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The Mansion at The MGM Grand is modeled on an 18th century Florentine villa, and each of the 29 accommodations has its own private butler available around the clock. The Mansion's amenities include a lavish dining room, private pool and spa, as well as two chefs--one specializing in Asian cuisine, the other Continental--on-call to cook for you. (Catering is extra.) In fact, $5,000 per night only buys you a room--no board. The smallest villa is 2,900 square feet, but they range up to 9,000 square feet, for which the cost is $15,000 per night. If you're looking for a mansion-away-from-mansion, the staff members, who pick you up at the airport in a Rolls-Royce and remember your favorite wine, flowers and newspapers from last time, will make it worthwhile--even if Lady Luck doesn't.

For more information, call (877) 225-2121 or visit www.mgmmirage.com.

North Island is a secluded resort in the Seychelles, a small cluster of islands off the Eastern coast of Africa. The nightly rate gets your room and all meals and drinks (except premium champagne). Each of the eleven villas was handmade by Seychellois and African artisans, and measures at least 4,890 square feet. The villas have two bedrooms, one of which can be converted to a study for couples traveling alone, as well as air-conditioning, satellite TV and internet access. The staff relies heavily on the island's vegetable and herb gardens when preparing daily meals.

For more information, call 248-293-100 or visit www.north-island.com.

Another Seychelles resort, another rate worthy of a billionaire. (The island is reportedly owned by German industrialist Otto Happel.) This rate doesn't even include the 15% tax and service charges, but before your roll your eyes, consider that the Frégate Island Private resort only hosts 40 guests at a time in its 16 villas. Each villa has two bedrooms, a Jacuzzi, a private sun terrace and two bathrooms: one inside, one open-air. The rates include breakfast, lunch, dinner and all soft drinks. Just don't forget to factor in the flight from Mahi, the Seychelles' main island, which starts at almost $2,000 during the high season--not to mention the flight to Mahi itself.

For more information, call (800) 225-4255 or visit www.fregate.com.

The 14 one-bedroom cottages and one three-bedroom cottage at this Relais & Chateaux property each have four-poster mahogany beds and their own swimming pools, so you never have to see your fellow guests in their skivvies--unless you want to. The cottages were modeled after the old French West Indies plantations on the island, but the cottages are modern on the inside with Bang & Olufsen telephones, two satellite televisions and a fax. The rate of $2,092 per cottage per night includes breakfast and transfers to and from the airport.

For more information, call (800) 735-2478 or visit www.hotelletoiny.com.

The price at this 19,000-hectare, private South African game reserve includes two game drives per day in an open Range Rover, transfers from the airport to the hotel and back, all drinks, laundry and valet services. Guests choose from 18 suites housed in five lodges at this Relais & Chateaux property, and enjoy African wine from the 12,000-bottle wine cellar.

For more information, call (800) 735-2478 or visit www.singita.com.

A garden-view bure, or Fijian cottage suite, at The Wakaya Club doesn't come cheap, and the minimum stay is five nights. Included in the rate, however, are all meals (including vegetarian options) and beverages (alcoholic or non), a personal golf or tennis coach, as well as a personal trainer, laundry service, unlimited activities like sea kayaking and croquet, and two scuba dives per day. While tipping is not customary, guests are certainly encouraged to contribute to the Wakaya Community Christmas Fund.

For more information, call (800) 828-3454 or visit www.wakaya.com

Turtle Island hosts guests in 14 two-room bures with thatched, vaulted ceilings, each with a private verandah looking out over the ocean. All but one of the bures have indoor jetted spas. All meals, drinks and activities, such as scuba diving and deep sea fishing, are included. The island has a three-acre organic garden, and tropical fruit and fresh seafood are always on the menu.

For more information, call (800) 255-4347 or visit www.turtlefiji.com.

A favored escape among the British royal family, Huka Lodge has hosted Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Edward and more dukes and duchesses than you could shake a scepter at. Nightly rates include breakfast, pre-dinner cocktails and a five-course dinner. Lake Taupo, Huka Falls and the Waikato River provide views and hikes galore--if you decide to stay put near your bungalow, you're missing the quintessential country vacation.

For more information, call 64-7-378-5791 or visit www.hukalodge.com.

Designed to look like a billowing sail, the Burj Al Arab opened in 1999 on a man-made island specifically constructed for the property, just off the coast of Dubai. The hotel is all suites, with a basic suite comprised of two floors, a guest bathroom downstairs and a master bedroom and bathroom with a Jacuzzi upstairs. The hotel will shuttle passengers for free via buggy or bus to the Dubai souk (or market)--Rolls-Royces are available too, but they cost extra, as does the $41 breakfast. And watch out for that 10% service charge and 10% "municipality fee" that the hotel adds on top of the nightly rate.

For more information, call 971-4-301-7777 or visit www.burj-al-arab.com.