Monday, June 23, 2008

World's Most Expensive Hotels


It should come as no surprise that the world's richest man, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, has been to two of the world's most expensive hotels--Frégate Island Private in the Seychelles and Fiji's The Wakaya Club. It helps to be a billionaire (or at least a millionaire) to be able to afford a stay there. For the past two years, Forbes.com has been tracking the most expensive hotel suites in the world, but this year they decided to do something slightly different. Instead of looking at the most expensive penthouses and presidential suites at a hotel--because they will always be the priciest--they looked at the most expensive hotels in the world, where rates start at $1,395, our benchmark. The list ranges from the $1,395-a-night Little Palm Island in the Florida Keys to the most expensive hotel in the world, The Mansion at the MGM Grand (nyse: MGM - news - people ) in Las Vegas - 5000USD a night(see picture) www.forbes.com
Source: Christina Valhouli for Forbes