Park Hyatt - Shanghai, China
For those travellers who want to experience the extreme, FemaleFirst.co.uk & Hotels.com have hand-picked some of the worlds' record-breaking hotels. From the tallest and largest to the highest and coldest, travellers can venture from one extreme hotel to another.
World's Highest Hotel - Park Hyatt - Shanghai, China (five-star)
The Park Hyatt Shanghai is currently the highest hotel in the world. Occupying floors 79 to 93 of the 101 story Shanghai World Finance Centre, the hotel has magnificent views over the Huangpu River and the city skyline.
Located in the heart of Lujiazui business district in Pudong, it is a short walk from some of the city's best eateries. The renowned Water's Edge spa at the hotel offers daily tai chi classes and an infinity swimming pool, creating the optical illusion of continually cascading water. From £156 per room per night at
World's Tallest Hotel - Burj Al Arab, Dubai
Currently the tallest hotel in the world is the Burj Al Arab in Dubai (although the Rose Tower in Dubai is set to surpass it once opened in late 2009).
Standing at 321 metres in height, the Burj Al Arab is a self-rated 7 star hotel built on a man-made island 280 metres from shore. It is arguably one of the most luxurious hotels in the world with its own Rolls Royce fleet, private shopper and helicopter landing platform.
All of the hotel's 202 duplex suites, ranging from 170 to 780 square metres, are fitted with Versace bedspreads, full size Hermes products and come with a private butler. From £518 per double room per night.
World's Coldest Hotel - Icehotel - Jukkasjarvi, Sweden
With rooms built entirely from ice and snow, guests at the can quite literally chill out in temperatures between -5 degrees and -8 degrees Centigrade.
The hotel also houses an ice chapel, which is licensed for marriages and baptisms and there are two restaurants serving a range of Lappish and Swedish dishes and the Absolut Icebar offers designer cocktails served from ice glasses.
Activities include snowmobile excursions, northern lights tours, snow-shoe and cross-country ski excursions and dogsled and reindeer tours. From £195 per double room per night.
World's Most Expensive Hotel Room - Royal Villa at Grand Resort Lagonissi, Athens, Greece (five-star)
Prices start from £30,500 per night (although for those who are not lucky enough to have a bottomless budget, Expedia prices start from £558 per room per night for a beachfront bungalow).
Featuring a dedicated butler, chef and pianist, the Royal Villa at Grand Resort Lagonissi in Athens is the world's most expensive hotel room, charging a hefty £30,500 per night.
The room overlooks the Aegean Sea, which you can view from a private pool with a hydro massage device. The room has all the luxuries you would expect for the price tag such as a marble-lined bathroom, oversized walk-in wardrobe and a private wooden terrace.
If you find a reason for leaving the room, the hotel offers a state of the art spa and ten restaurants, many of which have been awarded the five-star diamond award. The resort also has a private Lear jet available to fly guests around the Greek Islands. Beachfront bungalow rooms at the Grand resort Lagonissi start from £558 per room per night.
World's Largest Hotel (number of rooms) - The Palazzo Resort Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas (five-star)
Where else would you expect to find the world's largest hotel? The Palazzo Resort Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas operates under the same licence as The Venetian hotel next door and has 8,108 rooms combined.
The hotel is like a mini city, with a large selection of restaurants, fashion stores (including its own version of Barneys New York) and, of course, its own casino with over 139 gaming tables and 1,400 gambling machines.
The hotel is home to the Broadway smash musical 'Jersey Boys', while the widely acclaimed 'Blue Man Group' is also permanently on show. If you want to relax, there is the choice of seven pools and four hot tubs. From £120 per double room per night.
World's Most Expensive Hotel to Build - Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi (five-star)
The Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, which opened in 2005, cost over three billion dollars to build. Silver, gold and marble are used throughout the hotel as well as in the guest rooms and the 1002 chandeliers are made from Swarovski crystals.
The hotel also includes 70 football pitches, a 1.3 kilometre private beach and its own marina offering a number of different water activities and a helicopter pad. All of the 394 rooms are decorated with acres of gold leaf and marble and come complete with a private butler service.
The hotel has two large pools - one of which is an adventure pool equipped with a waterslide, waterfalls and a lazy river. From £189 per double room per night.
FemaleFirst - Ruth Harrison
Tagged in The Holiday