18 insanely lavish hotel suites to stay in before you die

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Guests can live in the lap of luxury at the Hôtel Plaza Athénée in Paris.

When you're on vacation, some hotels will make you feel like royalty - and others will treat you like it.

We scoured the internet to find accommodations around the world that give new meaning to the word "luxury." These over-the-top hotel suites offer amenities including personal butlers, pillow service, and transportation by helicopter. Most are accompanied by a lofty price tag.

These are the lavish hotel suites to stay in before you die.

Melissa Stanger contributed reporting to a previous version of this article.