They’re all aghast over at Curbed about a rental property in Waldorf Towers, New York, priced at a humungous $140,000 per month.

Why so much? Well, to begin with, it was Cole Porter’s home from 1934-1964 – the place, no less, where he penned the song “Don’t Fence Me In” and, appropriately enough, “You’re The Top” (you’re a Waldorf salad…).

Waldorf Towers is as exclusive as New York gets – a legendary boutique hotel occupying the 28th-42nd floors of the Waldorf Astoria on Park Avenue. The apartments, they claim, “are distinguished by unparalleled luxury, elegance and privacy” and the room service is “impeccable and personalized”.

Maybe so, but if these pictures are anything to go by, the apartment in question is pretty underwhelming  – a bit like an upmarket conference hotel circa 1979.  Bland, says Curbed … I agree.

I’m thinking London can do better, so not to be outdone by our transatlantic cousins, I’ve taken a look through the Primelocation.com listings and have found a rental property that’s actually more expensive than Waldorf Towers.

True, it’s a house, not an apartment, but even so … Wellington Court in the Harrods Estate in Knightsbridge will set you back a cool £25,000 per week. At the current rate of exchange that works out at $164,906 per month.

For that you get six bedroom suites, seven bathrooms, two receptions, a library, a screening room, a gym, a hydrotherapy spa, two kitchens and numerous terraces. Oh, and by the way, if you want it as a short let, the price rises to £40,000 pw.

Fancy a peek?  Thought you might!  Of the two, I know which one I’d prefer to live in…

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