What’s it like to eat Michelin-starred food by a cantilever pool?

Hotel enthusiasts have struck gold in Dubai‼️ The $1 billion One&Only vertical resort hotel is crowned the must-stay TOP1 on the 2024 list.
🔥 Designed by Jean-Michel Gathy + 230-meter cantilever viewing platform + four top-tier restaurants, every snap looks like a scene from the movie "Sex and the City" 📸

【One&Only One Za'abeel】
👉🏻 The world’s most expensive cantilever building THE LINK with a pool on top
👉🏻 LW Design Group’s legendary dining space design
👉🏻 Four restaurants cover your breakfast, lunch, dinner, afternoon tea, and bar needs
👉🏻 27 floors high, 110-meter infinity pool that will blow up your social media

✨【Four-Story Oasis Secret Realm】Bali-style terraced pool
LW transformed an abandoned platform into an "Urban Bali"! Three-tier cascading pools surrounded by tropical greenery, limestone + emerald green tiles pave the breathtaking walkway! Highlights:
✅ Prime poolside spot: lie in the woven hammock for floating sensation shots
✅ Green wall afternoon tea: wear a white dress for fairy forest-style photos
✅ Night light show: LED strips under the pool turn into a galaxy falling to earth

🍴【Andaliman Restaurant】Travel through Jakarta night market
Help! This is the best Indonesian food I’ve had in Dubai! The open kitchen wafts satay aroma, handwoven rope canopy + teak furniture instantly transport you to Southeast Asia! Must-tries:
🔥 Lobster satay with pandan leaf rice: lobster is springy and the sauce is so rich you’ll lick the plate
🔥 Crispy version of dirty duck: the crispy duck skin dipped in chili is amazing
🔥 Butterfly pea flower coconut ice: Tiffany blue drink that hits every girl’s heart
Tips: Wear a floral dress and sit by the poolside; waiters will turn on lights to help you take photos!

🎪【StreetXO】Michelin chef’s cyberpunk playground
Spanish genius chef David Muñoz’s first Dubai store! Walking through the container tunnel feels like falling into Alice in Wonderland—zebra floor, circus chandeliers, lava lamp bar... every corner is a photo spot! Dark cuisine recommendations:
💣 Squid ink burger with gold leaf: black and gold color scheme exudes luxury
💣 Liquid nitrogen strawberry cloud: waiters perform a magical powder sprinkling show
💣 Neon cocktails: mix your own special drink with test tubes, super fun

⛵【Tapasake】270° high-altitude Japanese dining boat
What’s it like to eat sushi by the UAE’s longest cantilever pool? LW turned the entire floor into a luxury yacht deck, obsidian walls + terrazzo walkway feel like walking on water! Exclusive photo spots:
📸 End of the cantilever pool: shoot your back with Burj Khalifa behind
📸 VIP cabin porthole table: get Titanic bow vibes
📸 Sunset bar: order a "Tokyo Twilight" cocktail and toast the skyline
Must-try bluefin tuna belly, chef’s live fish cutting show will amaze you!

💡【Blood, Sweat & Tears Guide】Memory card bursting tips
1️⃣ Pool opening hours: 7 AM is least crowded with softest light
2️⃣ Outfit suggestions: warm tones for Andaliman, silver futuristic for StreetXO
3️⃣ Hidden perks: stay includes LW design sketch postcards + chef-signed menu
4️⃣ Transport tips: taxi to "THE LINK" for direct access to the 4th-floor secret realm

This hotel takes "urban vacation" to a new level—float in a 100-meter-high pool by day, enjoy Michelin dining while watching the sunset melt gold on the cantilever at dusk, and lie under Bali-style oasis stars at night... This is the right way to experience Dubai!!

Post by TravelEnthusiast | May 18, 2025

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