Most expensive hotels rankings, mainly the luxury category, are based on the rates for the most expensive suite a hotel has to offer. However, in 2011 Luxury-Hotels.com took a different approach for this survey. They ranked the most expensive hotels based on the minimum rate / cost to stay for one night.
With an average rate of $2455, the Maia Luxury Resort and Spa in Anse Louis in the Seychelles came out as the most expensive hotel in the world. On its heels came Hotel Pitrizza in Porto Cervo, Italy, where the nightly rates average $2335. The most expensive hotel in Africa is the Royal Mansour in Marrakech. It came in third place with an average rate of $2327 per night. Read more