We booked our reservations at the Burj al Arab's Skyview Bar and were told during the booking process that the minimum charge per person for the reservations was $250 AED. Since there were two of us, we were really concerned that we would have trouble meeting the minimum $500 AED ($136 US) just by ordering cocktails. Our bartender, Simon, was awesome and told us that he'd never heard of a minimum charge at the bar. We expressed our concern that we would be sloshed before we hit the 500 minimum and he told us not to worry, after 3 drinks each, we'd already surpassed that mark! Our total charge for six drinks and tip came out to $200 U.S.
While I'm glad we went to check it out, I'm guessing that you can make your reservation online, go to the bar and order a glass of water or one drink and get out of there without any regrets! We did enjoy our time there and the drinks were fabulous and "custom-made" for our tastes; however, I don't know if we really got our money's worth. I don't think we'll be back!
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At Least Do This: Don't fall into the "minimum" drink order rhetoric!
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