Another striking feature of the hotel is its Botanical Garden that is one hectare in area and can be found on the third floor of the hotel. The garden was designed with four areas representing the essential elements of life – Water, Air,Fire and Earth.These converge on a large glass dome, the Eye of Horus, god of the sky, which according to Egyptian legend, acts as the garden's centerpiece.
Each of the four areas is themed and color coded to match its separate identity. A display of crimson flora is used in the Fire section of the garden, while different species of long-grass feature in the Wind area. The main feature of the Water garden is a stream carrying various species of water plants, which flows and gathers at a large oval shaped pond. Each area also contains its own feature or sculpture, with a fan used in the Wind area, for instance, and a shiny metal sculpture included in the Earth section.
Over 129,000 different plants were used to create the garden, including some of which were used for the first time in the region, according to the landscape firm. The garden has some 260 trees, 650 palms including the hotel chain's signature Traveler’s Palm, 1400 bamboo plants, 500 aquatic plants, over 100,000 shrubs and 1,000 climbers.Among one of the 11 restaurants and bars within Raffles Dubai, elements of fire and ice are brought to the table. Bowls carved out of ice are used to serve salads, with table grills and Japanese hot stones are used to bring out the fire element.
The RafflesAmrita Spa has six treatment rooms and a VIP suite overlooking the city. It is one of the first spas to offer the Egyptian Gold, a 24-karat Gold Facial Treatment and provides a cooling system on the entire wave-shaped pool deck.
Each Presidential Suite at Raffles Dubai has a theme, Earth (natural hues of creams and browns), Fire (fiery splashes of color in the fabrics and dark timber finishes), Air (a blend of creams and whites) and Water (elaborate fountains.
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