10 outrageously luxurious stays only a lottery winner could afford

You love to travel. You’ve just beaten odds of 14 million to one and won the National Lottery. What do you do?

Naturally, you indulge in the kind of luxury, exclusivity and opulence that was once beyond your wildest dreams.

Royal Suite at Burj Al Arab – Dubai

Price per night: £12,000
What’s included: Private elevator direct to the 25^th floor, private cinema, two four-poster canopy beds, a mesmerising gold and marble staircase spanning the suite’s two floors and access to a chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce
Boast about: The time you forsook the Rolls Royce limo airport transfer, opting for a helicopter direct to the roof of the hotel instead (for an additional fee, of course)

Price per night: £15,500
What’s included: Unashamedly brazen opulence that wouldn’t look out of place in a Sheik’s palace, stunning ocean views from the 23^rd floor through 12-foot tall windows, four enormous bedrooms and a permanent staff of seven (yes, seven!)
Boast about: Having chilled on a sofa once graced by the posteriors of Michael Jackson and Oprah Winfrey (to our knowledge, they weren’t sitting on it at the same time)

Price per night: £2,800 (minimum stay 7 nights)
What’s included: Double sea-facing room, freshwater swimming pool, access to three-person submarine, floodlit tennis courts, 32-person hot tub, the opportunity to hang out with some of the world’s most famous celebs
Boast about: How liberating it was using a fully open-air bathroom with uninterrupted views of beautiful azure Caribbean waters in every direction

Price per night: £26,500
What’s included: Modelled after the Playboy Mansion, this 2,750 square metre (9,000 square foot), two-storey villa has a cantilevered hot tub overlooking the Strip, indoor water features, steam room, exercise room, fireplace, rotating bed and its own spa treatment room
Boast about: That time you partied like a fully fledged high-roller and woke up with a live tiger in the bathroom…but don’t forget, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

Price per night: £21,500
What’s included: The highest hotel suite in the city covering the whole top floor of the building, views of Manhattan including Central Park and the Empire State Building, cavernous cathedral-like rooms, floor-to-ceiling windows, outdoor ‘zen’ garden and access to every TV channel in the world pumped straight into the living room
Boast about: Having had not only a butler, but a trainer, therapist and chauffeured Rolls Royce at your beck and call 24/7

Price per night: £1,750
What’s included: Your very own “Bure Mama” (bure is the local word for villa) to attend to your every need, knowledge that your nearest neighbour is more than 450 metres (500 yards) away, gourmet meals served anywhere on the island, horseback rides, scuba diving and massages
Boast about: How you watched the sunset from the sanctuary of your own private beach and lagoon

Price per night: £17,200
What’s included: 450 square metres (4840 square feet) of refined Parisian taste, balconies overlooking the Avenue Montaigne, a side view of the Eiffel Tower, antique furniture and art throughout, silks and fabrics from leading design houses, two full Italian marble bathrooms and four king size bedrooms
Boast about: Having channelled your inner Marie Antoinette while staying in the largest hotel suite in all of Paris (and quite possibly France)

Price per night: £3,000
What’s included: A private terrace offering uninterrupted views of the picture postcard hillside town of Positano and the spectacular Amalfi Coast, two massive bedrooms
Boast about: A champagne-soaked tour of the gorgeous Amalfi coastline aboard an old-school glamorous, wooden speedboat

Price per night: £8,500
What’s included: Private infinity pool, three separate double bedrooms set on top of a palm tree draped cliff top, rooms filled with antiques from the 18^th century, dedicated chef and team of butlers
Boast about: The time the island arranged for you to have a chef-prepared meal on the beach in the quiet company of one or two of the island’s wild, free-roaming Giant Aldabra Tortoises

Price per night: £6,200
What’s included: Seven themed suites, 360 degree views over the Gulf of Nicoya, rainforest and two gorgeous sandy beaches, access to a private beach, guaranteed sightings of flocks of scarlet macaws and an infinity pool
Boast about: The way you defused family jealousy over your new millions by whisking them all away to a tropical island paradise on the other side of the world

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