LuxuryHotels

It should come as no surprise that the world's richest man, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, has been to two of the world's most expensive hotels-Fregate Island Private in the Seychelles and Fiji's The Wakaya Club. It helps to be a billionaire (or at least a millionaire) to be able to afford a stay there. expensive hotels in world

For the past two years, tropikal hotels it has been tracking the most expensive hotel suites in the world, but this year we decided to do something slightly different. Instead of looking at the most expensive penthouses and presidential suites at a hotel-because they will always be the priciest-we looked at the most expensive hotels in the world, where rates start at $1,395, our benchmark. expensive hotels Our list ranges from the $1,395-a-night Little Palm Island in the Florida Keys to the most expensive hotel in the world, The Mansion at the MGM Grand (nyse: MGM - news - people ) in Las Vegas. insurance

The hotels on our list have quite a few things in common, luxury hotels apart from the number of zeroes trailing on the price tag and Gates as a guest. most expensive hotels in the world The list is dominated by African game lodges and private island resorts in far flung locations, such as The Wakaya Club and Turtle Island in Fiji, and Frégate Island Private. most expensive cities The resorts' remote locations drive up the sticker price of a room, since all supplies must be flown in and many of the hotels have to generate their own electricity and water.