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The most important element of a vacation, aside from the destination, is the
hotel where you spend your downtime. If you’re going to take a true luxury
vacation, of course, it won’t do to have anything less than one of the most
expensive hotel suites in the world.

Hotel Cala di Volpe in Costa Smeralda, Italy – Presidential Suite

$27,277/night

Costa Smeralda—the “Emerald Coast”—in northern Sardinia, is home to many draws
for the obscenely wealthy, not the least of which is this fabulous suite. The
duplex suite has three bedrooms and as many bathrooms, an outdoor saltwater pool
and a private gazebo and solarium.

Grand Resort Lagonissi in Athens, Greece – The Royal Villa

$34,088/night

Another three-bedroom suite, the Royal Villa has two pools—an indoor pool and a
heated outdoor pool. The nearby marina and beach cement the fact that this suite
is a swimmer’s paradise. Visitors will also have access to a private chef to
accompany the fully equipped kitchen, a butler and even a pianist.

Hotel President Wilson in Geneva, Switzerland – Royal Penthouse suite

$35,000/night

If you’d prefer a secure suite to an extravagant one, look no further than
Switzerland. The Royal Penthouse suite boasts a private elevator, bulletproof
windows, armored doors, surveillance cameras and even bedside panic buttons. Of
course, it’s not all about security; the suite also features a number of period
pieces and stunning views of Mont Blanc and Lake Geneva.

Four Seasons Hotel in New York, USA – Ty Warner Penthouse suite

$35,350/night

Most expensive hotel suite

With a carpet that’s so expensive that anyone who walks across it must wear
special booties provided by the hotel, ample views of the nation’s largest city,
a 700 square foot library and even a waterfall in its Zen room, this suite—which
covers the hotel’s entire 52nd floor—is truly a luxury location. It’s named
after the founder of Ty Inc., manufacturer of the popular Beanie Babies stuffed
toys.

The Hotel Martinez in Cannes, France – Penthouse Suite

$37,200/night

The world’s most expensive hotel suite is located on the seventh floor of the
Hotel Martinez, already a ritzy location with its Michelin-starred restaurant
and prime location on the Croisette in Cannes. The suite itself consists of four
bedrooms and an impressive terrace—complete with Jacuzzi—which commands an
equally impressive view of the Mediterranean Sea.

Top Ten Most Expensive Hotel Rooms in the World
Royal Suite, Burj Al Arab

Demand for the top end of the luxury hotel market has been unaffected by the credit crunch, keeping prices for the best rooms at very high levels : the superrich are still willing to spend huge sums on staying at the best hotel rooms in the world, paying as much as $34,000 a night to lodge at the most luxurious suites, according Wealth-Bulletin’s survey of the Top Ten Most Expensive Hotel Rooms in the World.

Also worth noting is the appearance of Dubai (the Burj Al Arab’s Royal Suite, above) and Moscow hotels on the list, which would have been unheard of just a couple years ago. Here are the Top 10:

1. The Warner PentHouse, Four Seasons; New York, $34,000 per night.

2. Royal Penthouse suite, President Wilson Hotel, Geneva, $33,000 per night.

3. The Presidential Suite, Hotel Cala Di Volpe, Costa Smeralda, Italy $21,000 per night.

4. Royal Suite, Burj-Al-Arab, $18,000 per night.

5. Royal Armleder Suite, Le Richmond, Geneva, $17,500 per night.

6the ritz carlton moscow suite The Worlds 10 Most Expensive Hotel Suites 2008.
The Ritz Carlton Suite, The Ritz Carlton, Moscow; 16,500 per night

7. The Royal Suite, Four Seasons George V, Paris; $15,500 per night

8. The Imperial Suite, Park Hyatt Vendome, Paris; 15,500 per night

9. Brook Penthouse, Claridges, London, $10,000 per night

10. Penthouse Suite, Hotel Martinez, Cannes, $9,300 per night (During the Cannes film festival week in May the price rockets to $48,000 a night).