What it's like to travel in a swanky $20,000 Etihad Airways first-class suite [VIDEO]

In this very special episode of Cribs: Airlines With Too Much Money, we get a look at Etihad Airways and its first-class suite, a private room aboard the new Airbus A380 planes.

The three-bedroom, 125-square-foot suite is designed for two people and boasts a private bathroom (with shower), a full bedroom (with Egyptian cotton bedding) and a living room, including two dining tables, fine gold-platted China, a chilled mini-bar and a 32-inch flat screen TV.

And did we mention the "discreet" personal butler? He was trained at the Savoy in London — because anywhere else would be just gauche — by the former Buckingham Palace butlers.

Businessman Gino Bertuccio has already tried out the experience, telling USA Today, "My only wish was that the flight was longer, I didn't want to get off." Well, that's a first.

The entire experience is available to you for a cool $20,000 one-way ticket.

Watch video below:

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When you're ready for some serious luxury in the sky, Etihad Airways has the ultimate First Class experience. It's called The Residence, and it's a three-room, private suite aboard their new Airbus A380 planes. Complete with a personal butler (trained at the Savoy in London), the suite has a living room, private bathroom with shower and a full bedroom. Designed for two people, The Residence now offers a private-jet experience with the convenience and safety of flying with a major carrier. With a living room, separate bedroom and ensuite bathroom, The Residence by Etihad is the only three-room suite in the sky. 

The living room has a luxurious Poltrona Frau leather double-seat sofa with ottoman, two dining tables, chilled drinks cabinet and 32-inch flat screen TV. 

A soft-carpeted hallway leads to the ensuite bathroom with shower, exclusive toiletries and bathrobes. 

The bedroom in The Residence is decorated with delicate fabrics and furnished with natural fibre mattress double bed, Egyptian cotton sheets and choice of pillows. 

Experience the ultimate in luxury high above the clouds and wake up to breakfast in bed over an expanse of beautiful skies.

[Mashable]