For travelers who like a hotel with a superlative attached, online hotel specialist hotels.com has come with a list of record-breaking hotels.
The hotels featured by Hotels.com (www.hotels.com/), part of the Expedia Inc group, all have the "-est" factor. Reuters had not endorsed this list:
1. World's Tallest Hotel: Burj Al Arab - Dubai
Currently the tallest operating hotel in the world until it is surpassed by Dubai's Rose Tower later this year, the Burj Al Arab stands 321 meters (1,050 feet) high. A self-rated 7 star hotel built on a man-made island 280 meters from shore, Burj Al Arab also boasts its own Rolls Royce fleet, Versace bedspreads, and private shopper and helicopter landing platform.