A holiday home a Bond villain would be proud to call his lair
At a market value of Dh100 million and surrounded by 1,500-year-old trees imported from Andalusia, the Sweden Beach Palace is the last word in luxury.
Getting to the island takes a four-kilometre boat trip to The Heart of Europe project.
At the moment it is a sea of construction work, but by 2020 the developers say it will be something akin to a resort in the Maldives.
Inside the palace, life is as opulent as you might expect: the sofa cushion covers are made by Bentley, for example.
The lower floor is home to an impressive gym, a sauna and a snow room that pours snowflakes from the ceiling, forming a chilly pile taller than most people.
There is no doubt that here you are in the realm of the mega-rich.
Upstairs, or up-lift (this is Dubai after all), lies the master bedroom.
The view is nothing short of astonishing and there is an unusual circular bed and a free-standing bath – made from solid marble, naturally.
Farther up, there is an entire floor that could have been designed by a villain from a James bond film.
It is designed to mimic the stern of a Viking ship, and it sits around a model of the entire Heart of Europe project.
The room’s 360-degree view is impressive, and it will be even more impressive when the construction work is done and there is only sea and sand on the horizon.
It isn’t hard to imagine this place being the location of choice for billionaires on New Year’s Eve as they party and toast their good fortune to own such a property.
Snowflakes fall from the ceiling of a room on the lower floor, creating a pile of snow taller than most people