By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 6:23 PM on 12th January 2012


With four flat-screen TVs, a kitchenette and posh furniture it looks like the penthouse in a five-star hotel.

But it's actually the luxury New York hospital room where baby Blue Ivy Carter came into the world, showbiz news website TMZ.com is reporting.

Exclusive images of the suite which is reportedly where Beyonc gave birth to her first child with rapper Jay Z have just emerged.

Million Dollar Baby: The newly constructed VIP suite at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York where Beyonce and Jay Z's baby Blue Ivy Carter was born on Saturday night

Million Dollar Baby: The newly constructed VIP suite at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York which is reportedly where Beyonce and Jay Z's baby Blue Ivy Carter was born on Saturday night

Bed: The bed where Beyonce gave birth to her baby daughter

Bed: The bed where Beyonce gave birth to her baby daughter

Apparently the newly constructed VIP suite at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York wasn't built especially for the couple - contrary to previous reports that alleged the couple paid to have the area customised for their use.

The Single Ladies singer just happened to be the first to use the set of rooms intended for high profile guests, according to TMZ.com

The posh interior includes a living room area complete with a plush cream, three-piece suite, a coffee table and matching lamp.

It also features a kitchenette with a sink, a microwave and a shelf-full of coffee cups, meaning that the singer and her family could make themselves quick hot snacks.

There is also a single bed especially for the father-to-be or another family member to rest while waiting for the baby to arrive.

Like everything else connected with the birth of the hip-hop princess, this is yet more proof that the birth of Blue was a lavish affair.

Earlier this week she was spirited out of the hospital in a customised Mercedes van.

Your carriage awaits: Beyonce, Jay-Z and baby Blue Ivy Carter left the Lenox Hill Hospital in New York ot 1.30am on Tuesday in a huge Mercedes van

Your carriage awaits: Beyonce, Jay-Z and baby Blue Ivy Carter left the Lenox Hill Hospital in New York ot 1.30am on Tuesday in a huge Mercedes van

The trio were said to have been followed by a cavalcade of cars through the darkness.

Happy couple: Beyonce and Jay-Z at the Costume Institute Gala in New York last May

Happy couple: Beyonce and Jay-Z at the Costume Institute Gala in New York last May

Beyonce bought the van a couple of months ago, apparently in readiness for the birth, swapping her luxurious Maybach for the souped up motor.

In true superstar style the 30-year-old has pimped her ride to the max and spent a whopping $1 million kitting out the Mercedes vehicle.

It has an engine big enough to power a large lorry - but has the soft drive of a limousine.

The Baby Boy singer requested hand stitched Italian leather seats be installed in cream with chestnut lining.

To make sure she doesn't ever have to stop at a service station Beyonc has a full bathroom with a shower, sink and toilet.

No doubt the couple were being transported to their luxurious Tribeca penthouse apartment in New York so they could settle into her new home.

Knowles has had a luxury nursery built which includes a $20,000 cot as its centrepiece. The Posh Tots Carriage Fantasy Crib is made of solid cedar and birch and comes complete with a rear luggage rack which doubles as a changing table.

Riding in style: The singer bought the motor a couple of months back in readiness for the birth

Riding in style: The singer bought the motor a couple of months back in readiness for the birth

Super luxury: The inside of the van is kitted out with decadence

Super luxury: The inside of the van is kitted out with decadence

Their departure from hospital - following Saturday's birth - comes as it had emerged that the A-list couple allegedly infuriated other new parents by enforcing a lockdown at the hospital where they had their first child together.

They also had their own private security force working an area alongside hospital security already at Lenox Hill Hospital.

The extraordinary lengths for privacy led to other parents bitterly complaining that the intense measures had made other new parents miss out on precious moments with their own newborns.

Home from home: The happy trio are moving into their new penthouse mansion in New York, pictured here under construction earlier this year

Home from home: The happy trio are moving into their new penthouse mansion in New York, pictured here under construction earlier this year

Rock-a-bye-baby: A picture of the stunning $20,000 crib Jay-Z bought for his daughter

Rock-a-bye-baby: A picture of the stunning $20,000 crib Jay-Z bought for his daughter

Arrival: A view of Lenox Hill Hospital on the Upper East Side of Manhattan where Blue was born

Arrival: A view of Lenox Hill Hospital on the Upper East Side of Manhattan where Blue was born



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Most birthing rooms in the US are very nice now. Mine (in Texas) had hardwood floors, an armoire with TV/Stereo, sofas to pull out into beds & a mini kitchen. I didn't pay extra for that & I doubt Beyonce paid extra for that room shown. They are just upgrading birth suites everywhere because babies are easy/big money for the hospital & women can chose where they deliver. PS- I chose my hospital based on infection rates & having a level 3 nursery. It was just a bonus that it was super posh.

They sure are more special than the rest of us.

Why the h*ll does anybody need to see this!

Doesn't matter who you are or how much money you have a woman doesn't need the hospital room to look like a 5 star hotel. And I have lost any respect for Beyonce and Jay z. You are no different to the many other new parents who were at that hospital. You can't just chuck money at something and keep parents away from new babies and make the traumatic experience of birth even worse for them.

While I think it's crass interns of how they spend their money it is after all THEIR MONEY. They earned it and can spend in every way they wish to. The only wrong part is the inconvenience they caused other families needing to visit their relatives or love ones in the hospital. I blame the hospital administrator as it's their job to make sure the hospital runs smoothly and not a circus with celebrities and their entourage.

yawn.....................

I dont understand why any of this matters? some singer and an old rapper have a baby good for them, why is the world being told? who really cares? why does anyone care about any famous people for anything other than what they got famous for? low self worth?

"The bed where Beyonce gave birth to her baby daughter" .... I doubt it very much DM, far as I know it's still a requirement for surgeries including c-section to be undertaken in an operating theatre!

That crib looks like something Katie Price would have, it's gross.

Their Penthouse mansion? How does that work? They have to spend all their time in the bedrooms?

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