What’s the most you would ever spend on a hotel for a night?

By: Ben Schlappig

Published: January 5, 2011

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I’m considering a trip to Dubai, and of course one of the first things that comes to mind when I think Dubai is the Burj Al Arab, the world’s “seven star” hotel. Yes, it’s that absolutely ridiculous, blinged out, sail looking monster. They charge you just to visit it. The hotel is all suites, and the smallest one is around 1,800 square feet… yeah, you heard me right.

Just for fun I looked at their American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts® rate, which includes a room upgrade, late check-out, breakfast, and a 50 minute massage. The rate was $1,149 plus the service charge and tax, or about $1,350 all-in. Yeah, that’s for a night.

For obvious reasons I’m saying to myself I shouldn’t even consider this, but then again, I almost always spend next to nothing on trips, since hotels and airlines are always covered on miles/points. A lot of people spend a ton of money when traveling on attractions, and given that Dubai is a city of glitz, what better “entertainment” cost than a night an the Burj, right?

Anyway, I’m going back and forth on this one. I certainly could use points for the Park Hyatt or Grand Hyatt and then do a night here, but then I say to myself “I might as well just book a revenue stay at the Park or Grand Hyatt for five nights, save the points, upgrade to a suite, and earn points.” Or just save money altogether and book the Park Hyatt or Grand Hyatt on points and call it a day… I spend enough money on travel!

So what say you, readers? What’s the most you would ever spend on a hotel for a night?

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Allen Guest

February 13, 2011, 8:54 am

Well I have been in the hotel industry for nearly 25 years and can say that people spend on hotels, what they earn themselves in one day. For example if a person makes $60,000 a year, then they can afford to pay about $140-$150 a night for a hotel room, if a person makes $1 million a year then staying in a $2,000 a night presidential suite would not hurt them one bit. Just divide what you make by 365 days in a year..Hotel rooms and suites costing $500 a night and up cater to the top 2% of the population, most people can't afford hotels in that price range, sure some people splurge for honeymoons or family vacations, but as a rule $500 a night and up for a hotel room is reserved for a wealthy select few. Hope this helped.. Allen J. Womack

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Garrick Guest

January 7, 2011, 5:58 pm

Lucky, This time from a proper keyboard. Many people hate on the Burj Al Arab...because they cannot either afford it or cannot justifiy staying there. Many people will tell you to just go there for afternoon tea, breakfast, dinner, etc. Then they will tell you that they were not impressed...from the comfort of their boring hotel room. Just like someone would say the same thing about the Park Hyatt Tokyo who went to the New York Bar for a drink...they think they got to experience the splendor of the Park Hyatt Tokyo...but no they saw and felt nothing. That is what the Al Arab is like. You have to stay there and get a feel for it. Why stay at a Hyatt or Westin or something else when you can stay at one of the four most impressive hotels in the world (The Kempenski in a Ski suite, the Armani Hotel, The Al Arab or the Address Downtown in the Spa Suite) you cannot get that type of view or feeling anywhere else in the world. That is what Duabi is about. You do not go to Dubai to do it mid-size or a little bit...you go to Dubai to do it Large...to do it REAL BIG. For real...Dubai is very much like Dallas...unless you are staying at one of those places...please my friend...DO IT REAL BIG. G

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qbrain Guest

January 7, 2011, 10:37 am

Max I have spent on a single hotel night is around $500. I disagree with all the "once in a lifetime" comments. You don't take "once in a lifetime" trips, so the opportunity to stay at the Burj al Arab will reappear to you in the future. The tea/lunch/dinner suggestions are a great value for your purposes. There is a possibility in the future that justifying $1400/night hotel stays will present itself to you. TravelSort could take off to the point that it will pay for such reviews, you could be hired to write a travel review of Burj al Arab for an established publication, or someone could post a $14/night rate mistake on Hotel Deals.

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Debbie Guest

January 7, 2011, 12:02 am

go there for breakfast.

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bschaff1 Guest

January 6, 2011, 9:39 am

I would never be able to justify spending $1300 for a night at a hotel, when there are numerous Hyatts in town that can be had for around $200 a night. The most I have ever spent on a hotel is $220 in Vegas and only paid more than $200 for a hotel only 3 times out of 250+ stays. While it would certainly be an amazing place to stay, in my shoes I would rather have an extra $1100 in my checking account. $1100 is almost a year of car insurance or 10% of what some new cars cost.

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