The Hugh Hefner Sky Villa was a two-story, 9,000 sq ft suite on the 34th and 35th floors of the Fantasy Tower at the Palms in Las Vegas, opened in October 2006 and rented for about $35,000 to $40,000 a night. After the 2018 renovation it was redesigned with artist Damien Hirst and renamed the Empathy Suite.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Where | Fantasy Tower, Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas |
| Floors | 34th and 35th, two stories |
| Size | 9,000 sq ft |
| Opened | October 2006 |
| Nightly rate (as of 2012) | $35,000 to $40,000 |
| Today | Renamed the Empathy Suite after the 2018 renovation |
Everybody knows who Hugh Hefner was, but fewer people know his Las Vegas suite. If you thought you had found sexy hotels before, this suite aimed higher.
What was the Hugh Hefner Sky Villa?
The suite was inspired by Hefner’s Playboy Mansions in Los Angeles and Chicago, and Hefner himself was its first guest. It was one of the signature suites in the Fantasy Tower, which opened with the Palms’ 2005 to 2006 expansion. Hefner died in 2017, so the suite’s namesake no longer stays anywhere.
What did the suite include?
Guests reached it by glass elevator. The two-story layout had three bedrooms, a rotating bed beneath a mirrored ceiling, and a glass-walled Jacuzzi extending out over the hotel for a view of the city. It also had butler service, a massage and spa room, a gym, a poker table, a fireplace, pop-up TVs, an indoor pool with the Bunny logo, and a Playboy art collection. It could host a party for a couple of hundred guests, according to the original description.
The price did not include any bunny-eared company.
What is it called now?
In the 2018 renovations the former Hugh Hefner suite was redesigned by architects Bentel & Bentel with artist Damien Hirst and renamed the Empathy Suite. The Palms itself has changed hands: Red Rock Resorts bought it for $312.5 million in 2016 and sold it for $650 million to the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, who reopened it on April 27, 2022. One report puts the Empathy Suite at $100,000 a night, and we could not confirm that price from the resort, so check before you plan around it.
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FAQ
Where was the Hugh Hefner Sky Villa?
In the Fantasy Tower at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, on the 34th and 35th floors.
How much did the Hugh Hefner Sky Villa cost per night?
As of 2012 it rented for $35,000 to $40,000 a night.
How big was the Sky Villa?
About 9,000 sq ft over two stories, with three bedrooms.
Does the Hugh Hefner Sky Villa still exist?
Not under that name. After the 2018 renovation it became the Empathy Suite, redesigned by Bentel & Bentel with Damien Hirst.
Who owns the Palms now?
The Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation, which bought it in 2021 for $650 million and reopened it in April 2022.
Last updated: October 2026.
