Eleven U.S. presidents have visited the Hotel Del Coronado since Benjamin Harrison stayed here in 1891. This 2,035 square-foot suite features three bedrooms with fireplace, three baths, kitchen, dining and living room. The patio includes a fire circle and two private day tubs. Price:$5,000-plus. <a href="http://www.hoteldel.com">www.hoteldel.com</a>.
The Waldorf Towers in New York City can host 24 heads of state at one time and features a secure underground entrance. The Presidential Suite features bulletproof glass. Rates range from $1,800 to $10,000 per night, depending on the suite.
The Presidential Suite at the Park Hyatt in Paris.
The current President Bush reportedly sipped his last alcoholic drink during his 40th birthday bash at one of several presidential-style suites at the Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Thanks to its proximity to NORAD, the Air Force Academy and Fort Carson Army Base, the Broadmoor has hosted nearly every president since it opened in 1918.
The Lincoln Suite, one of three presidential suites at Washington, D.C.'s Williard Intercontinental Hotel, which has hosted nearly every U.S. president since the hotel's inception in 1850.
Since opening in 2006, The Regent Beijing has hosted former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, E.U. President Jose Manuel Barroso and Greek President Karolos Papoulias in its two 1,184-square-foot suites, complete with in-suite gym and steam room, private butler and furniture repros of designs in the Forbidden City. Price: $6,000.
<a href="http://www.regenthotels.com">www.regenthotels.com</a>.
The Ritz Carlton Palm Beach's new 2,693 square-foot oceanfront presidential suite has a work-meets-play vibe, with two bedrooms, 3 ½ baths, work space, billiards table, onyx bar and red crocodile chaise. A wall of ''shoe art'' by Robert Tabor pay tribute to past first ladies, with a blue orthopedic wing tip for Barbara Bush and a '60s square-toe in pink wool for Jackie Kennedy. Price: $4,000-$6,000.
The Fairmont Dallas debuted its new Presidential Suite last February. Republican nominee John McCain was the first person to stay in it during his campaign for the Texas primary.
French president Nicholas Sarkozy stayed with his family at the Presidential Suite at the Hotel Fouquet’s Barrière in Paris on the night he was elected. <a href="http://www.fouquets-barriere.com">www.fouquets-barriere.com</a>.
Every president from John F. Kennedy to Bill Clinton has stayed in the 1,800-square-foot Presidential Suite in the Beverly Hilton.
The Presidential Suite at the historic Ahwanee Lodge in Yosemite National Park incorporates a sweeping 180-degree balcony that boasts views of Yosemite icons Half Dome, Glacier Point and Upper Yosemite Fall. Its parlor and two adjacent bedrooms have hosted presidents, kings and queens since the hotel's opening on July 14, 1927. The suite was once named after President Kennedy, who stayed there in the 1960s.
The Presidential Cottage' at the Battlehouse Hotel in Mobile, Alabama, includes a billards table for executive downtime.
The Presidential Suite in the Liberty Hotel, Boston, which was built in a former jail.
The Presidential Suite at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix. Rates in the historic hotel's three executive suites start at $769.
Former South African president Nelson Mandela's retreat, Shambala Game Reserve, recently opened the Nelson Mandela Reconciliation Centre to the public. Regular guests can only visit the Centre -- Mandela's private digs -- but maybe the new U.S. chief will be get to stay there. Price: $1,000 per person, double. <a href="http://www.shambalagamereserve.com">www.shambalagamereserve.com</a>.
The Jacuzzi-style bath in Cinderella's Castle suite at Disney's Magic Kingdom in Orlando. WALT DISNEY WORLD / WALT DISNEY WORLD
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