Let’s pretend for a moment that money is no object. Perhaps you’re a ridiculously successful entrepreneur. Maybe you were born into wealth. Or maybe you won the lottery (maybe even that nearly $600 million record-setting U.S. Powerball recently?). For whatever reason, you have more money than you could ever hope to spend. What would you do with it? Where would you go?
If, like many people, you dream of being able to travel the world, you could really do so in style. But where to the richest of the rich in this world stay when they travel? They likely stay in luxury accommodations such as some of the most expensive hotel rooms in the world, enjoying opulence most of us could only dream of. Sure. We might never join them. And that’s okay. We’re just pretending, remember?
So let’s explore some of our original list of the most expensive hotel rooms in the world and take a few minutes to imagine what it might be like to stay in one of these places. Privacy. Decadence. Imagine living like kings and queens for a day. Where would you stay?
If you know of another newer expensive hotel that didn’t make the list, tell us about it and what they offer in the comments.
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Have you ever dreamed of spending a relaxing night at a luxury hotel? Or maybe planning a romantic evening or a honeymoon where you want to impress your beloved? What would you want included? A gorgeous view? A large comfy bed? A jacuzzi? A personal butler?
Did you know that prices at the best hotel suites have gone up 10% this year? Are you ready to drop about $30,000 for one night? Would you be willing to spend that kind of money on a hotel room? And by the way, none of the nightly room rates includes tax so be prepared to add another 10 – 17% to your bill at checkout.
Here are the 10 most expensive hotel rooms in the world from the last year.
Nightly Rate: $18,000
This is the biggest, most expensive, and the only terraced penthouse suite on the Cote d’Azur. Both of the two suites has a jacuzzi, plasma screen televisions, DVD library, kitchen, open bar, private butler on call 24/7 (ditto for a limousine), and an option to join both suites into one big apartment. The luxury has no limit here – the design is kept in the Art Deco style, with streamlined furniture, silk curtains and teak parquet floors.
The wraparound terrace is 2,000 square feet with the views of the Lerins Islands as well as the entire Bay of Cannes and can comfortably hold 100 people. One Saudi sheik liked the suite so much he wanted to rent it for five years. The hotel said no. What else can you say? Tres magnifique!
Nightly Rate: $18.200
The floor-to-ceiling windows in the Ritz-Carlton Suite will give you the most beautiful views of the Kremlin, Red Square, St. Basil’s Cathedral, and Christ the Savior Cathedral. The furnishings are in a Classic Russian Imperial style. The 2,500 square-foot suite comes with a spacious living room, dining area, library, office room and boardroom, grand piano, and heated floor.
You will get to enjoy five meals a day and their very own KGB-approved autonomous energy supply system and secure telecommunications array.
Nightly Rate: $19.000
The two-story, 8,400-square-foot suite features views over the Arabian sea, marble flooring, a rotating four-poster bed in the master bedroom, dining area, and a private cinema and elevator between the split-level rooms.
The marble bath comes fully stocked with full-sized products from Hermes. Guests are met by a chauffeur driven Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph (or, for a bit extra, by a helicopter). A personal butler stands 24/7 at the ready to fulfill every wish. The Royal Suite is the last word in luxury with a marble and gold staircase, leopard print tufted carpets and Versace linens.
What you can also enjoy is a submarine ride to an underwater restaurant complete with shark-infested aquarium.
Nightly Rate: $20.000
This pricey suite is located on the 5th floor and takes 200-sq.-meters. A 60-sq.-meter balcony is overlooking the Rue de la Paix, with an outstanding view of the Vendôme column. The Imperial Suite has high ceilings, a dining room, kitchenette, bar, and a mansard roof. It also includes in-suite spa with whirlpool bath, steam room shower and a built-in massage table. Also included are high-speed Internet access and a computer with flat screen monitor, multi-line telephones, and a separate work area to help you enjoy the work process.
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Nightly Rate: $22.000
The Bridge Suite is located on top of a bridge that connects the two Royal Towers buildings, so it overlooks the entire resort and marina. An 800 square foot balcony and 12-foot high ceilings throughout with full length windows allow you to enjoy a 360 view of the water, lagoons and pools in Paradise Island. We can make a guess that most of the price is paid for the location of the suite. Forbes reports the suite has hosted guests including Oprah, Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, and Bill Gates.
