The world's top ten famous hotels (on the star)
The latest issue of "Forbes" magazine listed the world's top ten most expensive hotels in 2005, let a person surprised is the small African country Seychelles and the Pacific island country Fiji were each 2 hotels were selected, and the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan and other developed countries are on the list of the list is not named. On the list of the top ten expensive hotels, both the external landscape and internal facilities are extremely luxurious.
NO.1 MGM Grand Hotel
Located in the United States, Las Vegas, MGM Grand Plaza room rate of $5,000 / day
The world's first expensive hotel is located in Vegas, MGM Grand Plaza, the hotel's architectural style imitates the 18th-century Italian Florentine villas, 29 customer service centers, all with 24-hour standby supervisors. The most luxurious hotel suites include a luxury restaurant, a private swimming pool with a spa, and two kitchens that cook Asian and European delicacies, and guests can order dishes at any time. Service charges are not included in the $5,000 per night room rate. The smallest suites at the MGM hotels are about 260 square meters and the largest are over 800 square meters. The most luxurious rooms cost as much as $15,000 per night for a room.
NO.2 Seychelles North Island Hotel
Located in the Seychelles*** and the country's North Island room rate of 3,217 U.S. dollars per day
The Seychelles is a little-known island country on the east coast of Africa, but has 2 of the world's most expensive sky-high hotel. The North Island Hotel is located on the site of a famous tourist attraction in the Seychelles, and all meals for residents are included in the hotel's base rate. Each of the hotel's villas is entirely hand-built by local artisans, with the smallest one measuring 440 square meters. Each villa comes with 2 bedrooms, in house air-conditioning, broadband and satellite TV. Most of the food served at the hotel comes from the local botanical gardens and farms.
NO.3 Frigate Island Hotel
Located in Seychelles*** and the country of Frigate Island Rates US$2,484/day
Frigate Island is a tourist destination in Seychelles, this island is privately owned by German industrialist Ott Happel. This resort has only 16 suites and can only accommodate a maximum of 40 guests. Each suite consists of 2 bedrooms, a massage room, a solarium and 2 regular bathrooms, 1 of which is open and offers a great view of nature while lying in the bathtub.
Airfare from Mai, the main island of the Seychelles, to Frigate Island is also very expensive, with a ticket costing as much as US$2,000 during the peak tourist season.
NO.4 French Guadeloupe Hotel
Located in the French West IndiesRates $2,092 per day
This hacienda chateau-style hotel consists of 14 one-bedroom cottages and one three-bedroom chalet built right behind a traditional French plantation. Each lodge is equipped with mahogany king beds and a pool, and breakfast and free airport transfers are included in the $2,092 rate.
NO.5 Singita Private Game Reserve
Rates in Sabi Sande, South Africa, are $2,200 per day
This private game reserve spans 19,000 hectares, and the rate includes two tours per day on the reserve, airport-to-hotel transfers, unlimited drinks and free laundry and ironing services for clothing. Guests can choose their own accommodation from 18 suites in five courtyards and enjoy all 12,000 bottles of local wines from the hotel's wine cellar. Although the rates are more expensive than the Hotel Guadeloupe, it is ranked fifth because of the wealth of services that come with the stay.
No. 6 Vakaya Club
Rates in the Pacific island nation of Fiji are $1,900 a day
The Vakaya Club in Fiji, with its garden views, charges a pretty impressive rate, and the club requires guests to stay for at least five days! Included in the room rate are all meals, clothing cleaning, free instruction from golf and tennis instructors, and guests can play croquet, canoe, and go scuba diving twice a day.
NO.7 Turtle Island Hotel
Located in FijiRate $1,836/day
The hotel has 14 double suites, each built of thatch and all with domed roofs. Each suite in the hotel has a sea view balcony and a jetted Jacuzzi has been installed. Rates include all meals and activities (e.g., deep-sea fishing and ocean diving, etc.). There's also a 3-acre plantation on the small island, and the hotel's menu is never short of tropical fruits and fresh seafood.
NO.8 Huka Premier Resort Estate
Located in New ZealandRates $1,780/night
A vacation destination for British royalty, Huka Estate has hosted Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Edward and countless dukes and duchesses. The estate's nightly rate includes the cost of breakfast, a full meal and pre-dinner cocktails. Lake Taupo, Huka Falls and the Waikato River are all nearby.
NO.9 Burj Al Arab Hotel
Located in Dubai, UAERates $1,333/day
The Burj Al Arab Hotel was built in 1999. The hotel is built on a man-made island located immediately off the coast of Dubai. The hotel has the appearance of a traveling sailboat. The suites are all duplexes, with the upper floor being the master suite and the lower floor for guests. There is a Jacuzzi in the master bathroom. The hotel has free bus transportation for tenants who want to go to the mall. Breakfast at the hotel costs $41.
NO.10 Little Palm Island Hotel
Located in Florida, United StatesRates $1,145 per day
Meals and activities are not included in the hefty rates at this hotel.Air conditioning, Jacuzzi tubs, and private outdoor showers are included in the 28 suites, and tenants can take a ride around Little Palm Island on the hotel's motor yacht. However, phones, alarm clocks and televisions are banned at this hotel.
