A hotel may be an establishment that provides paid accommodation on a short-term basis, but the level of comfort varies, and that is what distinguishes one from another. Some hotels are like heaven on earth with ‘out of this world’ facilities, situated at great locations. If you have an unlimited budget looking for a premium lodging experience anywhere in the world, here are the ten best hotels in 2020.
Empathy Suite, Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas
It is designed by renowned artist Damien Hirst and features six original pieces of artwork, including a shark suspended in a tank and a taxidermy marlin. Once you are able to assimilate to the boundary-pushing artworks, you will come to appreciate the equally jaw-dropping amenities, including the cantilevered pool overlooking Las Vegas Boulevard and the 13 seat bar. a/
Price: $100,000 per night
Royal Penthouse Suite, President Wilson Hotel, Geneva
The former titleholder of the world’s most expensive suite is the Royal Penthouse Suite at the President Wilson Hotel in Geneva. For $81,000 per night, you can lounge on 1,700 square – meter terrace with views of the mountain lined Lake Geneva , pla a Steinway grand piano, wash in your pick of 12 marble bathrooms and sleep soundly behind bulletproof glass.
Price: $81,000 per night
Penthouse Suite, The Mark, New York
This swish uptown hotel on the Upper Eastside is near the Met, Central Park and lots of upscale shopping in Fifth Avenue. With only 141 rooms, it gives off an exclusive boutique vibe from the moment you set foot on the famous black and white striped marble lobby floor. Interiors are all understated elegance, and culinary genius Jean- Georges Vongerichten presides over the kitchen. Five bedrooms, six bathrooms, custom-made furniture, a rooftop terrace, two bars, spectacular city views, a library, a conservatory, and a living room so big it can be turned into a full-size grand ballroom. A chauffeured car of your choice for 12 hours daily (they have a relationship with super-car brand McLaren), a cruise around New York Harbour on the hotel’s beautiful sailboat, 24-hour check-in, roundtrip airport transfers by car or helicopter, dedicated butler service (including packing and unpacking), and in-room snacks provided by Jean-Georges.
Price: $75,000 per night
Penthouse Suite, Grand Hyatt Cannes Hotel Martinez, Cannes, France
Right on La Croisette, this gleaming white, art deco icon, with 400 rooms and a two-star Michelin restaurant, plays host to many a celebrity-filled shindig during the Cannes Film Festival in May. We have it on good authority that Elton John stayed there while in town for his Rocketman preview. Works by Matisse and Picasso on the walls, four bedrooms, a 270 square meter rooftop terrace with sea views (great for those post-screening parties), and, it goes without saying, butler service.
Price: $75,000 per night
The Grand Riad, The Royal Mansour, Marrakech, Morocco
Commissioned especially by King Mohammed VI, the Royal Mansour is built in the style of a medina with 53 riads – each with their own pool and staff- spaced out over 1.5 acres of exotic gardens. This palace within a palace covers 1800 square metres, and has sweeping views of the Medina and the distant Atlas Mountains. You have your own private garden, an 11-metre pool, a huge roof terrace on two levels, one with a tented lounge and dining area, a billiards room, private lift, a hammam, a home cinema, a fitness room, and butlers on hand to pander to your every whim.
Price: $43,000 per night
Four Seasons Hotel New York, The Ty Warner Penthouse, US
This uptown classic has one of our favorite New York lobbies, with its impressive stone pillars and soaring ceiling. The 365 rooms are sleek, stylish and monochrome, with Bulgari products in the palatial marble bathrooms. Named after the hotel’s billionaire owner, the world’s most expensive one-bedroom penthouse suite takes up all 4300 square feet of the Four Seasons 52nd floor. It was designed by Peter Marino and the legendary I M Pei (who died this year at the age of 102), with panoramic views of Manhattan from the suite’s four cantilevered glass balconies, which are the highest in the world. And as if that wasn’t enough, you have a private spa with a Chinese, onyx-clad, chromotherapy infinity soak tub, and a ‘Zen Room’ with a waterfall cascading from the ceiling, against a wall made of green bowenite semi-precious granite.
Price: $45,000 per night
Laucala Island Resort Hilltop Estate, Fiji
A very luxurious villa located on its island in the Archipelago of Fiji, you would still have to seek approval via an application from the owner, Dietrick Mateschitz. The hotel has received many positive reviews, many calling it the Apex of the World. You cannot book a stay here, but being friends with the Red Bull founder might give you a chance to get a vacation here.
Price: $45,000 per night
BVLGARI Resort and Residences, Dubai, Villa Dubai
On its own private, man-made island, with a lovely white sand beach, the resort is accessed by a 300-meter bridge from the mainland. The low-rise, European-style design b, courtesy of y Italian architects Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel, is a stylish change from all Dubai’s futuristic skyscrapers.
Price: $11,000 per night
Raj Palace, Jaipur, India
The costliest hotel in Asia at a daily rate of more than $9,800. It was built in 1727 and branded as a grand heritage hotel. It was previously The Maharaja’s Pavilion as he once resided there. You can even find a museum celebrating India’s reach heritage in the presidential suite.
Price: $9,800 per night
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