Nestled within a Grade II-listed chalet on the banks of the Thames, this bathroom is a masterclass in opulent excess. The home was listed in 2019 for $3.7 million (£2.9m) and the ostentatious bathing space contains a pair of $11,800 (£9k) copper bathtubs, bespoke Japanese toilets and gilded Italian wash basins worth $47,200 (£36k) – items only the super-rich can afford!

Located in Macau, China, The 13 hotel is obscenely high-end with absolutely zero expense spared on the bathrooms. This master ensuite takes your breath away with a stained glass rain shower, freestanding marble tub and gilded candelabras. 

The impossibly luxurious XXII Carat Villas in Dubai have numerous ultra-luxe USPs, but the most decadent has got to be the marble master bathrooms, which each contain an Amazonian rock crystal tub worth $1 million (£760k). The villas themselves start at $10.5 million (£8m).

Guests who are wealthy enough to afford a night or more in the sumptuous Affresco Suite at Florence's Hotel Il Salviatino, a converted Renaissance palazzo, can gaze up at beautiful ceiling frescos while they relax in the bathroom's magnificent ancient stone tub.

Soaking in this whirlpool tub surrounded by colourful tropical fish has got to be heaven. The amazing aquarium bathroom was installed in a Renaissance-style mansion in Dallas that was listed and snapped up by a buyer in 2019 for just under $6 million (£4.6m). 

The Honeymoon Suite at the high-end Madikwe Hills Private Game Lodge is blessed with the most incredible space: an outdoor terrace bathroom where guests can watch elephants, lions and other big-game animals roam as they sip champagne in the tub. 

The Royal Suite at Dubai's Burj Al Arab Hotel boasts super lavish interiors, with a master bathroom to boot. It ticks all the high-end boxes with a huge marble whirlpool tub, five-head rainfall shower and gold-plated fixtures.

Sneaking a peek inside a celebrity home is always interesting. Real Housewives of New Jersey star, Melissa Gorga has an enormous marble and wood fireplace in her swanky master bathroom, which is flashy even by New Jersey standards. The reality star's Montville mansion is on the market right now for $2.9 million (£2.2m). 

The appropriately named Extreme WOW Suite at the W in Singapore is the last word in quirky luxury. The bathroom doesn't disappoint with a unique steel oval tub, a custom champagne ice wall and a bespoke chandelier among its many marvels.

Dictators tend to have a penchant for bling and lavish lairs, and Romania's Nicolae Ceaușescu was no exception. Almost every fixture in the master bathroom at the former presidential palace in Bucharest is made from solid gold, including the toilet paper holders and taps.

This bathroom in Anantara Kihavah Villas in the Maldives is to die for. As well as a sensational infinity pool, the stress-busting sanctuary transports guests to Nirvana with a glass-bottomed spa bathtub.

The legendary late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld turned his hand to interior design in 2017, revamping two suites at the impossibly luxurious Hôtel de Crillon in Paris. One of the highlights, this master bathroom has a tub carved from a single block of Carrera marble, weighing in at two tonnes. It's definitely as outrageous as some of these homes belonging to the world's fashion icons. 

We can see why Chelster Hall in Oakville, Ontario, was once listed at $45 million (£34m). Like the other rooms in the mansion, the master ensuite is swoon-worthy, with a spa bath, ornate chandelier and gold-plated sinks.

The handiwork of Simmons Building, this ultra-spacious master bathroom belongs to a property on Jupiter Island. Complete with a massage space, it's one of the most impressive rooms in the oceanfront Florida estate that was custom-built in the early 2000s.

The entire contents of London's most luxurious mansion were auctioned in 2015 after the owner, a Saudi royal, failed to find a buyer willing to stump up the $393 million (£300m) asking price. Since then it was purchased by a Chinese tycoon for a record-breaking $275 million (£210m). The lavish home includes jewel-encrusted bidets, Baldi baths and gold-plated fixtures.

One of America's most expensive properties, 924 Bel Air Road, was purchased in January for $94 million (£71m). The mansion has a total of 21 luxe bathrooms, including this grey marble one, which is kitted out with a spa bath, massive walk-in shower and leather double massage couch.

Over on the Upper West Side, this penthouse, which was sold in 2017 for $18.6 million (£14.2m), has a bathroom clad in semi-precious Lapis Lazuli stone with breathtaking views of the city from the sizeable spa tub. 

Another gorgeous bathroom with a ceiling fresco, this beauty looks like it belongs in a grand stately home, but the Baroque-inspired ensuite is actually located in a Florida mansion that was on the market in February 2016 for $7.9 million (£6m), and then mysteriously taken off the market later in the year. 

Living up to its name and then some, the three bedroom Palace Suite bathroom at the Emirates Palace in Dubai is positively palatial. Dripping in fine marble, the capacious room has an oversized spa bathtub, gold-leaf double vanity sinks, not to mention a fabulous chandelier.

The interior designers tasked with decorating the Emperor's Suite at the Empire Hotel in Brunei clearly maxed out their budget – even this small bathroom has real gold accents, including with a 24-karat-plated towel rail holder, toilet brush and taps.

The decadent master bathroom in this Georgia mansion certainly wouldn't look out of place in the Palace of Versailles thanks to the copious gilding and fine marble tiling and columns.

Likewise, this uber-elegant 18th century-style bathroom looks like it was created for Marie Antoinette. Featuring expensive marble, embellished wall panels, gilding, frescos and more, the Royal Suite bathroom at the Four Seasons in Florence is regal to a T.

The Underwater Suite bathroom at Dubai's Atlantis the Palm Hotel has heart-stopping floor-to-ceiling windows that look out into the Ambassador lagoon, which teems with marine life. You'd never want to get out of the tub!

The Mandrake Hotel in London's Fitzrovia has one of the most sensational bathrooms in the capital. The penthouse space blows away the competition with a marble whirlpool tub fitted with disco lights, a retractable roof for stargazing and an eye-catching gold leaf and ostrich feather lamp.

The striking black and gold ensuite in the Maharani Suite at Jodhpur's historic Umaid Bhawan Palace Hotel gives the Eltham Palace masterpiece a run for its money when it comes to crowning the most luxurious Art Deco bathroom.

The Ritz-Carlton's poshest bathroom, which is decked out with an inviting whirlpool tub and a truckload of pricey Italian marble, offers the most jaw-dropping views of the dramatic Hong Kong skyline.

Floating Seahorse Villas in Dubai each have an underwater marble bathroom with floor to ceiling windows – an awesome luxury that definitely doesn't come cheap. One of the amphibious homes is currently on the market for $27.3 million (£20.8m).

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