Hotels have uncomfortable beds, overpriced rooms and mini-bar items priced at "arm," "leg," or "firstborn." For many of us, basic amenities and clean sheets inevitably take a backseat to price. This may be the experience for average road-trippers, college students and ski bums, but the world's elite get a totally different overnight experience. For them, hotel suites with dirty bedspreads have given way to high thread counts, complementary massages and live-in waitstaffs at some of the most incredible vacation spots in the world.

Hotel rates at popular vacation destinations can easily surpass $1,000 per night. One example of a basic suite's offerings is the Burj Al Arab, built on a man-made island off the coast of Dubai. At more than $1,700 per night for a basic suite, according to Forbes, guests can stay at a hotel that resembles a sail in the wind. Guests receive a luxurious two-floor suite, free shuttles into Dubai and incredible views. However, the hotel doesn't provide everything for free. You have to pay for breakfast, and the hotel adds a 10 percent service charge and 10 percent municipality fee on top of the room price. Hopefully they still provide coffee packets and an ironing board free of charge.

South Africa's Singita Ebony Lodge at Singita Game Reserves boasts a $2,400 per night price tag for two people and offers a chance to glimpse wildlife from your open-air suite. Other decadent hotels can break $3,000 for a "basic" suite, or what the rest of us would call three months' rent. While some hotels provide free services and complementary meals, at others you might not even get breakfast included. If these things are important to you, consider checking into the local Super 8.

If a basic suite is beautiful, then the Royal Suite at the Burj Al Arab had better be divine, or at least four times better. It weighs in at more than $6,800 a night, according to the Guardian. Unlike the basic suites, the Royal Suite features a rotating bed, large in-room Jacuzzi, and even a private cinema. Be careful though, because those 10 percent fees may make this room unaffordable for some of the world's poorer multimillionaires.

Even Jacuzzis and big screens are small beans next to some suites with perks. Vacationers choosing the Private Reserve at Soneva Gili Resort & Spa in the Maldives are treated to a 15,000-square-foot villa that is built entirely on top of water. The Reserve comes with a pair of master suites, immaculate bathrooms, private spa, gym, and two personal butlers that reside on-site. Other suites and residences at this resort cost around $1,500 a night, but the Private Reserve price is only available on request. This resort provides visitors with everything but the kitchen sink -- but only because the waitstaff handles the cooking for you.

Even more outrageous than the super suites in Dubai and the Maldives is the two-story Sky Villa at the Palms in Las Vegas -- it costs $25,000 per night, according to Forbes. Or stay in the Presidential Suite at Hotel Martinez in Cannes, France. With four bedrooms, a private terrace, a sauna and views of the Mediterranean, the amenities don't really stand out compared to the features of other luxury hotels -- but at rates up to an incredible $49,800 per night, according to the Guardian, the price tag sure does. For that much, the sheets had better be clean, and I want to take home more than shampoo and toilet paper.

Sources:

worldvision.org; forbes.com; nytimes.com; super8.com; burj-al-arab.com; asamaldives.com; google.com; cia.gov; dubaitourism.ae; luxist.com; census.gov; bbb.org