The suite has 10 rooms that are decorated in black, red and gold (including a 22-karat gold chandelier in the dining room). The living room is a 1,250-square-foot room with grand piano and twin entertainment centers. The master bedroom has a sitting area, his-and-hers closets so large that you can park your car there, and hand-painted linens. The kitchen also has its own entrance, so a permanent staff of seven, including a butler and a cook can access the rooms without bothering you.
Nightly Rate: $25.000
The suite is located on the 53rd floor above Tokyo with spectacular views that include the Imperial Palace outer gardens and Roppongi Hills.
In the suite’s 3300 sq ft you get pure luxury with a stunning four poster bed in the master bedroom, personal concierge, connected living room/dining room, an oversized marble bathroom with Sony BRAVIA 20 inch flat screen television, and access to indoor pool and fitness studio.
Nightly Rate: $29.000
The suite is located on the fifth and sixth floor underneath the cupola of the hotel which was made famous by Fellini’s movies. It covers 6,099 square feet and has an additional 1,808 square feet of balconies and terraces. While it only has two bedrooms, five more can be joined to it. The entire suite was just remodeled in 1998 for a cost of around $7 million. So now you will have all things Roman and excessive – a cupola, a Pompeii-style Jacuzzi pool, frescoes (the painted horizons on the frescoes were designed to match perfectly with the real Roman one), stained glass windows, and almost 2,000 feet of balcony space including a sun deck overlooking the Via Veneto district.
The downstairs also has a private kitchen, and the dining room features an antique Murano glass chandelier, a private wine cabinet with over 150 wines to choose from and a study/library covered in hand-carved wood. And what really makes this suite over the top is a private cinema with Dolby surround sound.
Now that’s living la dolce vita.
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Nightly Rate: $50.000 (Updated: 22nd December, 2015)
The $50 million Ty Warner Penthouse at the Four Seasons in NY was designed by legendary architect I.M. Pei, Peter Marino and hotel owner Ty Warner.
The nine-room suite has walls inlaid with mother of pearl, gold and platinum-woven fabrics. The suite is located on the 52nd floor of New York’s tallest hotel with floor-to-ceiling bay windows offering a breathtaking 360 degree view of the City. If that is not relaxing enough you can enjoy a waterfall in the Zen Room, play the grand piano in the library or soak in a tub overlooking Central Park. Full spa treatments, a personal trainer and a 24/7 butler are all included, and if you still find a will to leave, you can choose to be chauffeured in a Rolls Royce or Maybach, and you’re always guaranteed a table at the hotel’s renowned L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon restaurant.
Nightly Rate: $40.000
If anyone knows how to vacation in Las Vegas, that will be Hugh Hefner. Even though he is known as a homebody he has spent a few nights away from the mansion at the Sky Villa. The suite itself was built to model the original playboy mansion; it also incorporates elements derived from a vintage Playboy magazine article about the ultimate bachelor pad. The suite cost roughly $10 million to build but the high-rollers can rent it for a small $40,000 a night.
Everything screams S-E-X-Y at the Sky Villa. The two-story 9,000 square foot Villa includes a glass elevator, a rotating bed set beneath a mirrored ceiling, and a glass wall Jacuzzi that extends out over the hotel and offers amazing Strip views, around-the-clock butler service, massage and spa rooms, work-out room and poker table, fireplace, three bedrooms, and pop-up plasma TVs.
Sorry, Bunnies not included.
Nightly Rate: $53.000
The Imperial Suite, which is actually an entire top floor of the hotel, is reached via a private elevator and has four bedrooms, six bathrooms with mosaic marble floor, a cocktail lounge and a terrace with a dramatic view through the bulletproof windows over the city, Lake Geneva and Mont Blanc — all of which overlook Lake Geneva. The suite is decorated in a contemporary style, with marble and hardwood floors. The living room has a billiards table, a library and a cocktail lounge with a view of the water fountain, and can accommodate 40 people. The dining room seats 26 people around an oval mahogany table.
The hotel’s staff reassures guests that the security in the Imperial Suite is among the best in the world, ideal for celebrities or traveling heads of state who visit the United Nations headquarters next door at the Palais Wilson.
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Note: This article was originally published on March 22, 2010. It has since been updated with the addition of some new content.
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Jordan Toon,
You really need to shut up. I live in a small house and can barely get by. I can barely even afford the internet. We aren't all like u. At least I was able to see a few good pictures of a hotel suite that I would LIKE to stay in but CAN'T! People like me can't afford luxuries like that. So, if it wouldn't bother you too much, keep your selfish, braggy comments to yourself. It's not that you are just normal. It's that you are LUCKY! NOTHING MORE! Because, apparently, you don't have a very great personality, or you wouldn't have said such a thing like that.
