TOP MOST EXPENSIVE HOTELS IN THE WORLD

Entrance to Royal Suite, Burj Al Arab, Dubai: $6,800 a night (£3,392)
The Royal Suite on the 25th floor positively screams luxury with its marble and gold staircase, leopard print tufted carpets and private cinema. The master bedroom has a rotating four-poster canopy bed. And if you really want to splash out, you can hire a helicopter – at extra cost.

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Hugh Hefner Sky Villa, Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas: $40,000 a night (£19,842)
Located on the 34th floor in the Fantasy tower, the Hugh Hefner Sky Villa has everything you need for entertaining guests: Playboy artwork selected by Hugh himself, an outdoor cantilevered Jacuzzi — with Playboy bunny head logo — living room, media room and dining room and bar, and an eight foot round, rotating bed.



The Royal Penthouse Suite at the President Wilson Hotel, Geneva: €39,000 a night (£26,388)
Arrive in style at the most expensive room in the world — via your private elevator — and if you fancy a little company, the living room alone can accommodate an entourage of 40. Bulletproof windows provide panoramic views of Lake Geneva. Breakfast not included in the price.




The view from the Presidential Suite, Martinez hotel in Cannes, France: €10,000 to €32,000 a night (£6,765 to £21,648)
This is Europe's Tinseltown, so you would expect a bit of drama and extravagance in a suite that has to cater to movie moguls and divas. Includes two sitting rooms, two dining rooms, four bedrooms, hammam and sauna. But the icing on the art deco cake is the terrace area overlooking the Bay of Cannes. Breakfast not included.



The Ritz-Carlton in Tokyo: $2,000,000 JPY a night (£8,576)
At 1, 292 sq ft, the Carlton suite has many of the usual big-room boasts. But the clincher is that it tops the tallest building in Tokyo and gives views of Mount Fuji.



Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi: $12,251 a night (£6,112)
Described on their website as your "private palace within the Palace", think acres of gold leaf and marble and Swarovski crystal chandeliers, and you'll get the picture. Now take a mental leap to imagine what the Princes suites, reserved for sheikhs, might feature.