As linked to from here before, Glenn Murcutt with Wendy Lewin has designed a boutique hotel that is currently under construction along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. It has a blog! It has a website!

I was having a look around the website, taking in its dreamy slowly scrolling ’scapes, when I clicked on the ‘What Price?’ tab where it states that rates start at $3000 (US$2184.63) a night.

Me: “que?”

Three thousand dollars? And the minimum stay is two nights! They do claim to have a 7 x 7ft (porn compliant?) hand crafted bed; but even so. Thinking this to be a mistake, I sent the following to the management:

“Under the pricing section, it states that rates start at $3000 a night. Is this a mistake?
Regards,
Marcus”

And the response came back:

“Dear Marcus,

Thank you for taking the time to read the website. Regarding your question there is no mistake in the rate quoted. The lodge starts from Au$3000/night for two people valid until October through to march 2007 when the rates start from $3200/night.

Kind regards”

So it appears it is not a joke. And who knows maybe it will be worth it. However it got me thinking about whether or not this is the going rate to stay in accomodation desigend by Pritzker and/or Guru Architects. And so below is a woefully incomplete list of boutique accomodation. Note that in each case the most expensive option has been taken.

La Tourette by Le Corbusier. (Not technically a hotel but the closest Le Corbusier came). Crumbling Masterpiece. Approx 2×4.5ft beds. Light canons.
€20 (US$24)

The Hotel Puerta America Zaha Hadid Room. Gritty suburb of Madrid. Cool corridors. Is that the bed or the floor?
€171 (US$210.38)

Vals Therme by Peter Zumthor. Picturesque and secluded mountain village in Switzerland. Many baths at many temperatures, including but not limited to a Petal Pool and a Grotto reached by swimming through a stone tunnel. Outdoor accordian concerts at midnight. In the snow. The buffet breakfast delivered straight from some kind of grain and muesli based heaven.
€205 (US$251.82) For a double in the Zumthor designed rooms.

Benesse House by Tadao Ando. Picturesque and secluded island in the Inland Sea of Japan. Attached gallery with incredible collection of modern art. Attached village with incredible collection of art installations. Nearby gallery of built to house three gargantuan artworks. Arced concrete walls. James Bond Museum.
75,500Y (US$642.88) for a suite.

Aman Wella by Kerry Hill. Pretty Sri Lankin beaches. Coconut Grove. Colonial Charm.
US $800

Overwater Bungalow at Hotel Bora Bora presumably designed by some kind of Hospitality Algorithm. Overwater bungalow - the coolest room option evah.
US$950

Moonlight Head by Glenn Murcutt. Nice views. Nice bricks. Sawtooth roof.
A$3000 (US$2184.63)

And for those of you with the visual acumen here is a graph of my findings:

And so it is obvious that Moonlight Head is way off the scale. I am sure that it will provide some otherwordly service (minimally packaged local jams?) however if I had $6000
to spare and I had the choice between two nights in south Victoria or a flight to Europe and a weekend at La Tourette, I know which one I would choose.

If I have missed any hotels of note, let me know in the comments.