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La Tranquila Breathtaking Resort & Spa

The Jane

The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco

Mango Bay All Inclusive

The St. Regis Washington, D.C.

The Tranquila Suite at La Tranquila; Riviera Nayarit, Mexico

The smallest room at La Tranquila in Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit is 16 times bigger than a standard room at The Jane Hotel in New York City.

According to singer Josh Groban, his dog Sweeney has a favorite hotel: The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco.

The most expensive treatment at Mango Bay in Barbados is a $7,000 facial that includes a face massage with gold flakes.

An Irish billionaire owes The St. Regis Washington, D.C. $10 million after throwing a St. Patrick’s Day party at the hotel’s bar and leaving without paying the tab.

Stock investor Marty Zweig is selling his three-floor penthouse at The Pierre hotel in New York for $120 million.

The Tranquila Suite is 809 square feet, which includes a huge bathroom with a separate walk-in shower and jetted tub, and a terrace with ocean views and a private plunge pool; standard rooms at The Jane Hotel are 50 square feet.

Groban once said that the hotel always makes sure his pooch has a plush bed, two bowls of treats, and a gourmet menu available for him upon arrival.

The most expensive treatment is a facial, but it will only set you back $300 and doesn’t include a massage with gold flakes.

The man does owe the hotel $10 million, but the debt results from a personal guarantee he signed to help fund the purchase of the hotel that he now seems to be backing out on.

The investor bought the hotel residence in 1999 for $21.5 million, and has now put it on sale for nearly five times that. The penthouse features 16 rooms, a library and a private elevator.