Dream places where you can be queen and king for at least one night

Waking up in a sumptuous palace and feeling like a queen, a prince, a marquise, an Indian maharajah or an oriental pasha. How many times have we dreamt of this only to be disappointed to find ourselves in everyday reality. Yet, there are indeed places in the world where, at least for one or a few days, you can experience living where crowned heads and members of the highest courts have spent their opulent lives. Here are five beautiful hotels, also interesting for the landscape and cultural riches that surround them.