Comments on: Air Conditioned Bus Stop

By: SRiK

SRiK — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:15:59 +0000

Well, we in Bengaluru [Bangalore], India also have an air-conditioned bus stop, the first in India...

By: GardeniaSLP

GardeniaSLP — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:16:38 +0000

Actually, they are bus stops. I was in one and they come in handy during the dog hot days of fall in Dubai. The fact that the leader of a country has money is not an indication that commoners are wealthy. There are many low income individuals who catch the bus in the dead heat of the work day. I was pleased to see how clean the bus stops are, unlike the ones available to individuals in Washington DC. I applaud the UAE adn Dubai for taking care of it's people.

By: Galinda

Galinda — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:16:03 +0000

Aggghhh. It irritates me to NO END when people imply that "only poor people ride the bus."

By: hal

hal — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:06:41 +0000

while h is almost right on the mark when he said UAE nationals don't get one the bus, very few are actually as rich as you guys make us sound.

in any case, those air conditioned bus stops use solar energy to generate some (if not all) of the power required by the ACs

By: DavidE

DavidE — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:07:25 +0000

Seems pretty extravagant just for a bus stop but when you can build your own ski resort in the middle of the desert then why not!

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By: MAZ

MAZ — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:43:11 +0000

Its actually around 7,500 to 15,000 (some suites have 2 floors)and it costs 60 euros to just go in and have a look!!!

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:38:21 +0000

@max - I actually looked it up. Their published rate is 2,000 USD a night, but you get a "best rate discount" on the spot of $1,000.

By: max

max — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:50:54 +0000

A night at the Burj is more expensive try around $2000

By: Anon

Anon — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:26:28 +0000

They're wayyy too rich lol

By: just a guy

just a guy — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:20:09 +0000

Once we can get them to purshase some product that is rediculously marked up, on a mass scale, then perhaps we can have those too.

By: Tim Giachetti

Tim Giachetti — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:04:50 +0000

We seriously need those in Florida.

By: ted

ted — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:34:28 +0000

dish-dash?

When you're rich, if you have to wait to be picked up by your limo, your chauffeur's gonna be looking for work.

By: Alan G

Alan G — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:52:26 +0000

"h" is spot on.

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:38:53 +0000

h, I was going to suggest maybe they are waiting to be picked up by their limos, but what you say makes sense. Maybe it's an ad. The bus stop is air-conditioned so the limo drivers, cooks, and maids don't melt coming and going to work.

By: h

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:33:27 +0000

I live in Dubai where the bus stops have been launched and it's true - they are fitted with AC so people can escape the 45 degree heat.

However, this photo is clearly posed - UAE nationals (in the dish-dashes) would never take the bus.

By: Eple

Eple — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:28:00 +0000

And it's probably an advertisement for Burj Al Arab, not necessary an indication that it's a bus stop close to Burj Al Arab

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:20:16 +0000

Are you sure its a bus stop? Im not sure about laws but Ive seen booths like that in different countries that are smoking areas.