Inside the Forgotten Celestial Suite, a 1960s time capsule and once the world's most expensive hotel

'Too garish' even for Elvis: The celestial suite that was once the most expensive in the world with its own library and nightclub and decked out in Tiffany glass and 24-karat gold is now a time capsule for grown-ups in it have stayed since Sinatra. at AliPhotographer Lance Bradford shot the '60s relic, which once fetched $2,500 a night. -section"> Posted: 15:42 GMT, 30 January 2023 | Updated: 16:51 GMT, 30 January 2023

This was a sequel to most expensive hotel in the world, welcoming everyone from the King of Rock and Roll to the President of the United States.

Now strange new photos have revealed the frozen-in-time Celestial Suite, which still looms over the US city of Houston, Texas.

The penthouse is the brainchild of former mayor Roy Hofheinz, who was building a Disneyland-style resort called the Astrodomain.

The resort had the Astroworld theme park, a huge stadium called the Astrodome - dubbed the "Eighth Wonder of the World" - and a quartet of hotels.

Overlooking it all was the Celestial Suite, where guests such as the President Lyndon Johnson, Frank Sinatra, Muhammad Ali and Michael Jackson have stay born in style atop the Astroworld Hotel.

Harper Goff, Oscar-winning set and Disneyland visionary, has been hired to fill the interiors of antique furniture, Tiffany glass and 24-karat gold.

Several themed rooms, a two-story nightclub, a library and a dining room n were just a few of its features, all serviced by a private elevator.

It was so opulent that a guest, Elvis Presley, is said to have that he found it "too garish".

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