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The most important element of a vacation, aside from the destination, is the hotel where you spend your downtime. If you\u2019re going to take a true luxury vacation, of course, it won\u2019t do to have anything less than one of the most expensive hotel suites in the world.<\/p>\n
#1\u00a0Royal Penthouse Suite, Hotel President Wilson, Geneva<\/strong><\/p>\n \n<\/p>\n For the security-conscious, or the merely paranoid, there\u2019s nowhere better to stay than the Royal Penthouse Suite at the Hotel President Wilson Hotel, which has panoramic views of Lake Geneva and Mont\u00a0Blanc. With bulletproof doors and windows, it\u2019s the perfect safehouse for visiting heads of state, or privacy-conscious celebs. Taking up the entire top floor of the hotel, the suite has its own private elevator to whisk guests to an apartment with 12 rooms, which hold a Steinway grand piano, billiard room, library and private fitness center.<\/p>\n +41 22 906 6666;\u00a0www.hotelpwilson.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n #2\u00a0The Presidential Suite, The Raj Palace Hotel, Jaipur, India<\/strong><\/p>\n This positively palatial suite was a former\u00a0Maharaja\u2019s\u00a0residence. At nearly 1,500 square meters, the suite is one of the biggest in Asia, and comprises a four-floor apartment lavishly decorated in gold leaf, stucco, ivory and mirror work. With a private roof terrace and swimming pool offering panoramic views of the pink city of Jaipur, and its own private museum, there seems little reason to leave.<\/p>\n + 91 141 2634077;<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>www.rajpalace.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n #3\u00a0Ty Warner Penthouse Suite, Four Seasons Hotel, New York<\/strong><\/p>\n This 400-square-meter penthouse tops the entire top floor of this magnificent hotel, offering a 360-degree view of the Manhattan skyline. The nine-room suite is the brainchild of designer Peter\u00a0Marino, architect IM Pei and the hotel\u2019s owner Ty Warner (the billionaire creator of the Beanie Babies). It sports fabrics woven with platinum and gold, an indoor-outdoor Zen garden, a stupendous chandelier, the services of a personal butler, personal trainer\/therapist and private chauffeur.<\/p>\n +1 758 5700;\u00a0www.fourseasons.com\/newyorkfs<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n #4\u00a0Penthouse Suite, Hotel Martinez, Cannes, France<\/strong><\/p>\n On the\u00a0Croisette, Hotel Martinez has a Michelin-starred restaurant, piano bar and huge private beach. Decked out in art deco style, you\u2019ll have a sitting room, dining room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms with\u00a0hammam, shower, spa bath, dressing room and sauna at your disposal, as well as a huge terrace overlooking the Bay of Cannes.<\/p>\n