01 THE SULTAN SUITE CIRAGAN PALACE KEMPINSKI
Istanbul, Turkey
Where: Çırağan Cad. 32, Beşiktaş 34349, Istanbul, Turkey
Call: +90 212 259 0373
Wallet: €30,000/per night
ONE OF THE largest and most expensive suites in the world, the Sultan Suite of Çiragan Palace Kempinski lets you feel the soul of a palace that Ottoman sultans once called home. It has everything...colossal, beautiful doors, decorative fireplaces, 777 regal chandeliers, columns, and replicas of paintings from the famous palace artist, Fausto Zonaro. Floor-to-ceiling windows with extraordinary Bosphorus views combine with the best of contemporary and classical Ottoman architecture to recreate the splendour of the original palace. Little wonder than that the suite is a fixture on any list of the most expensive and luxurious suites from around the world.
02 HABTOOR PALACE DUBAI, LXR HOTELS & RESORTS
Dubai
Where: Al Habtoor City, Sheikh Zayed Road, PO Box 124405, Dubai UAE
Call: 971 4435 5555
Wallet: AED 1,500/night (Includes breakfast)
THE MAIDEN property of Hilton's LXR collection of top-end hotels, 234 keys, counting 52 suites, including the star Sir Winston Churchill Suite and the Middle East's first Bentley Suite, open up to the arresting Habtoor Palace in Dubai. It is all about a cheerful, buoyant air with immaculate specifics, from elaborate chandeliers to the extravagant fittings.
Its magnificent portico has hosted many wedding parties, and the lobby's spacious double staircase has been the backdrop of thousands of pictures brides have taken after alighting their Bentleys.
03 WATER RETREATS AT SONEVA FUSHI
Maldives
Where: Adhoo Island Baa Atoll, Maldives
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