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There are still a couple weeks before school starts for a lot of people, so if you hurry, you can still squeeze a little vacation in. Here are some hotel rooms you might want to consider. According to AOL Travel, these are the most expensive rooms in the world.
1. The Royal Suite at the Lanesborough in London. It’s “Royal” because it has a spectacular view of Buckingham Palace. It comes with your own butler, too. Cost: $14,658 per night.
2. The Royal Suite at the Burj al Arab in Dubai. You get a rotating four-poster bed, Hermes bath products and, of course, a butler. All for the low, low cost of $14,976 per night.
3. The – guess what – Royal Suite at the Intercontinental London Park Lane in London. It has a bed that sleeps 10, plus five bedrooms, an office, a dining room and three living areas. Oh, and a butler. $17,500 per night.
4. The Imperial Suite at the Hotel Ritz Paris in Paris.
Imagine Marie Antoinette’s place with plasma TVs. It could be yours for $17,556 per night.
5. The Penthouse Suite at the Martinez Hotel in Cannes. Comes with the requisite butler, obviously, but also a limo at your beck and call, a terrace that can hold 100 guests, a Turkish bath and an open bar. Only $18,000 per night.
6. The Royal Plaza Suite at the Plaza in New York City. These digs feature three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a dining room that can seat up to 12 people, white-glove butler service, 24-karat gold plated bathroom faucets and bath linens that “boast an absorbency rate four times greater than that of typical hotel towels”. Nightly rates begin at $20,000.
7. The Royal Suite at President Wilson Hotel in Geneva. Four bedrooms, six bathrooms, more than 17,000 square feet and a cocktail lounge could be your home for $23,000 a night.
8. The Sky Villa 2 at the Palms in Las Vegas. It’s got a picturesque view of the Strip, a rotating bed, a butler, a mini gym and a poker table. $25,000 a night.
9. The Bridge Suite at the Atlantis, Paradise Hotel in the Bahamas. If my 25 grand is going to go between this place or the Sky Villa 2, I’d go here. This suite has 10 rooms, a 22-karat gold chandelier, an 800-foot terrace and a 10-foot-tall four-poster bed.
10. The Villa Cupola at the Westin Excelsior in Rome. If you’re ready to pay $29,254.96 a night, the Westin will have customized flower arrangements and cigars ready in your room upon arrival. Then, once you’ve completed the stressful task of checking in, you can relax with a massage and your choice of more than 150 wines in your own private wine cabinet. You also have your own theater, sun deck, fitness room and library.
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You think they put these up on priceline?
posted by nikki on 8-13-2008 at 2:20 pm
Wow. All of a sudden the $400/night Fairmont down the road doesn’t seem so bad.
posted by Tim on 8-13-2008 at 2:33 pm
As I’m browsing this, I’m also watching a show about Hershey, PA on the Travel channel. They were talking about the Hotel Hershey there. For the cost of one night in most of these rooms, you could have a week in their nicest suite, and it looked pretty nice to me. They also have a spa where you can be painted, scrubbed, or bathed in cocoa products.
posted by scoobnut on 8-13-2008 at 2:38 pm
Don’t know about the idiots that pay for these rooms but when I stay at a hotel, it’s just a place to sleep and keep my things so I can go OUT and see what’s there.
posted by Sheldon Siegel on 8-13-2008 at 2:48 pm
Funny you should mention this, because my Navy boyfriend was telling me about some hotel in Dubai that costs $100 just to take a tour! I’m guessing it’s the Buraj…
As for me, the thought of paying more for one night in a hotel than I did for my brand new car just makes me want to dry heave.
posted by cj on 8-13-2008 at 3:36 pm
Goodness. For the amount these hotels are, they could have instead stayed at a nice Hilton, had a car with driver (in Boston at least, they go for like $75 an hour; or you could just hail a taxi), and had a great tour visiting all the sites. Honestly, if you need 150 wines at your disposal, go to a place that specializes in wines. I’m sure you’ll have your pick there for quite a bit less. Personally, that sounds more luxurious than these places in this list.
posted by Nicole on 8-13-2008 at 8:46 pm
I am interested to know what the occupancy rates are for these rooms, exactly how many nights a year are they used. I also wonder how many are for personal use versus business use.
posted by Cassandra on 8-14-2008 at 11:26 am
So, um…when’s MentalFloss doing the draw to win a night at one of those?
I can guess the flag if you want!
posted by Maple on 8-14-2008 at 11:36 am
what’s with the rotating beds? why do you need your bed to spin?
posted by kat on 8-14-2008 at 2:02 pm
Everyone just so you know these room prices are for the BEST rooms at the hotels NOT the regular rooms. The ROYAL (and etc.) suite gives it away.
If I were to stay at one of these it would be with friends, so then the price would be split and it would be more fun.
posted by Aroura on 9-14-2008 at 7:54 pm
I love that the Burj has a rotating bed for a full view of . . . a vast wasteland of nothingness, including the Persian Gulf, which is . . . a vast wasteland of saltwater and jellyfish. yay.
posted by tim on 9-29-2009 at 5:04 pm