The world’s most expensive suites
From London to New York via Geneva, Chris Carter looks at the hotel suites fit for only the wealthiest of guests.
The Lanesborough, London: £31,200
Throw in chandeliers, handmade furnishings and 18th-century oil paintings, "and the effect is palatial".
A brand new Rolls-Royce Phantom picks you up on arrival in London, and a butler will attend to your every whim. But living the high-life doesn't come cheap.
A night in the Royal Suite will set you back £31,200 not including breakfast. Visit Lanesborough.com.
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President Wilson, Geneva: £53,000
Visit HotelPresidentWilson.com.
The Four Seasons, New York: £36,000
"Bleached Tamo Ash wood panels are found throughout, Meiji-era vases from Japan carry fantail and pussy willow", while "the heated bathroom floors are made of honeyed Chinese onyx". It even comes with its own spa, "with an ostrich-leather-topped massage table".
See FourSeasons.com.
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Chris Carter spent three glorious years reading English literature on the beautiful Welsh coast at Aberystwyth University. Graduating in 2005, he left for the University of York to specialise in Renaissance literature for his MA, before returning to his native Twickenham, in southwest London. He joined a Richmond-based recruitment company, where he worked with several clients, including the Queen’s bank, Coutts, as well as the super luxury, Dorchester-owned Coworth Park country house hotel, near Ascot in Berkshire.
Then, in 2011, Chris joined MoneyWeek. Initially working as part of the website production team, Chris soon rose to the lofty heights of wealth editor, overseeing MoneyWeek’s Spending It lifestyle section. Chris travels the globe in pursuit of his work, soaking up the local culture and sampling the very finest in cuisine, hotels and resorts for the magazine’s discerning readership. He also enjoys writing his fortnightly page on collectables, delving into the fascinating world of auctions and art, classic cars, coins, watches, wine and whisky investing.
You can follow Chris on Instagram.
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