BRAVO Averageperson
averageperson,
Sorry about the last entry...I hit the wrong key. Anyway, I could NOT agree with you more!!!!!!!! People like that have to realize how FORTUNATE they are and at the same time realize that not everyone can afford those luxuries. For Jordon Toon to even post a comment like that says that she has A LOT of growing up to do. She should be thankful for what she has and she shoud not go around bragging about it. She is just a SPOILED LITTLE BRAT!!!!!!
@jordan toon,
I think this comment was just meant to be funny to get people's attention. If someone could possibly say that by being serious I don't know what kind of person Jordan is.
I don't want to start with stuff like "children are starving" or "millions of ppl can't even afford shelter"...but oh well, I hope you guys out there have kind of an idea of what's going on in the world.
My parents are very hard working people and they make a lot of money. My siblings and me still had a normal life, with an normal amount of toys, cloths, hotel standards etc. ... And I'm so thankful and glad that they raised me the way they did it otherwise I might have made comments like Jordan.
I'm honestly sorry for you Jordan.
I'm Theresa B., 17 years old and from Austria, Europe
i wish i could stayd in all of th
i wish i could njoy leavin in all of them.....
Ok, well it bothers me when people are saying "You could help others with that money". They already know and they probably donate some of their money but if you can afford staying in one of those rooms then why not? Maybe throughout their lives they have donated millions of dollars and now they are ready to pamper themselves. Just because you spend a lot of money doesn't mean that you don't donate some of it. If everybody had the same opinion as you then we wouldn't have an economy and unless you live in a box and wear absolutely no clothes because you donated everything then don't be talking. People used to survive by living in caves and such, so if you are SO worried about not spending money you don't have then donate all of it. Do you really NEED that cereal? NO you could donate the money and eat grass and worms. You could survive off of that, but would it be fun? NO! The reason you buy that cereal is because you can afford it! AND THESE PEOPLE CAN AFFORD MORE.
@ MOET HENESSY
I'm really in love with your comment, suits me alot :)
I agree to a sence, but i don't think most of the people expect them to go without (and they clearly don't).
However, bragging is not attractive, modisty is far more acceptable. The only reason people are on about charity is, because all they keep seeing is "im worth 3 billion." "oh and my Grandad or my Mum or DAD owns this or tha, it does get a bit repeatative. It works both ways.
Yes, they properly have very hard for the money (well their FAMILY has), but so do the general public,but they dont get to stay in flash hotels.
I'm not saying that they shouldnt be able to stay there, its their choice.
@MoetHennessy
I love your comment! So true. It made me laugh out loud :P
Exactly! Moderation is everything in life. If you are fortunate enough to be able to afford a luxury, then go for it. However, its not okay to flaunt, abuse, or overindulge when it comes to money and luxury. And for the many people who have a certain conception about Americans, please have the heart to realize that America is not filled with lazy incompetent people. In the media of today it seems as though that is the only thing that is noticed. But, a good portion of Americans work hard are honest, and simply want to help the world. So lets stop with the mud slinging.
This is mind blowing! I love everything am seeing and soonest it will be my turn to spend nights in places like this,hopefully with my wife. It is not a crime if they spend a night there neither is it a sin if i do. We shld be motivated by some of these folks who has only one head,came out from the same place we were born,have the same hour of the day like us and are living big! As a man thinketh so is he!! I don't blame those who talk about looking at the poor or the homeless.Yeah! u are all rit but it's your thinking that left you where you are today.How are u helping in the little way you can? Why focus all on the rich when you can help from the little u have.Some of these folks hardly enjoy the facilities in these hotel other than the security,they work harder every day to regain what they have spent etc Folks i can't wait to spend clean cash! I grew up in a poor family and i know what rit spending is all about....To be poor is a SIN get RICH b4 ur children join u in this sinful life!!!All the best and i hope to see you there some day.CHANGE YOUR THINKING!!!
ive stayed at all these hotels cus im soooo amazing and my daddy buys me everything i want.
Jordan, I have responded to your posts a few times in the past. Now I just want to say that A: You're just conceited and very egotistical and B: You will NEVER learn to be self-sufficient if you keep relying on Daddy's money for everything. Now that I think of it, why am I even wasting my time even responding to somebody like you????
ur sucha liarrrrr
But jordan it is your dad who is carrying all your expenses. You are a poor son of a rich man.
hey guys i spent 5 nights at Ty Warner penthouse New York ... it is like the Ritz hotel of London ...almost !!!!