Forget Singapore: 5 ways to live like ‘Crazy Rich Europeans’ in Monaco
The Mediterranean city state, known for its luxury yachts, hotels and casinos has been a playground of the rich and famous for more than a century
When Rachel Chu first stepped on the plane to Singapore with her beau Nick Young in the film Crazy Rich Asians, little did she know what eye-opening, jaw-dropping wealth lay in store for her.
But even if the “Lion City” has more than its fair share of real life “Crazy Rich Asians”, one country is synonymous with wealth like no other: Monaco.
The tiny Principality of Monaco, as the city state is officially known, situated beside the Mediterranean, has been the ultimate playground of the rich and famous for more than a century.
Check out five ways to truly live and party like “Crazy Rich Europeans”.
Where to stay
When choosing where to lay your head during your sojourn, nowhere is more gasp-inducing than the new Princess Grace Suite at the Hotel de Paris Monte-Carlo. This stunning ultra-exclusive residence covers a mind-blowing 910 square metres (9,800 square feet) over two floors and includes your own pool, garden and 440 square metres of terraces overlooking the superyachts below, for the ultimate in Instagram selfies. Yours for US$48,000 per night.
Dinner at the hotel’s Le Louis XV Alain Ducasse, perfect for any self-respecting Eleanor Young – the film’s Singaporean matriarch played by Michelle Yeoh – could be accompanied by one of 350,000 bottles of wine from one of the very finest cellars on the planet.