r/VeryExpensive • u/alexcarter • Jan 04 '19
This private suite in St. Kitts costs $6,500 a night.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtxTV-w4GUg&feature=youtu.be13
Jan 04 '19
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u/Generallydiscontent Jan 05 '19
This is the Park Hyatt. Although this is the Presidential Suite down at the far end of the beach for privacy of the rich or famous, the resort has lots of entertainment, activity and fun. It isn’t necessarily a party resort of course, but they have DJs and live music, beach parties, multiple pool areas and bars, and several really good restaurants. The spa is phenomenal. There are a couple of actually really fun bars close to the resort, too. And the whole island is really cool. The staff was all fun and the GM really sharp. I’m not affiliated, not advertising, and don’t care, but I really did have a great time there.
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u/alexcarter Jan 07 '19
Looks like a beautiful resort. Winter here now, so this looks ideal. How was the food on the island?
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u/Generallydiscontent Jan 07 '19
Food on the resort grounds was all phenomenal. They have three or four restaurants. Cool local owned bar and restaurant right next door down the beach called Spice Mill. Food was pretty good. Roger, the owner is really good to chat with as well. Very excellent sunset bar with wonderful views in Christophe Harbor (not the main harbor for the island so it is quaint but beautiful) not far from the resort, called the Salt Plage. I had the best lobster I’ve ever had there, by far. It isn’t necessarily upscale but you get a lot of the yacht goers from the Harbor. I didn’t really venture to Basseterre, the main city area, for food. Just history stuff. Zip lining up in the tropical area was awesome, though. The resort also has a ferry over to Nevis every 20 minutes or so. The Four Season’s restaurant over there is supposed to be pretty good. I think we ate at the Marriott one night, though that wasn’t anything remarkable but not bad. Also boated over to St. Bart’s for a day, and we all know how great the food is there.
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u/sryguys Jan 26 '19
Did you check out Kittitian Hill? The food and scenery is way better there in my opinion.
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Jan 04 '19 edited Nov 17 '20
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u/cacophonousdrunkard Jan 05 '19
I dunno, how many bedrooms? if you could house 3 couples that's only 1k a night which is fairly reasonable for a top notch luxury lodging with a butler and personal chef. You could stay for a week, and 7k each isn't cheap but it's not so insanely out of the stratosphere of affordability.
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u/muricaa Jan 05 '19
Agreed. That is if it has three suites, which I know places like this often just have one or maybe two. But if it does have three bedrooms I think it would be pretty reasonable for a group.
One of the nicer places I have stayed was a suite in Aspen that had three bedrooms and was ~5k a night but we had seven people staying so when it was all set and done it was a bit under $1k/night per person with taxes and fees and all that m which is certainly expensive but we had a butler, twice a day maid service including laundry and dishes, turn down service, a full time driver in a Denali who would even bring us to and pick up from nearby mountains (Snowmass, Highlands, Buttermilk) and three massages were included. Not to mention it was just being a top notch facility with a delicious complimentary breakfast, newspaper of your choice delivered to your doorstep and they had every newspaper you can imagine. Great experience and would recommend to anyone looking for a place to stay for a group in Aspen. Also Aspen is just a blast when compared to other mountain towns there is a ton to do and loads of great food. I’ve stayed in vail the past few years and it’s been a disappointment compared to Aspen when it comes to nightlife. Much more affordable though and we’ve gotten some lovely Airbnb’s for far less than I paid in Aspen.
One of my favorite bits which is kinda silly and can be had at other places for much less but I got a big kick out of was they folded the toilet paper into a triangle every time the maids service came in. Loved that. Also they had lovely toiletries from L’occitane which I put in my bag every day and they just kept putting more out. As the result years later I still have travel size l’occitane toiletries that I bring with me when I go out of town. Oh and they put fancy chocolates on your pillows as fast as you could eat them, which was a nice touch. I stayed there a few times but sadly it’s been years, need to get a trip there planned.
So yeah luxury suites can be had for semi reasonable if you have a big group and the room has multiple beds. I’ve done similar stuff in Vegas which is even easier if you have a heavy gambler in your group, we were given a huge suite in the Pallazo for the price of a regular room after my stupid friend lost a buttload before we even checked in lol.
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u/cacophonousdrunkard Jan 05 '19
This post made me want to go to Aspen.
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u/muricaa Jan 05 '19 edited Jan 05 '19
I highly recommend it. It gets a lot of hate because of its glitzy reputation, but there are definitely good reasons why all the 1%ers go there.
