One of the highlights of traveling for many people is staying in exciting new hotels and comparing facilities to their favorite places to stay.
If you’re a seasoned traveler, you might find yourself wondering how much your favorite hotels cost to build, and whether you’ve stayed in the most expensive hotels.
Not unlike an Aladdin’s Cave of treasure, each luxury hotel complex comes with its own wonderful array of facilities and amenities for visitors to enjoy.
Here are the top 3 most expensive hotels ever built.
The most expensive collection of skyscraper hotels ever built, Abraj Al Bait is located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and cost a cool $18 billion to build. The entire complex is built on the ruins of the Ajyad Fortress and has stunning views of the Grand Mosque and the Kaaba.
The entire complex consists of seven towers over a 1.4 square metre distance, with the tallest tower rising around 600 metres from the ground. Amongst its features is a five storey mall with dedicated prayer rooms for up to 10,000 worshippers, 4,000 shops, and two viewing platforms as well as a museum of Islamic art.
Costing $5.5 billion to build, Marina Bay Sands (pictured) boasts of towers that are 55 storys high, and 2,560 hotel rooms. Located in Singapore, the hotel complex drips with luxury.
Some of Marina Bay Sands’ most stunning features include an observation deck, gardens, and an infinity pool as well as a shopping mall and large dining hall with offerings from casual eateries as well as celebrity chefs like Gordon Ramsay amongst others.
Additionally, Marina Bay Sands also regularly hosts breathtaking events like Where Music Takes Over, a multi-genre music festival, as well as creative sustainability workshops.
Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore spans 49 hectares and is home to some of the most iconic attractions in the world including Universal Studios Singapore, the Maritime Experiential Museum, Dolphin Island, and Adventure Cove waterpark. There are also six hotels, a convention centre, a spa and casino.
You can also experience award-winning dining from a multitude of restaurants from around the world, as well as events like Ocean Fest 2023, Halloween Horror Nights, Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, and Rock Bar Performances. This array of entertainment will ensure you never run out of activities to partake in!
These hotels are ingeniously constructed with world class materials, including toughened glass for panelling and panoramic windows to provide those stunning views from the top.
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