The Dream: Let’s just say you had $100,000 to burn, and you really wanted to spend it during one luxury-packed weekend in San Francisco. You could book The Fairmont, San Francisco’s little-publicized $100,000 Best of San Francisco Centennial Package - an offering for haute travelers created to commemorate the famed Nob Hill hotel’s 100th birthday. The package isn’t mentioned on the hotel web site, but did grace the pages of San Francisco magazine this month. So what exactly does $100,000 get you at The Fairmont, San Francisco? Two nights in the 6,000-square-foot penthouse suite, a welcome toast with a 1907 medeira wine, use of the house Maserati, a dinner for 12 in the penthouse’s formal dining room and jewelry from Shreve & Company for everyone in attendance.

The Reality: Let’s say you had $599 to burn, and you really wanted to spend it during one luxury-packed weekend in San Francisco. Luckily, The Fairmont is offering another deal that’s more suited to the masses. The Live the Legend package includes two nights at the hotel (rates increase from $599 depending on which room type you choose), a coffee table book commemorating the history of the hotel and the surrounding city, centennial toasting glasses, a bottle of bubbly and a $100 food and beverage credit for use during your stay.