.6 km).

Aquaventure is a 42-hectare water park with 30 slides and attractions. It is the largest water park in the Middle East and is home to the world's largest water slide, Aquaconda in the Tower of Poseidon. Aquaventure also has the longest zip line in the Middle East.

Another unique and well-known attraction is the tower in the shape of a Mayan temple with a water attraction.

Here, you first 'fall' 90 feet (27.5 meters) almost straight down and then take a 200-foot-long (61-meter) slide through a transparent tunnel through the shark aquarium.

Various studies confirm the beneficial psychological effects (especially for kids!) of getting close to animals. In "Dolphin Bay," you and your kids can swim together with trained dolphins.