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From Maldives to Monaco to Manhattan, Here are the 10 Most Luxurious Hotel Rooms

We have covered the most expensive yachts, and so this time we’re jumping to our next favourite luxury item: hotels. Boasting lush furnishings and designer interiors, luxury hotel rooms each have their own character. From floor to ceiling glass windows to infinity pools, we bring to you the list of the top 10 most expensive luxury hotel rooms to date.

1 | The Royal Penthouse Suite, President Wilson Hotel, Geneva

The most expensive hotel room on this list is the Royal Penthouse Suite at the President Wilson Hotel in Geneva. For more than £50,000 per night, you can lounge on a 1,700 square metre terrace with stunning views of the mountain-lined Lake Geneva. IF you’re feeling up to it, you could play a few tunes on the Steinway grand piano, wash in your pick of 12 marble bathrooms and sleep soundly behind bulletproof glass. No wonder this is the most costly of the lot!

2 | Owner’s Villa, Cheval Blanc Randheli, Maldives

This abode is designed by renowned designer Jean Michel Gathy. The stunning villa rests on its own private island, giving guests time away from the bustle of the mainland. The villa is home to four bedrooms, and has a 25-metre swimming pool and outdoor shower. With dedicated chefs to cater to your taste buds and only provides quality Guerlain products for your comfort, this villa is sure to provide a luxurious experience. Price provided upon request.

3 | Ty Warner Penthouse, Four Seasons Hotel New York, New York

Fancy looking down at the glorious city that never sleeps? This hotel room is your best bet! The highest hotel suite in New York City, Four Season Hotel New York’s Ty Warner Penthouse is designed by renowned architect I.M Pei and Peter Marino. The suite is a vision of elegance and uses artisan materials—stamped Venetian velvet, Chinese onyx and Japanese silk—for its interiors. With four glass balconies and floor to ceiling windows, enjoy your stay with uninterrupted 360-degree views. A night’s stay costs £36,956.

4 | Hilltop Villa, Laucala Island, Fiji

Escape from reality at this glorious tropical paradise for £34,086. Perched atop Laucala’s high green hills, the Hilltop Villa at Laucala Island boast panoramic views from its lap pool. Despite its unusual design, the villa is no less luxurious. Guests will have access to verdant, landscaped gardens as well as to a nanny, private cook and chauffeur. What’s more, they can also explore the plantations and beaches on the estate’s Fijian horses.

5 | The Palace, Jumeirah Bodrum Palace, Bodrum

Located along the coastline of Bodrum, this spectacular hotel is the one stop place for opulence and luxury. With accommodations ranging from villas to suites, each room offers a spectacular view of the Aegean Sea. This resort covers 110,000 square metres, and for £28,872 a night, you won’t ever be bored. The pool even has gold lion statues!

6 | Shahi Mahal Suite, Raj Palace, Jaipur

Live like a Maharaja for just £28,595!  An actual palace built in the 1700s, step into a piece of history. The suite is dressed in ivory and gold accents, proving to be the definition of opulence. Accessed through a private entrance through the Charbagh gardens and decorated in gold leaf, the suite has a theatre, library and roof terrace with whirlpool tub.

7 | Penthouse Suite, Grand Hyatt Cannes Hotel Martinez, Cannes

Another hotel steeped in history, the Grand Hyatt Cannes Hotel Martinez has hosted many celebrities and stars during the annual Cannes Film Festival. The suite is one of the largest in Europe, and overlooks the Boulevard de la Croisette, the Bay of Cannes and the hotel’s private beach. Prices start at £27,416 for the suite.

8 | Amanyara Villa at Amanyara in the Turks and Caicos

Known for being one of the best hotels in the industry, Aman resorts does it again. Combining indoor and outdoor living, lounge around in this £22,540 luxury villa in the Turks and Caicos. Take a dip in the black infinity pool or sit back and relax on one of the many day beds. Rooms are serviced by plenty of staff, with golf buggies provided for easy access around the 18,000-acre nature reserve the hotel occupies.

9 | Presidential Suite, St Regis, New York

With floor to ceiling windows that overlook Fifth Avenue, best for a little city living.  For a true Upper East Side experience, guests are allowed to access the hotel’s Day & Night Bentley Fleet. Costing £22,539 a night, the plush accommodation is guaranteed to give you one of the most comfortable stays ever.

