The Emirates Palace Hotel was without any doubt one of my most favorite attractions in Abu Dhabi. I liked the humongous size of the hotel as well as all the glitz and glam that its gold finish rendered to the entire hotel premises.

The main façade of the Emirates Palace Hotel

Seating areas like this done is what welcomed visitors to the hotel lobby. From here, one's gaze just goes up to view the floors upstairs.

This is the view one gets as soon as one looks upwards.

This is the seating area where the hotel's famous afternoon tea is served. WE arrived too early for this service. The restaurant was still closed.

Here's a view of the corniche from inside the hotel.

A partial view of the Abu Dhabi skyline from the Emirates Palace Hotel.