Highest Starwood-specific rate I've seen was when I got a 1-bedroom suite at the W Chicago. That one was about $1200.

Highest one I've ever seen anywhere was for the Harry S Truman suite at the Kansas City downtown Marriott. That was $1500. (We were given that room for free in connection with catering business.)

And lastly, we had a suite at the Ritz in Naples, FL that had $900 on the door. It was August (hurricane season)...the place was empty and we paid about $190 for the room.

In all cases, I know the rooms aren't really worth nearly these numbers except in the rarest of cases. $1500 for a suite - even a giant Presidential suite - in Kansas City? Maybe for the Super Bowl that we'll get if we build that funky rolling roof. These numbers are purely for entertainment purposes only and, of course, have no correlation whatsoever to the value of hotel points.