Where Billionaires Sleep: The Most Opulent Hotel Rooms in the World
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5The Mark Penthouse – The Mark Hotel, New York City, USA
Price per night: $75,000. In the heart of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, The Mark Penthouse reigns as the largest hotel suite in the United States. With 10,000 square feet of living space and a 2,500-square-foot rooftop terrace overlooking Central Park, it’s less a hotel room and more a townhouse in the sky.
This penthouse boasts five bedrooms, six bathrooms, a grand ballroom-sized living room, a library lounge, and a dining room that can seat 24 guests. The suite is designed by legendary French interior designer Jacques Grange and includes a custom kitchen by Jean-Georges for private dining with Michelin-starred service.
If spirituality entices you along with meditative chants and riveting discussions with monks and nuns fascinate you, monasteries are your peaceful retreats. Housing monks and nuns, monasteries are a place to live in seclusion where the inhabitants explore faith. An array of religions has monasteries, including Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism, where the people who chose this path believe in living humbly. The Greek root meaning of the term “monastery” itself signifies living alone. Not everyone can adopt such a lifestyle, albeit experiencing it for a while can bestow peace to the soul. This is a guide to remote monasteries on earth.