article_snippet.sent: In recent times, the place has attracted more unlikely visitors - A-listers including Emily Blunt, Cate Blanchett, Lily Allen, Karl Lagerfeld and Sarah Jessica Parker.
article_snippet.sent: Karl Lagerfeld showed Karl Lagerfeld Chanel Cruise collection in Dubai, while Sarah Jessica Parker decamped from Manhattan to launch Sarah Jessica Parker shoe collection in The Mall of the Emirates in December.
article_snippet.sent: Firstly the party scene has relocated an hour down the road to Abu Dhabi, thanks in part to the launch of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and Ferrari World (the world's first theme park devoted to the Italian motors).
article_snippet.sent: Branches of Western nightclubs lead the way, starting with Mayfair's most famous one, Mahiki.
article_snippet.sent: Since the club opened the club doors in Jumeirah Beach Hotel three years ago, Movida and Pacha have arrived too.
article_snippet.sent: Indeed, Mahiki recently took the party to Abu Dhabi - and arguably the greatest VIP guest of all, Prince Harry.
article_snippet.sent: In November the nightclub hosted a pop-up venue on a yacht for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and, of course, the party-loving Prince couldn't resist sinking a few rum cocktails on board.
article_snippet.sent: I was completely bowled over by the world-class level of service at the suite-only hotel, and even had my own butler on hand for the duration of the stay.
article_snippet.sent: The Al Muntaha restaurant, in the perpendicular pod that juts from the side of the building on the 27th floor, not only served the most exquisite fish, but the bartender made a mean martini too.
article_snippet.sent: the bartender's little wonder the hotel that prides itself as 'the world's most luxurious' has a regular roll-call of royalty and A-listers staying.