My partner in crime, Miss B, picks
me up in her 4x4 and we head to The Palm. EDEN is
located at the far end of the East Crescent so once you land on The
Palm you still have a good 20 minutes of driving to go. We approach our destination
– turns out the road to Eden is lined with super cars. The pumping
music can already be heard from outside. We valet the car and head
in.
The Crowd....
The tabled areas are already full with people sipping glasses of wine and popping bottles of champagne. The comparisons with Blue Marlin is evident. However, the crowd is slightly older and better dressed.. I'm liking it already. I head to the bar and order a glass of red wine and a coke for Miss B (responsible driver, I can already see her regretting this decision) The bill comes to 70 AED which I was pleasantly surprised at. The wine glasses are still plastic, but elegantly white, long stemmed and branded with the logo. The Merlot is also very nice. (EDEN 1 – Blue Marlin 0)
The tabled areas are already full with people sipping glasses of wine and popping bottles of champagne. The comparisons with Blue Marlin is evident. However, the crowd is slightly older and better dressed.. I'm liking it already. I head to the bar and order a glass of red wine and a coke for Miss B (responsible driver, I can already see her regretting this decision) The bill comes to 70 AED which I was pleasantly surprised at. The wine glasses are still plastic, but elegantly white, long stemmed and branded with the logo. The Merlot is also very nice. (EDEN 1 – Blue Marlin 0)
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| Wine time = Party time |
The music: Sasha
The base of the music is pretty heavy for early evening. Perhaps this is the key energy lift to keep the party going from day to night. We've all enjoyed day parties but left, as once the
sun has set, all there is on offer is an empty bar that hasn't
acquired its night time clientele. The 'resort wear over swimwear' is a tell-tale sign who has been here all day - it's a significant amount. Fireworks explode across The Palm
and light up the skyline signalling the arrival of Sasha in the DJ
box. The Dude can still kill it.
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| Fireworks |
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| Sasha in the DJ Box |
EDEN could spell big problems for Blue
Marlin. Especially if they keep attracting big names like Sasha. I
love BM but the long drive from Dubai, overpriced average drinks, and
a few bad experiences with other guests have tainted my opinion.
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| View of the club from the beach |
I have a dinner date down town at Cle
so Miss B and myself say our good byes and head out.
Oh. Lord. The traffic is backed up The
Palm further than we can see. Our valeted car will be joining this
monstrosity. (I'm already running late) We haul ass down The Palm on
foot and manage to intercept the car and get the driver to do a U
Turn. We may have just saved ourselves a 45 minute wait. I can see
this traffic situation being the thorn in EDEN's foot.
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| Miss B and the queue for our car :-( |
I wish I could have stayed longer which
is a testament to the well thought out concept. My favourite way to
spend a weekend is lounging by the pool or with a nice glass of
wine, good music and my gorgeous friends. It's why the Dubai Beach
Clubs have always been my favourite haunts (Puro Beach, Nasimi, One &
Only) What EDEN has, is the potential to provide a party atmosphere for the day time sun bathers, that doesn't disappear once the sun
goes down.
A good friend is celebrating his 30th
birthday at EDEN next weekend. I cannot wait to return and spend the
day and night, at what I feel, is Dubai's newest gem.
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| EDEN by day. Photos courtesy of my sun worshipping friends |
…....It's your move Blue Marlin.
EHH xxx
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