9 Of The World's Most Expensive Hotel Suites

Starting rate: $50,000 per night

There are enviable views of Manhattan’s skyline, and then there’s the absurdly dramatic Downtown, Midtown, Uptown, and Central Park vista that comes with a stay in the Four Season’s Ty Warner Penthouse Suite. With 52 stories beneath your feet, and four cantilevered glass balconies (all with single-paned glass aka zero obstruction) to choose from, you’ll feel like you’re at the center of NYC’s universe. Among the suite’s nine rooms are a master bedroom whose king bed dons a bedspread woven with 22-karat gold, and a private library with 26-foot cathedral ceilings ornamented with a gilded bronze chandelier. If the utterly opulent nature of the suite (see: walls and floors done up in mother of pearl, onyx and semi-precious stone inlays) doesn't completely do it for you, you also have access to chauffeured rides in the hotel’s Rolls-Royce Phantom, around the clock massages, and easy access to the luxury shops of Fifth Ave.

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