Designed by the GA Group, the suite spans four bedrooms, a living space, a dining room, a kitchen, a bar and game area, and an office across two floors, in addition to a 5,124-square-foot terrace with an infinity pool. Though a traditional penthouse may lead one to believe the best rooms need to be on the top of the building, the Royal Mansion breaks the mold. Instead, the room is situated across the 18th and 19th floors on the building’s sky bridge, offering commanding views in all corners of the suite to landmarks such as the Burj Khalifa, Ain Dubai, and the Arabian Gulf.
“You enter through these majestic, vaulted private foyers with a double-height ceiling,” Kelly says. “As you come in, you’ll also notice a lot of decorative pieces, which was really important to us.” The grand entrance sets the tone for the space that hosts heads of states, royalty, and global pop culture superstars. Inside, Calacatta marble largely defines the 12,140-square-foot space. It’s everywhere: cladding the walls in an ever-dramatic book-matched layout, padding the floor, sculpting the clean corners of the island in the en suite kitchen. “There’s a lot of marble, and it’s very bespoke, large, articulated pieces that are positioned in a way where the stone is serving as art,” Kelly adds. Though near synonymous with luxury, the material can also feel rigid, so gentle textiles like silk draperies, silk wool carpets, and 800 thread count bed sheets soften some of these harsh edges.
However, it’s not just the room’s beauty that was important to the Atlantis team. “It’s also about how we accessorize and ‘amenitize’ the space,” Kelly adds. To that end, there is no shortage of finery dressing the room, including electroplated gold toothbrushes, combs, and razors; Hermès bathroom products; Frette robes; an expansive pillow menu; 146-inch TV; and an exclusive Louis Vuitton Ping-Pong table; among other comforts.