Doha's most over-the-top hotel suites

(CNN) — Doha, the capital of Qatar, has fast become the ideal travel stopover. You can pack in a lot in just a few days and come out of the tiny Gulf state feeling like you've been to an authentic, and often unique, destination.

The Extreme-Wow Suite in Doha's W Hotel has become a destination for a long list of celebrities, including actors Jeremy Irons and Amitabh Bachchan and models Kate Moss and Izabel Goulart.

This spacious 127-square-meter suite (1,367 square feet) is decked out in black and blue. You can hang in a swing chair, play pool with your friends, then have your meal catered through your own private kitchen and sit down for a meal at your own private dining table.

But what the W Hotel strives to do is astound. Spoiler alert! The sunlit corridor to your rooms is lined with tanks filled with exotic fish.

But the real element of surprise is in the bedroom. It's likely you won't notice it -- because who expects the unexpected? -- until you almost walk into its backside.

There at the edge of your bedroom, inspired by the Bedouin lifestyle, is a horse. A full-size, plastic horse. There's no denying here just how intrinsic Arabian horses are to Qatar's culture, and this is a beautiful homage to that. Oh, and it's functional, for the horse is also a lamp.