10 | Two Storey Sky Villa, Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas

Last on our list is this magnificent penthouse in Las Vegas. Sin City is home to the grandest and biggest hotels in the world, so it’s no doubt that Palms Casino Resort is one of the 10 on this list. For £22,531 (weekends) and £12,893 (weekday), you’ll have access to a rotating bed, glass elevator, and an amazing glass enclosed swimming pool overlooking The Strip. The penthouse also has a dry sauna as well as 24-hour butler service for your needs.

For more luxurious hotels, see the full list on Telegraph UK.

Words by Teri Chong.

From: Luxuo.

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Hotel de Crillon Reveals Breathtaking Makeover

Bar Les Ambassadeurs. Photos: Rosewood

Few hotels can lay claim to the tremendous historical significance like Hotel de Crillon. The original building was a stone palace built in 1758 and has gone through various reincarnations in terms of function: dukes made it their private home at different time periods, and the French-American Treaty, which recognised the establishment of the United States, was signed here. When the French Revolution swept King Louis IV from power, that stone palace stood as a silent witness to the beheading of the king and his wife Marie Antoinette as it took place on the Place de la Concorde, directly in front of the building. (Ironically, it was the king who commissioned the building.)

Hotel de Crillon’s 18th century, neoclassical facade

The palace was converted into a luxury hotel in 1909 and has filled its guest book with a long list of distinguished names since then. Winston Churchill, Franklin D Roosevelt, Emperor Hirohito, Sophia Loren, Andy Warhol and Madonna have all stayed here, whilst the likes of Bruce Willis and his daughter Scout danced at the Bal des Débutantes, which was hosted there for two decades in the Marie Antoinette suite. Despite the history and the splendour, Hôtel de Crillon in the 21st century was due for an update. The hotel closed in 2013 for a no-expense spared renovation that would create an elegant and contemporary home setting, without diminishing its 18th century allure.

The new lobby’s ceiling is raised by three feet to add more space and allow natural light to fill the room

Fast forward to 2017, the hotel reopened on July 5 to much fanfare. French craftsmanship and heritage is prominently showcased in the hotel’s 124 rooms, where guests will find Lalique taps, gold-and-crystal Baccarat decanters, and Lesage embroidery. Room rates begin at approximately RM6,130 per night, whilst The Les Grands Appartements designed by Chanel’s Karl Lagerfeld, can be booked for about RM148,000 per night.

Restored chandeliers, gold and marble fittings and frescoed ceilings feature prominently in common spaces, and the once dimly lit lobby is now bathed in natural light due to a raised ceiling. An entirely new floor was dug underground to create space for elite spa services, including a men’s barbershop, shoe polishing as you enjoy the comfort of an authentic 1960s Aston Martin seat. There’s also a private garden and a skylight pool. The hotel’s former restaurant Les Ambassadeurs, now reincarnated as a bar, will nicely satisfy your libation cravings; and at the very limited-seating L’Ecrin, Michelin-starred chef Christopher Hache’s 7- or 12-course menu is sure to delight. That is, if you can get a reservation in advance. Don’t say you weren’t warned.

Hotel de Crillon’s renovation in numbers:

17,000 cubic meters: the volume of earth removed from the two basement levels when workers dug beneath the historic site, notably to create a pool and spa with an accompanying skylight.

RM6,000: the starting price of the 78 rooms in the luxury hotel, which also has 36 suites and 10 signature suites. The famous Bernstein Suite costs €25,000 per night.

17,600: the number of mosaics used to line the swimming pool in the Crillon spa, a highly anticipated feature of the refurbished hotel.

30,000: the number of marble petals used in the corridor flooring. They were all laid individually, by hand.

60,000: the number of gold leaves used to decorate various spaces in Hôtel de Crillon. These too were applied one by one.

53: different varieties of marble chosen for use in the interior decorations.

RM44,000: the price of the bed of composer Léonard Bernstein, an artist who regularly stayed at Hôtel de Crillon, and who gave his name to the famous suite. The establishment auctioned a collection of furnishings in 2013 when it closed for refurbishment.

RM980,000: the amount fetched at auction by the hotel’s “César” bar, now owned by a modern art collector in Northern Europe. This piece of furniture was estimated at €12,000.

4,700: the number of people required to carry out the hotel’s renovations.

16,740 square meters: the total area of the renovation site at Hôtel de Crillon, which started in March 2013. Work has been carried out on seven levels.

(Numbers source: AFPRelaxnews)