Sweet Suites vs. Roughin' It

Hotel room rates can range from dirt-cheap to sky-high. While the thought of paying for a luxury penthouse in this economic climate might give the rest of us heartburn, the super-rich are still in search of a luxury experience.

$1 million novelty packages not included, here are 2009’s top ten most expensive hotel suites in the world:

1. Royal Penthouse Suite, President Wilson Hotel, Geneva ($65k/night)
http://www.fivestaralliance.com/luxury-hotels/geneva/hotel-president-wilson

2. Ty Warner Penthouse, Four Seasons Hotel, New York ($35k/night)
http://www.fourseasons.com/newyorkfs/guest_rooms_and_suites/ty_warner_penthouse.html

3. Presidential Suite, Hotel Cala di Volpe, Costa Smeralda, Sardinia ($34k/night)
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/luxury/property/rooms/room_class_detail.html?propertyID=59&roomClassId=83120035

4. Villa La Cupola Suite, Westin Excelsior, Rome ($31k/night)
http://excelsior.hotelinroma.com/zoom/?param[lang]=en&param[loc_country]=ITA&param[loc]=HIRM&param[idhtl]=491&page=rooms&image_url=suite-cupola8.jpg

5. Presidential Suite, Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo ($25k/night)
http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/Tokyo/Rooms/Default.htm

6. The Bridge Suite, The Atlantis, Bahamas ($22k/night)
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/10/12/ultimate.hotelsuite/index.html

7. Imperial Suite, Park Hyatt, Vendome, Paris ($20k/night)
http://paris.vendome.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/rooms/room-description.jsp?chooseLocale=&start=13

8. Royal Suite, Burj Al Arab, Dubai ($19.6k/night)
http://www.jumeirah.com/en/Hotels-and-Resorts/Destinations/Dubai/Burj-Al-Arab/Suites/Royal-Suite/

9. Royal Armleder Suite, Le Richemond, Geneva ($18.9k/night)
http://www.lerichemond.com/rooms__suites/suites.htm

10. Ritz-Carlton Suite, Ritz-Carlton Moscow ($16.5k/night)
http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/Moscow/Rooms/Default.htm

Too rich for your blood? Maybe this is a little more up your alley:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/07/california.room.without.bed/

Even if you had the cash, would you pony up to stay in one of the ten ridiculously posh penthouses listed? Or do you think you'd be alright with a B.Y.O.T.P.-type situation?