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  • FEATURE - Die teuerste Hotelsuite der Welt, gestaltet von Damien Hirst
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    FEATURE - Die teuerste Hotelsuite der Welt, gestaltet von Damien Hirst
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    Picture must credit : Clint Jenkins/Palms Casino Resort

    The worlds most expensive hotel suite has been unveiled with $200,000USD / €176.500 Euros price for a two night stay – and décor created by world renowned British artist Damien Hirst.The accommodation even features a tank with his trademark animal in formaldehyde piece – featuring two pickled sharks as a room divider.The suite has been created at the Palms Casino Resort in gambling capital Las Vegas in the USA.Hirst’s design, called the Empathy Suite, is part of the hotel’s ongoing $690 million plan to completely reimagine the property.It features many original pieces from some of Hirst’s most notable series, a custom butterfly-motif mosaic tiled cantilevered pool overlooking the Las Vegas Strip and Venus gray marble featured throughout the villa.The two story suite itself measures 9,000 square-foot / 836 square metres and is the first and only of its kind featuring a collection of contemporary art at this scale. It was designed in collaboration with award-winning US architectural firm Bentel & Bentel with Hirst’s personal touch in nearly every aspect of the villa.That ranges from specially designed furniture and textiles that incorporate Hirst’s signature spin designs, butterfly and pharmacy motifs, to large scale works of art, including a large pill cabinet filled with diamonds.Despye the price tag for a two-night stay , the suite is also reserved exclusively for million-dollar casino players. The suite offers a highly personalizsd and exclusive guest experience including 24-hour butler service, over-the-top welcome amenities, a private behind-the-scenes art tour of the suite and entire property, chauffeured car service throughout the stay and A-list access to Palms’ premier amenities.There is even $10,000 USD credit to use at the resort. Hirst, 53, is one of the Young British Artists who dominated the art scene in

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