Turning to Forbes magazine's list of the world's top ten most expensive hotels in 2005, it was a surprise that the small African country of Seychelles and the Pacific island nation of Fiji each had two hotels on the list, while the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan and other developed countries were unnamed on the list. On the list of the top ten expensive hotels, both the external landscape and internal facilities are extremely luxurious.
NO.1 MGM Grand Hotel
Located in the United States, Las Vegas, MGM Grand Plaza room rate of $5,000 / day
The world's first expensive hotel is located in Vegas, MGM Grand Plaza, the hotel's architectural style imitates the 18th-century Italian Florentine villas, 29 customer service centers, all with 24-hour on-call supervisors. The most luxurious hotel suites include a luxury restaurant, a private swimming pool with a spa, and two kitchens that cook Asian and European delicacies, and guests can order dishes at any time. Service charges are not included in the $5,000 per night room rate. The smallest suites at the MGM hotels are about 260 square meters and the largest are over 800 square meters. The most luxurious rooms cost as much as $15,000 per night for a room.
NO.2 Seychelles North Island Hotel
Located in Seychelles*** and the country's North Island room rate of 3,217 U.S. dollars per day
Seychelles is a little-known island country on the east coast of Africa, but has 2 of the world's most expensive sky-high prices hotels. The North Island Hotel is located on the site of a famous tourist attraction in the Seychelles, and all meals for residents are included in the hotel's base rate. Each of the hotel's villas is entirely hand-built by local artisans, with the smallest one measuring 440 square meters. Each villa comes with 2 bedrooms, in house air-conditioning, broadband and satellite TV. Most of the food served at the hotel comes from the local botanical gardens and farms.
NO.3 Frigate Island Hotel
Located in Seychelles*** and the country of Frigate Island Rates US$2,484/day
Frigate Island is a tourist destination in Seychelles, this island is privately owned by German industrialist Ott Happel. This resort has only 16 suites and can only accommodate a maximum of 40 guests. Each suite consists of 2 bedrooms, a massage room, a solarium and 2 regular bathrooms, 1 of which is open and offers a great view of nature while lying in the bathtub.
Airfare from Mai, the main island of the Seychelles, to Frigate Island is also very expensive, with a ticket costing as much as US$2,000 during the peak tourist season.
NO.4 French Guadeloupe Hotel
Located in the French West IndiesRates $2,092 per day
This hacienda chateau-style hotel consists of 14 one-bedroom cottages and one three-bedroom cottage built right behind a traditional French plantation. Each lodge is equipped with mahogany king beds and a pool, and breakfast and free airport transfers are included in the $2,092 rate.
NO.5 Singita Private Game Reserve
Rates in Sabi Sande, South Africa, are $2,200 per day
This private game reserve spans 19,000 hectares, and the rate includes two tours per day on the reserve, airport-to-hotel transfers, unlimited drinks and free laundry and ironing services for clothing. Guests can choose their own accommodation from 18 suites in five courtyards and enjoy all 12,000 bottles of local wines from the hotel's wine cellar. Although the room rates are more expensive than the Guadeloupe hotel, it's because with the NO.6 Vakaya Club
Located in the Pacific island nation of Fiji the room rate is $1,900 per day
With its garden views, the Vakaya Club Fiji charges quite an impressive rate, and the club stipulates that guests stay for a minimum of five days! Included in the room rate are all meals, clothing cleaning, free instruction from golf and tennis instructors, and guests can play croquet, canoe, and go scuba diving twice a day.
NO.7 Turtle Island Hotel
Located in FijiRate $1,836/day
The hotel has 14 double suites, each built of thatch and all with domed roofs. Each suite in the hotel has a sea view balcony and a jetted Jacuzzi has been installed. Rates include all meals and activities (e.g., deep-sea fishing and ocean diving, etc.). There's also a 3-acre plantation on the small island, and the hotel's menu is never short of tropical fruits and fresh seafood.
NO.8 Huka Premier Resort Estate
Located in New ZealandRates $1,780/night
A vacation destination for British royalty, Huka Estate has hosted Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Edward and countless dukes and duchesses. The estate's nightly rate includes the cost of breakfast, a full meal and pre-dinner cocktails. Lake Taupo, Huka Falls and the Waikato River are all nearby.
NO.9 Burj Al Arab Hotel
Located in Dubai, UAE Rates $1,333/day
The Burj Al Arab Hotel was built in 1999. The hotel is built on a man-made island located immediately off the coast of Dubai. The hotel has the appearance of a traveling sailboat. The suites are all duplexes, with the upper floor being the master suite and the lower floor for guests. There is a Jacuzzi in the master bathroom. The hotel has free bus transportation for tenants who want to go to the mall. Breakfast at the hotel costs $41.
NO.10 Little Palm Island Hotel
Located in Florida, United StatesRates $1,145 per day
Meals and activities are not included in the hefty rates at this hotel.Air conditioning, Jacuzzi tubs, and private outdoor showers are included in the 28 suites, and tenants can take a ride around Little Palm Island on the hotel's motor yacht. However, telephones, alarm clocks and televisions are prohibited at this hotel. The services attached to the accommodation are so plentiful that it ranks fifth.