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<DIV class=headline><SPAN class=primeColor>Stay at the World's Fanciest Five-Star Hotel</SPAN></DIV><DIV class="byline shim5">By Melanie Mize and Rose Edmonds</DIV><DIV class=margin10><DIV id=textToSmall style="CURSOR: hand" onclick="changeFont('bodyCopy','standardText' ,'textToLarge','block');" onmouseover="this.style.cursor = 'hand';">
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</DIV></DIV><DIV id=bodyCopy>New York, N.Y.
What's Cool: Hour-long, in-room massages, seven-course room service and butler-drawn baths.
In most circles, $1,000 or $1,500 a night for a hotel suite would net at least a raised eyebrow; and $2,000 might even elicit a gasp. But for the world's most elite travelers, a room that costs less than $5,000 a night isn't even worth considering. At ritzy hotels in some of the word's most extravagant cities, Presidential and Imperial suites can be had for prices that climb to more than $10,000 a night.
London, Paris, Dubai and Hong Kong all have their share of extravagant suites, but New York is top of the heap when it comes to accommodations fit for a tycoon. Wealthy travelers could unload an average man's yearly salary during a weekend stay at the New York Palace, Four Seasons or St. Regis hotels. Still, the king of New York's most lavish lodging remains the Plaza Hotel, where the Presidential Suite and former bachelor pad of railroad magnate Alfred Vanderbilt costs a cool $15,000 per night.
Not much has changed since Vanderbilt called the Plaza home — except the prices. The two-level Presidential Suite occupies the entire 18th floor of the hotel, plus access to a rooftop area. Within the 7,800-square-foot space, there are two swank living rooms, a parlor and a library. That's in addition to six bedrooms and seven — count them — seven bathrooms. The suite also has a private wine cellar, four balconies and a staff of maids, a butler and chauffeur with a Rolls Royce. For those quick snacks, there's even a private chef on call at any hour of the day.
« Treat yourself to more indulgences!<DIV class=padding10>Where: Fifth Avenue at Central Park South, New York, NY 10019
Getting there: Train, taxi or limo, of course
Phone: 800-527-4727
Cost: Prices at the Plaza in NYC start at the low $300s, but can climb as high as $1,435 for the Plaza Suite (but you can have up to four adults in the room). As with all hotels, prices vary depending on the room and the season </DIV></DIV>
</DIV><DIV id=textToLarge style="MARGIN-TOP: -15px; CURSOR: hand" onclick="changeFont('bodyCopy','largeText','t extToLarge','none');" onmouseover="this.style.cursor = 'hand';"></DIV></DIV><DIV id=bodyCopy>New York, N.Y.What's Cool: Hour-long, in-room massages, seven-course room service and butler-drawn baths.
In most circles, $1,000 or $1,500 a night for a hotel suite would net at least a raised eyebrow; and $2,000 might even elicit a gasp. But for the world's most elite travelers, a room that costs less than $5,000 a night isn't even worth considering. At ritzy hotels in some of the word's most extravagant cities, Presidential and Imperial suites can be had for prices that climb to more than $10,000 a night.
London, Paris, Dubai and Hong Kong all have their share of extravagant suites, but New York is top of the heap when it comes to accommodations fit for a tycoon. Wealthy travelers could unload an average man's yearly salary during a weekend stay at the New York Palace, Four Seasons or St. Regis hotels. Still, the king of New York's most lavish lodging remains the Plaza Hotel, where the Presidential Suite and former bachelor pad of railroad magnate Alfred Vanderbilt costs a cool $15,000 per night.
Not much has changed since Vanderbilt called the Plaza home — except the prices. The two-level Presidential Suite occupies the entire 18th floor of the hotel, plus access to a rooftop area. Within the 7,800-square-foot space, there are two swank living rooms, a parlor and a library. That's in addition to six bedrooms and seven — count them — seven bathrooms. The suite also has a private wine cellar, four balconies and a staff of maids, a butler and chauffeur with a Rolls Royce. For those quick snacks, there's even a private chef on call at any hour of the day.
« Treat yourself to more indulgences!<DIV class=padding10>Where: Fifth Avenue at Central Park South, New York, NY 10019
Getting there: Train, taxi or limo, of course
Phone: 800-527-4727
Cost: Prices at the Plaza in NYC start at the low $300s, but can climb as high as $1,435 for the Plaza Suite (but you can have up to four adults in the room). As with all hotels, prices vary depending on the room and the season </DIV></DIV>
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