The View of Burj Al Arab from a Palm Jumeirah Balcony

This is what you treat yourself to if you stay on the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai:

And yes, you have access to the sandy beach beneath the building, and this is in the middle of winter here in Dubai, actually, we have two seasons, mainly in Dubai, summer that is about half the year, and too much summer only, for the other half with temperatures going beyond 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees F) under the sun.