The Most Expensive Hotels in the World

From $100,000 per night · 9,000 sq ft

Designed by Damien Hirst, the Empathy Suite is a two-storey sky villa with original Hirst works on the walls, a private glass balcony pool overlooking the Strip, a curved onyx bar and a salt-relaxation room. The rate carries a two-night minimum and a $200,000 resort credit requirement, which is why it consistently tops every list of the world's most expensive hotel rooms.

From $80,000 per night · 18,000 sq ft

Occupying the entire top floor, the Royal Penthouse has twelve bedrooms, bulletproof windows, a Steinway grand piano, a private lift and a billiards room. It is the suite heads of state book during Geneva negotiations, and security detail accommodation is built into the floor plan.

From $75,000 per night · 12,000 sq ft

Five bedrooms across two floors on Manhattan's Upper East Side, designed by Jacques Grange, with a 2,500 sq ft terrace overlooking Central Park. The ballroom can be converted for private dinners, and the suite comes with access to the hotel's Frédéric Fekkai salon and a chauffeured sailing yacht.

From $60,000 per night · 16,000 sq ft

A four-storey suite inside a restored 1727 Rajput palace, with a private museum, marble hammam, rooftop terrace and a dedicated staff of butlers. It is the most expensive hotel suite in Asia and the only one that includes a functioning private art collection from the original royal household.

From $53,000 per night · 10,000 sq ft

The Art Deco flagship of the Croisette, its penthouse spans the seventh and eighth floors with 270-degree views over the Bay of Cannes. Rates peak during the Film Festival and the Monaco Grand Prix, when the suite is typically booked more than a year in advance.

From $50,000 per night · 12,000 sq ft

A private peninsula villa on the Athenian Riviera with two master bedrooms, a heated infinity pool, private beach access, a butler, chef and personal steam room. The villa is fully detached from the main resort, making it the most private option in the Mediterranean at this level.

From $50,000 per night · 4,300 sq ft

Nine rooms on the 52nd floor, designed over four years by I.M. Pei and Peter Marino, finished in mother-of-pearl, gold leaf and rock crystal. Included in the rate: a Rolls-Royce with driver, a personal butler and a private trainer.

From $35,000 per night · 8,400 sq ft

Suspended in the bridge between the resort's two towers, ten storeys above the Palm, with 24-karat gold detailing throughout, a private cinema, a dedicated lift and seven staff. The most-photographed ultra-suite in the Middle East and the easiest of this list to actually book.