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Most expensive hotel suite: Damien Hirst Empathy Suite

Mar 02, 2019

“They have allowed me to create a suite in the hotel and design everything and completely fill it with my art.”

 British artist Damien Hirst has unveiled a hotel suite where a two night stay costs  $200,000 for a minimum two-night stay at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, setting the new world record for being the World's Most Expensive Suite, according to the World Record Academy. Photo: Courtesy of the Palms Casino Resort

LAS VEGAS, NV, USA --British artist Damien Hirst has unveiled a hotel suite where a two night stay costs $200,000 for a minimum two-night stay at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, setting the new world record for being the World's Most Expensive Suite , according to the World Record Academy.

 British artist Damien Hirst has unveiled a hotel suite where a two night stay costs  $200,000 for a minimum two-night stay at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, setting the new world record for being the World's Most Expensive Suite, according to the World Record Academy. Photo: Courtesy of the Palms Casino Resort

Within Hirst’s Empathy Suite — the British artist’s latest addition to the property — discover an Advil window decal, a Valium emblem stitched into a dining room chair and a host of other prescriptions strewn around the 9,000-square-foot space in the form of bathroom stools, well-organized, oversized pharmacy cabinets and a 13-seat curved bar top filled with medical waste, The Hollywood Reporter notes.

  British artist Damien Hirst has unveiled a hotel suite where a two night stay costs  $200,000 for a minimum two-night stay at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, setting the new world record for being the World's Most Expensive Suite, according to the World Record Academy. Photo: Courtesy of the Palms Casino Resort

Configured with two master bedrooms and massage rooms and two and a half bathrooms, the suite stuns with a cantilevered Jacuzzi with mosaic inlaid butterflies overlooking the Las Vegas Strip and pill decals on the surrounding glass.

British artist Damien Hirst has unveiled a hotel suite where a two night stay costs  $200,000 for a minimum two-night stay at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, setting the new world record for being the World's Most Expensive Suite, according to the World Record Academy. Photo: Courtesy of the Palms Casino Resort

The bar is flanked by two lounges and media/theater areas that can accommodate up to 52 guests, with Hirst-designed furniture, drapery, carpeting and serpentine-shaped Italian leather sofas that all feature his butterfly motif. The dining area seats eight guests.

 The Jacuzzi and balcony. British artist Damien Hirst has unveiled a hotel suite where a two night stay costs  $200,000 for a minimum two-night stay at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, setting the new world record for being the World's Most Expensive Suite, according to the World Record Academy. Photo: Courtesy of the Palms Casino Resort

“I love what Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta have done with the Palms. It’s amazing being able to work with them because they are great collectors and totally understand art,” says Damien Hirst. “They have allowed me to create a suite in the hotel and design everything and completely fill it with my art.”

Touted as the world’s most expensive hotel room, you will have to sign up for a minimum of two nights at a total of $200,000 with a $10,000 deposit to see the multitude of original works as well as design elements, custom furnishings and textiles created by the Hirst for this space.

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