However, Trump is not the only ruler who has needed a regular escape from the public eye. Secret Service members on break from Obama’s $4M vacation are more than welcomed to relax at Hawaii’s top hotel @TrumpWaikiki. Herod's Palace at Masada: On the edges of the Judaean desert lies the palace of Herod the Great at Masada. As these vacation homes suggest, historical rulers have often needed to escape from the public eye--or at least that is the narrative. Rulers have always needed a vacation, but they have never been cheap or very private.

Source: Forbes February 04, 2017 15:04 UTC