A night at a top hotel in Monaco averages about $2,440. That is the highest rate in a May 2026 ranking of billionaire vacation spots from the real estate and consulting firm Maui Elite Property, and Monaco still finished second.
The firm scored the world’s most exclusive destinations on private aviation access, five-star hotel and villa density, fine dining, elite leisure options and average luxury hotel rates. The result reads like a map of where tech founders, hedge fund legends and old-money families go when they want privacy to match their net worth.
The Mediterranean at the top
The French Riviera took first place with a near-perfect index score of 99. Rooms average about $1,551 a night. The draw is movement: from Cap Ferrat to Cannes, Antibes and St. Tropez by yacht, helicopter or chauffeured car. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, BMW heir Stefan Quandt, Roman Abramovich and Elton John have all been linked to the region. HBO’s The White Lotus season 4 has begun filming there, in Cannes, St. Tropez and Monaco, though the story stays on the Côte d’Azur. The Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel, has a glass-fronted funicular running down toward the sea.
Monaco wins on scarcity. It has far fewer luxury hotels than most places on the list, and that keeps prices high. It has no private jet terminal, so visitors land in Nice and transfer by helicopter or car. Names tied to it include Jim Ratcliffe, Shahid Khan, Steve Wynn and David Nahmad. Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo sits on Casino Square.
Two American entries
Miami ranked third, the top US spot, at about $1,168 a night. Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Page have been linked to it, and Bezos has made big real estate moves around Indian Creek Island, nicknamed the “Billionaire Bunker.” The Setai, Miami Beach, is the oceanfront pick.
The Hamptons came fourth at about $1,201. Ken Griffin, Michael Rubin, Barry Rosenstein, Leon Black and Robert Kraft have been associated with the area, where the real luxury is access to private golf clubs, beach clubs and invitation-only weekends.
Cliffs, jungle, snow and atolls
The Amalfi Coast rounds out the top five at about $957 a night, the lowest of the five. Il San Pietro di Positano has cliffside terraces and private beach access.
Bali ranked sixth and is the top Asian entry. Rates average around $350 a night. Its pull is seclusion and wellness, and the Kardashians have been linked to it. Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, has butler-serviced villas on the Ayung River in Ubud.
Courchevel is the only winter destination in the top 10. At about $2,204 a night it is second only to Monaco in cost. Abramovich, Mikhail Prokhorov and Russian oligarchs more broadly have long been associated with the resort, where guests ski directly from palace hotels.
Majorca came eighth at about $978. Bezos, Jack Ma and Richard Branson have been linked to the island. Belmond La Residencia sits in the artists’ village of Deià.
The Maldives ranked ninth, with rates around $854 and far higher for private-island villas. The Beckham and Ramsay families have been associated with it. Soneva Jani is known for large overwater villas with retractable roofs and private water slides into the lagoon.
Capri closes the list at about $1,719 a night. It has no private jet terminal, so guests arrive by helicopter, private boat or tender from Naples. David Geffen, Les Wexner and James Packer are among the names tied to it, along with Bezos and Abramovich.
