Wealthy Ugandan paid US$5,000 per night in Dubai Hotel

Ezra paid 10m/- per night in Dubai hotel

FOR BIG SHOTS: The seven-star Burj Al Arab Hotel in which Ezra stayed

By Daniel Ssentalo in Dubai MICHAEL Ezra, the wealthy Ugandan sports financier and businessman, spent the weekend of October 26-27, in the prestigious US$5,000-a-day floating seven-star hotel with spectacular views of the famous Persian Gulf in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It cost him US$5,000 (sh10m) per night at the hotel where guests have the option of either being chauffeured in the customised Roll Royce limousines or shuttled in a helicopter from the airport to the top of the hotel. He checked into the presidential suite of The Jumeirah Beach Hotel located in the Jumeirah Beach area, 15km from Dubai�s city centre of Deira and 25km from the Dubai International Airport. He was ushered into the Burj Arab Hotel, the extension of Jumeirah Beach Hotel that floats on the waters of the Dubai Creek. The Jumeirah Beach Hotel was built on land and is connected to the Burj Al Arab hotel by a purpose built coral reef w ith a well-lit two-kilometre offshore highway. The royal ruling family of Dubai owns the only floating hotel in the Middle East. Burj Al Arab Hotel was constructed by the Fisher Steel company of South Africa. The glossy brochures of the prestigious hotel indicate that the presidential suite goes for US$5,000 dollars per night. Ezra, who is reportedly highly respected in Dubai for his investments there, was driven in the Rolls Royce limousines from the airport. The cars were specifically designed for the hotel. Another mode of transport to the hotel is by a helicopter at no extra cost. It was also established that booking has to be done a year in advance. The only seven star hotel in the Middle East has been booked up to the end of 2005. The hotel has won world awards including Business Traveller Magazine UK 2002, Business Traveller Magazine 2002, Best Resort Hotel in the World 2002, World Travel Awards 2001. It won its way into the prestigious Guinness Book of Records in 2000 as the world�s tallest all-suite hotel.Other guests who have stayed here is the daughter of President Muammar Gaddafi of Libya. An official in Ezra�s office did not deny that he was in Dubai at that time but said, �I can�t comment on that. I will pass the message to him.� Michael Ezra also hit headlines when he donated sh15m to Tooro Kingdom during a recent fundraising at Nile Hotel. He also offered a customised vehicle for the child King of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba.