The Wealth Bulletin has compiled a new list of the World’s Top Ten Most Expensive Hotel Rooms.

Despite the past year’s financial and economic turmoil, prices at the best hotel suites have risen by an average of 10% this year.

The winner is the Royal Penthouse Suite at the President Wilson Hotel in Geneva Switzerland which charges a whopping $65,000 a night.

Ever dreamed of living in Barbie’s Malibu Dream House? If so, now is your chance!

To commemorate Barbie’s 50th birthday, The Palms Resort in Las Vegas unveiled a special Barbie Suite.

The new 2,350-square-foot Barbie Suite costs $4,000 a night and has been designed like Barbie’s dream house, complete with pink finishes, a two-way fireplace and a Jacuzzi tub.

Earlier in the year, The Monarch Dubai was named Middle East’s leading new business hotel and its exclusive Monarch Suite was named as the Middle East’s leading suite, before going on to be named the leading suite in the world.

At 1,130 Sqm, the Monarch Suite, conceptually designed and a project managed by Roya International Hospitality Consultants, is the largest suite available to the public in the Middle East and is The Monarch Dubai’s crowning glory.

Elite Traveler, the worldwide private jet lifestyle magazine, has recently released its much anticipated “101 Top Hotel/Resort Suites of the Year” in the July/August 2008 issue.

The Super-Rich continue to traverse the globe on private jets, experiencing the best the world has to offer in terms of hotel and resort accommodations, shopping, and living the private jet lifestyle.

The most expensive suite on the 101 Top Suites this year is in Europe, the $52,000/night Royal Penthouse Suite at the Hotel President Wilson in Geneva Switzerland, which is only reserved for Hed of states and celebrities

The “Bridge Suite” ranks third in terms of most expensive hotel rooms in the world, at $25,000. Even with its large price tag, the suite currently has a five-year waiting list, and requires guests to stay at least four nights in the suite. It is located in the span that connects the two Royal Towers.

This is the hotel’s presidential suite, which has ten rooms with more than 5,000 square feet (460 m²) of living space. The Bridge Suite comes with its own butler and cook, and the kitchen has its own entrance so that the staff never bothers the guest. The suite include gold chandeliers, a baby grand piano, and balconies on both sides.

The architecture and décor feature murals, sculptures, and fountains. The Great Hall of Waters lobby has a 70-foot (21 m)-high domed ceiling covered in golden shells, and opens on one side to the Marina. The other side leads to underwater streets filled with fish and Atlantean artifacts. The top four floors of the Royal Towers are known as the Imperial Club.

Mesmerize yourself with the artictic sculptures at the Ice Hotel. The world famous Ice Hotel is located at Jukkasjärvi, Sweden.

Globally renowned ice sculpture artist gather to display their talent on ice at the ice hotel. The Ice Hotel has an Ice Church and Ice Bar.These art suites are made from the frozen water of Torne River.

The Ice Hotels exhibition has artist fro all parts of the world who gather in this small Swedish village, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle, to create an exclusive art exhibition: ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi.