[custom_adv] An art collection worth $10 million. A theater that can sit 52 people and a bar equipped with 17 stools. A butler and chauffeur available 24 hours a day. In typical Las Vegas fashion, a new suite for high-rollers in the Palms Casino Resort on the Strip is all about the numbers. And we haven't even gotten to the price. The nightly rate for the Empathy Suite is $100,000 a night, with a two-night minimum. The so-called villa is also reserved for million-dollar casino players. [custom_adv] The suite features 9,000 square feet spread across two floors that includes two master suites, a swimming pool, two massage rooms, and a Himalayan pink salt healing room. Continuing the theme of excess, the suite's interior was designed by Damien Hirst, a British artist who's among the richest people in England and known for his over-the-top art such as a human skull cast in platinum and studded with pink and white diamonds. [custom_adv] Hirst touches include everything from furniture incorporating his signature spin designs, butterfly and pharmacy motifs, to a large-scale art piece featuring a large pill cabinet filled with diamonds. Five other Hirst art pieces are also showcased. One is a white tank set into the wall of the suite, with two bull sharks suspended in formaldehyde. It's titled Casino Royal (2018). "They have allowed me to create a suite in the hotel and design everything [custom_adv] The Empathy Suite is a Sky Villa designed by world-renowned artist Damien Hirst, which debuted in March of 2019. The stunning suite is one of the world’s most expensive hotel room at a whopping $200,000 for a two-night stay. The spectacular room has many original pieces from Hirst’s collection, including a custom butterfly-motif mosaic-tiled cantilevered pool overlooking the Las Vegas Strip. The 9,000 square-foot, two-story hotel suite is the first and only of its kind featuring a collection of contemporary art at this scale. [custom_adv] Designed in collaboration with award-winning firm Bentel & Bentel, Hirst’s personal touch appears in nearly every aspect of the villa: 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. [custom_adv] The Empathy Suite at the Palms beats it by a cool $25,000. Plus, to book the room, a minimum two-night stay is required, making the price tag a minimum of $200,000. Overnight accommodations in this extraordinary suite also involve a highly personalized and exclusive guest experience while at the property, including 24-hour butler service, over-the-top welcome amenities, a private behind-the-scenes art tour of the suite and entire property and chauffeured car service throughout the stay. [custom_adv] Hirst, who collaborated with Bentel & Bentel Architects, naturally filled the 9,000 square-foot suite with his own art. A medicine cabinet studded with diamonds and called “Vegas” stands at the entry, nodding to Hirst’s early “Medicine Cabinet” installation. [custom_adv] The two-story villa also features two lavish bedrooms, a media lounge, two private massage rooms, a private healing salt room and a fitness center. [custom_adv] It’s part of the resort’s $690 million top-to-bottom renovation. The Palms boasts one of the most extensive collections of blue-chip art of any hotel in the US, with pieces by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol on loan alongside contemporary works by KAWS, Dustin Yellin, Takashi Murakami and other artists. [custom_adv] As you might expect, a suite with this high a price tag comes with some pretty sweet perks, including 24-hour butler service, chauffeured car service, a behind-the-scenes art tour of the hotel and the suite, A-list access to the property’s nightclub, Pearl Concert Theater and recording studio, as well as a $10,000 resort credit. [custom_adv] The Palms is owned by Station Casinos, so unfortunately you can’t leverage any existing hotel loyalty programs to earn elite-qualifying points or book a free stay there. [custom_adv] Sharks suspended in formaldehyde, graphics of oversized pills and flooring patterned with butterflies await high-rolling guests staying in this hotel suite, which British artist Damien Hirst has designed for the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. [custom_adv] The suite offers two master bedrooms and a cantilevered outdoor pool overlooking the Las Vegas Strip, along with numerous lounges that can fit over 50 people, massage rooms, a salt relaxation room, a gym, two bathrooms and a powder room. [custom_adv] Hirst's touches appear in nearly every aspect of the hotel room, from furniture and textiles that incorporate his designs, to six large-scale original artworks. [custom_adv] The most dramatic involves two bull sharks suspended in formaldehyde in a white tank, called Winner/Loser. [custom_adv] Others include a fish design above a 12-chair bar, named Here For A Good Time Not a Long Time, and a translucent cabinet filled with pills titled Monet, next to a six-person dining table. [custom_adv] White and chrome finishes lend a contemporary feel to the interiors. Throughout, hundreds of stencilled and embroidered motifs of skulls, pills and butterflies can be found on walls, furniture and upholstery.
