Sunday, September 27, 2009

This is really mental, even for Dubai



Habtoor Grand Resort & Spa in Jumeirah Beach has hired this contraption, where apparently you can have dinner at great elevation while strapped into your seat. Wine, spirits, tempting gourmet cuisine served by a chef popped up in the middle of the table (although, not that I can spot it, an easily accessible toilet) are all part of the experience. Launches Oct 1 and runs until May.

5 comments:

Seabee said...

It was actually operating at Jumeirah Beach Residence before the summer and I've rarely seen such a stupid idea. Some people obviously disagree though, because people were paying to eat up there.

Para Glider said...

Yep, that's about as looney as it gets. There are two possibilities for a sky-toilet. One is a chemical closet. The other doesn't bear thinking about.

mezba said...

This was on display some time ago in Yonge-Dundas square in Toronto.

Anonymous said...

Hardly about Dubai's mentality!

This is a Belgian-German company which has already hosted these sky events in LA, Paris (with Michelin chefs), Vienna and is even available in Canada.

They've been in the UAE for a while and have been holding events since April 2008.

Anonymous said...

I've been on one. They're great fun. There's a long list of things in the UAE that are more absurd than this.

Briefly: golf courses that consume more water than entire western cities; propane fueled heating stations at Ski Dubai; Atlantis; Wild Wadi; six malls in a 10km square area; cloning camels; Sir Bani Yas Island; the Rainbow Sheik's monster truck Merc; the Rainbow Sheik; the Burj Dubai

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