Berlin, Germany.
The suite life
When Bel-Air's super-luxurious AKA hotel opens in October, the $400 nightly room rate doesn't exactly sound too extortionate. However, the hotel's policy that all guests must book a minimum of 30 days means that the shortest possible stay will cost you $10,000 - and that's before you've tipped the porter and raided the minibar.
In honour of the AKA's eye-watering fee, we've put together a list of places so stupendously expensive that they would make a rollover lottery winner wince. Take a look at how the other half live...
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What is all this rubbish about dating!!! As for the hotel rooms/suites and prices, even if I had the money (which I dont), I would not waste it on such extravagances... I would rather give it to a homeless charity.
anyone that stays in these places, must be truly self indulged
Elaine West
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