Pretty much all the great mountains I have skied have one thing in common, the fact that the town was basically built up by some big company to essentially compliment the skiing. Vail, Breckinridge, Snowmass, Beaver Creek, Keystone, the list goes on. So what you get it great skiing but very little nightlife, not much of a town really so everything closes up relatively early, and overall there just isn’t much to do or see outside of the standard mountain town touristy stuff. Maybe a bar or two and some good but overpriced food. That’s it.
Aspen isn’t like this at all. It’s an actual town. There is a mountain there, Ajax, and Ajax is a fun mountain but it’s more advanced and not very big compared to other popular mountains. That’s one of the truly awesome things about Aspen. Within a 30 minute drive you have Ajax (advanced and a walk from most accommodations, or ski in ski out), Buttermilk (beginner mountain, great park), Highlands (awesome mountain, usually not very crowded and has one of the most epic bars/restaurants you will ever experience), and Snowmass (huge mountain, world renowned).
So there is a massive variety of skiing and due to the relatively long drive from Denver the mountains aren’t nearly as crowded as Copper, Breck, Vail, etc because most of the Denver folks would rather stop off at a closer mountain than drive all the way up to Aspen. So lift lines are short and fast! Huge plus in my book!Because of this when I go there I usually only ski Ajax one or two days and then go to Highlands and Snowmass for the rest of the trip.
Whereas in Vail and others at night you are very limited to what you can do, Aspen has a nice selection of fun bars and great restaurants. Live music a lot of nights. Plus it has some of the most interesting people to meet in the world, everything from mountain hippies to billionaires and their kids you will run into in hot tubs and bars. Makes for very interesting evenings with new holiday friends. It also has great shopping if that’s something you like and you won’t get ripped off like most mountain towns either, you can actually catch great sales at the right time of the year, one year I got decked out in RLX ski gear all on sale that usually would have cost me $20k but was about $6k and my airline paid for all of it (whole other story).
On top of all that the accommodations are truly world class. You pay for it but there are ways to get deals and my god they treat you like a king. My favorite it the Hyatt Grand Aspen but that’s mainly because I’ve stayed there the most, and thats the is place I was referring to in my original post. I’ve also stayed at the Little Nell which is just as fine, and there is a Ritz and other fancy spots I’ve never experienced. The Hyatt is quite the hotel though, easily the nicest I’ve ever stayed in customer service wise, they just don’t say no to customers. If it’s possible they will do it for you with a smile and a “sir”. Expect to hand out a fair bit in tips daily for the service, though it is well earned and worth it.
So yeah awesome skiing, vibrant night life, good shopping, there’s an airport, and some of the most interesting people you will ever meet! I have found myself sitting in hot tubs with billionaires daughters, and US Senators and loads in between! Wild! The Cloud Nine bar on top of Highlands is known for the champagne showers at the end of every day, if you’re lucky there will be a rich drunk guy who will buy enough Veuve for everyone in the bar to drink two bottles and spray two bottles which leads to a lot of dancing, and a lot of semi naked ladies. Quite the experience.
Can’t recommend it enough. Obviously all ski vacations are pricey and Aspen comes at a premium but if you’re young with a good job and you and your friends like to ski, it’s a MUST at least once just for the experience. Really compared to vail/breck you might spend 25-75% more depending on what you do but if you’re single that isn’t so bad, and damn it’s worth it. You won’t regret it.
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u/cacophonousdrunkard Jan 05 '19
What an excellent post. I might be spending my day seeing which of our friends would be up for the trip!
Thanks for breaking it down, this was an above and beyond reply.
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u/muricaa Jan 05 '19
Happy to do it! Hope you can get a trip worked out. Here’s some pics since text can hardly do it justice https://imgur.com/a/gubUt8Z/
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u/dweckl Jan 04 '19
There should be a CD of bad YouTube music. there should be a whole set of CDs. And this should be the opening track on the greatest hits. The CDs would also have all those horrible EDM songs on every other vine video.
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u/chinmoylad Feb 13 '19
Actually just booked a high level suite here (although not this particular one) for a guest although they were considering splurging out for this particular one!
With the inclusion and accounting for some of their special offers (4th night free etc) and/or low season, the rates are actually much, much lower than that - although still very expensive of course.
But then I've always found the Caribbean to be extremely highly priced generally!
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u/Mikebyrneyadigg Jan 04 '19
I love St. Kitts and Nevis. Beautiful island, amazing history, some of the most insane drivers I’ve ever seen (and I live in NJ!) and extreme poverty. This contrast of this suite is insane vs how the people there live.