by: Esteban
When you’re taking
a trip, whether for business or for pleasure, you want to be comfortable. And
for most of us, being “comfortable” away from home simply means staying in a
clean hotel room that has cable, a mini fridge, and a clean shower. However, as
the rich people of the world demonstrate time and time again, “comfort” is
a relative term. So when these people travel, the Holiday Inn just won’t do.
Instead, they stay in ridiculously luxurious hotel suites that are nicer than
any house you have ever visited, let alone actually lived in. And these suites
cost a hell of a lot of money.
How much money?
You’ll have to read on to find out. So let’s get clicking, shall we?
Price: $10,000 per
night
Our first entry - the
4,000 square foot Peninsula Suite in Hong Kong - will
cost you a very reasonable 10K/night. This price includes a Roll-Royce pickup
at the airport, plus 24-hour butler and concierge service. However, if you want
a helicopter shuttle to the hotel’s helipad, that’s extra.
14. The Sultan's
Suite
Price: $15,300 per
night
This hotel was
originally the palace that housed the Ottoman Sultans from the 16th century
until their demise after World War I. Today it’s a five star hotel with this
incredible Sultan’s Suite overlooking the Istanbul Straight (aka the
Bosphorus). Of course, all you really need to see in order to understand the
opulence of this suite is the bathroom. It’s pretty okay.
13. The
Ritz-Carlton Suite Moscow
Price: $18,000 per
night
You can never go
wrong with the Ritz-Carlton. And the premier 2,500 square foot suite at the RC
Moscow - which features a living room, dining room, library, office (pictured),
and grand piano (for rich dudes who like to tickle the ivories) - just happens to
overlook Red Square, the Kremlin, and St. Basil’s Cathedra. No big deal.
12. The Burj Al
Arab Royal Suite
Price: $18,700 per
night
The sail-shaped
Burj Al Arab in Dubai
is so luxurious that it’s sometimes called the world’s first 7-star hotel.
After all, every “room” in this place is, in fact, a two-level suite. However,
the Royal Suite is the best. It’s 8,400 square feet, has a private cinema, and
a rotating four-post bed in the master bedroom. However, there is a maximum
occupancy of 4 adults and 2 children, or 5 adults, and the Rolls-Royce pickup
at the airport costs extra, which is some BS.
11. The Hôtel
George-V Royal Suite
Price: $24,500 per
night
If you like French
antiques - you know, crystal chandeliers and furniture upholstery with
tassels - this is the suite for you. It’s also the suite for you if you have a
thing for famous fountains, because this one overlooks the famous art deco
work, The Three Graces.
10. The Royal Towers
Bridge Suite
Price: $25,000 per
night
This one has 10
rooms, a full-service bar, a grand piano, and a butler. Wait, no, apparently
it’s a baby grand piano. Never mind, this
suite sucks.
9. The Ritz-Carlton
Suite Tokyo
Price: $25,050 per
night
This suite is only
1,300 square feet. How could anyone possibly be comfortable in just 1,300
square feet? Still, it does have some pretty impressive views of the Tokyo skyline, including the Imperial
Palace and Mount
Fuji. So I guess that would be nice.
8. Villa La Cupola
Suite
Price: $30,000 per
night
This suite is so
nice, it’s actually too good to be associated with the hotel in which it is
located. Thus, the Villa La Cupola has it’s very own website. And, in addition
to the website, this suite has frescos, stained glass, marbles everything, a
ridiculous hot tub room (pictured), and a rooftop terrace on which to soak up
the Roman sun
7. The Cala di
Volpe Presidential Suite
Price: $32,700 per
night
Located on the
second-largest island in the Mediterranean, this suite has stunning views of
what the locals call the Costa Smeralda - i.e., the Emerald Coast. While it only
has three bedrooms, it does have its own private rooftop pool and a wine
cellar.
6. The Royal Villa
Price: $34,300 per
night
If the incredible
beauty of this suite isn’t enough for you, keep in mind that this suite also
has two pools, a sauna, and a sauna. Oh, and it comes with a chef, a butler,
and a private pianist. Because stereos are for poor people.
5. The Hugh Hefner
Sky Villa
Price: $35,500 per
night
You might recall
that the pool at the Hefner Sky Villa was featured on our list of the world’s
greatest swimming pools a little while back. Well, the rest of the 9,000 square
foot suite is pretty nice, too. And since it’s a Playboy suite, it’s also kind
of racy, with erotica hanging on the walls a huge rotating bed in the master
bedroom
4. The Hotel
Martinez Penthouse Suite
Price: $35,700 per
night
This suite has two
bedrooms, two bathrooms, a sitting room, a dining room, and a huge terrace
overlooking the mediterranean. As for the rest of Hotel Martinez, it’s got a
Michelin-starred restaurant and it’s very own private beach. So you might be
pretty comfortable here.
3. The Ty Warner
Penthouse Suite
Price: $42,000 per
night
Who is Ty Warner?
Just the guy who made $4,000,000,000 because he invented Beanie Babies. (No
joke.) In the mid-2000s, Warner decided to diversify his company’s interests by
invested in hotels and resorts around the world, and as you surely have guessed
by now, one of the hotels he owns is the Four Seasons in New York. As for the 4,000
square foot Ty Warner Penthouse Suite, it is the product of designer Peter
Marino and architect I.M. Pae and features 360 degree views of Manhattan,
fabrics woven with gold and platinum, and a private butler, personal trainer,
and chauffeur.
2. The Raj Palace
Presidential Suite
Price: $45,000 per
night
Now here’s a suite
you can really spread out in - because it’s a whopping 16,000 square feet. Of
course, as you probably guessed, it was formerly the four-story apartment of
the Maharaja, and as such is decorated in stucco, ivory, and gold. There’s also
a private pool, panoramic views of Jaipur, and a private museum. (Who doesn’t
like having a private museum in their hotel room?)
1. The Royal
Penthouse Suite
Price: $65,000 per
night
This suite was
designed for rich oil sheikhs and heads of state, what with it’s bullet-proof
doors and windows. Of course, it offers more than mere security. The suite,
which takes up the entire 5th floor of the hotel, offers panoramic views of
Lake Geneva and Mont Blanc, and among its 12
rooms are a billiard room, library, and private gym.
Source :
http://www.refinedguy.com
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