Expensive hotel rooms around the world

For most of us, a hotel room is an expensive luxury - even in the less salubrious establishments a room can be pretty pricey! Although most of our budgets will be more suited to the Premier Inn than the Dorchester,

it doesn’t mean we can’t have a little glance at how the other half lives, and marvel in the luxuries of some of the world’s most expensive hotels.

UAE

As you would expect, the Arabs have done it in style, and with the extravagance of cities like Dubai, it is no surprise that they sport some pretty ostentatious prices. One of the most iconic images of opulence is the Burj Al Arab, shaped like a sail in imitation of an Arabian vessel called a 'dhow'. For years now it has topped the charts as one of the world’s most luxurious hotels with its (self-proclaimed) 7*’s.

A Deluxe 2 bed-roomed suite can be booked for AED 11,976.00 (around £2,000), but that’s a bit of a bargain in this hotel! Prices were not available on the hotel online booking system for the most expensive room, the Presidential Suite, but are reputed to be around AED 94,000 (about £16,000) per night.

Its nearest Dubai competitor is the Armani Hotel and Spa, housed in the iconic shard-like tower that dominates the Dubai skyline. Originally called the Burj Dubai, it was renamed the Burj Khalifa after Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan baled Dubai out of its economic crisis with a spare US$10bn he happened to have lying around!

A night in the Armani Signature Suite will cost a mere AED 8,500 (around £1,500). The Armani Dubai Suite is a little more expensive at around AED 25,000 (around £4,200), but this is a bargain compared to the Burj Al Arab.