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It's a designer dream set in the striking Burj Khalifa. The Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, is home to the über elegant Armani Hotel Dubai, the world’s first hotel designed and developed by Giorgio Armani. The hotel occupies the Concourse Level to Level 8 and Levels 38 and 39 of the Burj.

Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower and perhaps the poshest address in the Gulf, is fast acquiring a distinct Indian identity. Indians now own more than a hundred of 900 apartments in Dubai's 828-metre skyscraper, a sign of the growing financial power of the community in the West Asia. "Indians have bought between 100 and 150 apartments since its completion in 2010," an executive of project developer Emaar Properties said on condition of anonymity.

The Address Hotels + Resorts, the five-star premium hotel brand of Emaar Hospitality Group, has announced the launch of special Iftar and Suhour buffets for the month of Ramadan. The Address Downtown Dubai, The Address Dubai Mall, Dubai Marina and The Palace – The Old Town; are offering an unprecedented experience that suits the spirit of the Holy Month, a statement from a hotel official said.

Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality and leisure subsidiary of global property developer Emaar Properties, has acquired the management of Al Manzil and Qamardeen hotels, two key hospitality assets of Emaar, located in Downtown Dubai. The two hotels were earlier managed by Southern Sun Hotel Group.

The hotel scooped the ‘World Luxury Spa Award/Country Winner’ at the 2012 World Luxury Hotel Awards, the Middle East ‘Best Fitness & Leisure Facilities Award,’ at the Middle East Hotel Awards, and the second runner-up place for the Middle East ‘Spa Signature Body Treatment Award’ at the Middle East Spa Awards.

Ramada Downtown Dubai, located in Dubai's most prestigious and vibrant district, recently hosted a fashion show launching the Reewaj Collection from designer Sadia Ahmed Mughal. The successful event featured the latest collection of casual and formal wear from the designer who loves to combine different colours and cuts to create designs that suit the taste of their growing clientele in the UAE.

The 117th corporate office floor in Burj Khalifa has been put up for auction by a US-based online auction website, with bids starting at Dh19.9 million. Freedom Realty Exchange, owned and managed by LFC Internet Marketing, a member of the LFC Group in California, said the online auction was being launched by the current owner, believed to be Emaar, and would be accepting bids until June 28.

Dubai's sluggish commercial real estate market is getting international attention of sorts as Emaar Properties, the emirate's largest developer, prepares to launch an online auction at its two-year-old, 3.3 million-square-foot Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower at 163 stories.

Dubai's hotels increased their rates by up to 20 per cent in the first quarter of this year as properties capitalised on the peak season and Arab Spring unrest continues to benefit the emirate more than one year on. "The first quarter was really amazing," said Wael El Behi, the executive assistant manager at the Ramada Downtown Dubai hotel.

Those searching for a more intimate dining experience can head to the Armani hotel, where it’s possible to book a table in the kitchen and watch the chef rustle up a fare dreamt up by the billionaire designer Giorgio Armani himself. The hotel is the 77-year-old’s second venture into the luxury lifestyle business - his first opened in Dubai in 2010 - and he regularly checks in on an experience which can cost guests up to 11,000 euros ($14,800) a night.