The most expensive first-class suite on the Titanic cost up to £870 in the high season. That price covered a parlour suite with multiple rooms and a small private promenade deck, making it vastly more costly than an ordinary first-class cabin.
Titanic’s first-class accommodation was designed to rival the finest hotels and ocean liners of the era. Suites could include sitting rooms, bedrooms, private bathrooms, wardrobes, servants’ quarters and entrances decorated in historical styles such as Louis XVI or Georgian.
The £870 figure is a fare for the suite or berth arrangement, not simply a nightly room rate. Prices also varied with the season, route and accommodation selected. A standard first-class fare could cost roughly £30, while third-class travel began at only a few pounds.
The four grandest parlour suites were located on B and C decks near the forward grand staircase. Their luxury—and their extraordinary price—helped make Titanic a symbol of the extreme social and economic contrasts aboard the ship.