President Obama’s one-night stay in Brussels last month will cost taxpayers a staggering $2.9 million.
On the short jaunt, Obama’s crew used 387 rooms at the The Hotel — a stylish building that boasts spa services and free champagne — for $1.5 million between March 25 and 26, the Weekly Standard reported.
The administration also forked over $1.05 million for 143 rental vehicles and footed a $396,000 bill to Crowne Plaza Hotel, where some staffers stayed on the trip, according to federal documents posted online at fbo.gov.
The jaw-dropping fees included two weeks’ pay to staffers, who were in town for UN and NATO summits.
Rooms at The Hotel feature “unforgettable views of the Brussels city skyline . . . even from the sauna” for roughly $320 per night, according to the hotel’s Web site. The rooms come complete with walk-in “rain showers” and 46-inch TVs.
The administration paid Modern Car, a limo service in Brussels, for a “rental vehicles for VIP visit,” according to the documents.
Obama used 45 vehicles, including his personal armored Cadillac limo, during the six-day trip to Europe and the Middle East.