When you're on vacation, some hotels will make you feel like royalty — and others will treat you like it.
We scoured the internet to find accommodations around the world that give new meaning to the word "luxury." These over-the-top hotel suites offer amenities including personal butlers, pillow service, and transportation by helicopter. Most are accompanied by a lofty price tag.
These are the lavish hotel suites to stay in before you die.
Melissa Stanger contributed reporting to a previous version of this article.
Laucala Island Resort in Fiji features an interlocking network of bungalows by the ocean.
Nightly rate: $9,750
Imagine waking up, stepping out onto the yoga deck, and enjoying coffee or tea while looking out over Laucala Island's coconut plantations. It's not a bad way to live. The two-bedroom Plateau Villa suite has more than 1,800 square feet of living space, plus an outdoor garden, a bathing area, and dining pavilions that allow guests to live in luxury the entirety of their stay.
Guests can stay in the bridge of the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in the Bahamas.
Nightly rate: ~$25,000
Suspended between the hotel's Royal Towers and 16 stories up, the Bridge Suite is the most opulent accommodation at the Bahamas' premiere luxury resort. Take in the views of Paradise Island from the floor-to-ceiling windows and indulge in the suite's amenities, like the piano in the living room, twin entertainment centers, and a dedicated waitstaff of seven employees.
Giraffes poke their heads into the suites to say hello at Kenya's Giraffe Manor.
Nightly rate: ~$1,190
Built in 1932 and modeled on a Scottish hunting lodge, the Giraffe Manor offers bedrooms with antique furnishings, striking decor, and just-outside-the-door access to a giraffe sanctuary. Other animals wander the 140-acre property, as well. If you're so inclined, stop by the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage and sponsor a baby elephant before returning home.
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