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.... Oct 11 12 12:28 pm Link The Peabody in Memphis. It's a 4 star as well. Oct 11 12 12:30 pm Link Umm. Hotel, The Arlington in Hot Springs Arkansas. I really am lucky to just crash at people's places to save money. The best place I ever stayed at in general? My cousin's house. His partner and him are just filthy rich and have this huge 10 beroom house for the two of them selfs with a indoor pool... ummm I think that is better then a hotel.  those men sure know how to be amazing hosts! Food, drinks and fun.Oct 11 12 12:33 pm Link The four seasons in Atlanta. The Fairmont in Santa Monica. Oct 11 12 12:45 pm Link We usually stick with chains, and if we want "fancy" we get a suite. There was a place in la that was nice, I have no idea what it was though, and the soho in London was super neat. Tiny rooms but they were all decorated individually, and our bathtub had a tv above it. And towel warmers Oct 11 12 01:15 pm Link Oooooh I'm lying, there was a hotel in Virginia. Bigass bathtub in the livingroom, that was cool. and the one in yelm had a jacuzzi tub and fire place Oct 11 12 01:18 pm Link The Fairmont in Whistler BC. Very nice. LOTS of super-psuedo-friendly waitstaff insinuating themselves into my life to get a tip. Really good affordable breakfast right around the corner though. The view driving back down the coast to Bellingham was by far the best part in the end. Fall colors, mist and fog, ocean and islands. Stunning. Oct 11 12 01:21 pm Link B & B suite. It was listed as 4 stars, but it was ridiculously cheap, and the breakfasts were to die for. Oct 11 12 01:22 pm Link Oct 11 12 01:27 pm Link Augustine York wrote: OMG, I LOVE the Parker House!! LOVELOVELOVE! I was there for several days and loved it! Oct 11 12 01:35 pm Link Bella la Bell wrote: My boss adores the Arlington, and she stays there whenever she goes to Hot Springs, which is often. Oct 11 12 01:36 pm Link Hyatt Regency in Joburg, South Africa. Five stars. Oct 11 12 01:58 pm Link A couple of 4 black star hotels. Usually a couple of AA rosettes too. Possibly even on the Michelin Guide. Rating varies from about 75-78% I think. How much? £30 for bed and breakfast, plus 20% off food and drink (but if you know the staff then it drops dramatically for drink at least) It helps if you're an employee with the chain  Oct 11 12 02:03 pm Link Hmmm, we "Blue Booked" it across Ireland and Scotland a few years back . . . places like Glin Castle, Loch Torridon, and a few others were fantastic, not just for the lodgings, but also the settings . . . course, The Horned Dorset in Rincon was fairly amazing as well . . . great, now I feel like travelin' . . .  SOS Oct 11 12 02:10 pm Link I've stayed at a few. My boyfriend is a department director at a Waldorf Astoria property. We get some great discounts. We stayed in a casita suite at his property. It had a private pool, living room, huge dining area and two fireplaces. Stayed at the Roosevelt in Hollywood a few years back, wasn't terribly impressed. The W was really nice. The Loews Hollywood hotel was also really nice. The room service was fantastic. There was another place we stayed but I can't remember the name. I'll have to ask him when I see him later. It was gorgeous, new and right on the beach. Oct 11 12 02:17 pm Link Boca Raton Resort in Boca Raton Florida. Had $6,000 a night rooms..... it was crazy. Oct 11 12 04:13 pm Link Lake Arrowhead resort in Big Bear Marriott in downtown Austin Oct 11 12 04:24 pm Link I've stayed at few really nice hotels, but it is the cheaper ones I remember most... One time I called down to the front desk, "I have a leak in my sink." The front desk clerk said, "Go ahead." Oct 11 12 04:50 pm Link I don't know if it's the best hotel I've stayed in, but the Union Hotel in Benicia, CA, was the most interesting hotel I've shot at so far. I didn't actually spend the night there, though. It's interesting because it's well-known locally in the paranormal community for it's hauntings. Since I have so little experience with hotels, it'd probably be the nicest one I've been in, although it's really a somewhat run-down old Victorian, and is only (if I remember right) a 3-star hotel. Oct 11 12 04:54 pm Link The nicest, would have been Park-Hyatt in Paris, however the favorite would have to be the Albergo Santa Chiara in Rome. Oct 11 12 04:55 pm Link SkySuites at Aria. 7000 a night. Oct 11 12 04:58 pm Link I don't know where it sits in terms of 'luxury hotels' but the most luxurious experience I had in my ever lovin' life was the Cozumel Palace. The service was amazing. Every need was meticulously taken care of. There was snorkeling with tropical fish in the ocean right off the pool. Amazing food. And I got to drink top shelf tequila from morning to night. It was paradise. Dear lord that was one of the best times I've had in my life. As far as luxury accommodations, I get to spend a weekend at the Nines in Portland this January, so I'll have to report back about that one. Oct 11 12 05:01 pm Link Mandarin Oriental in DC for work... Hard Rock Hotel 5 room suite in Vegas for play. Oct 11 12 05:02 pm Link The Peninsula Hong Kong Oct 11 12 05:04 pm Link The Benbow Inn, in northern California's Redwood country.  http://www.rainbow.vinteractive.com/ben … Itemid=113 Back in '84, my girlfriend won a contest at work and the prize was a weekend for two at Benbow Inn's honeymoon cottage. Redwood hot tub in the bathroom. Total isolation from the rest of the inn. We were told that in the 1930s, when Charles Laughton was prepping for his role as Captain Bligh in "Mutiny on the Bounty," he escaped Hollywood and holed up at the Benbow Inn for several months and each night after dinner he'd entertain fellow guests with script readings in front of the big fireplace in the lobby. Oct 11 12 05:19 pm Link Probably my favorite was the Nikko Resort in Bali. Oct 11 12 05:27 pm Link Compass Rose Studios wrote: I've stayed at a bunch of, what I consider to be, fancy hotels. I used to stay at the Embassy's a lot (mostly the San Jose Embassy). The River Place Portland, I had a two level suite once at The Hotel Vintage Plaza, quite a few wonderful coastal places. But the most fabulous one was Cozumel Palace, hands down. Oct 11 12 05:41 pm Link i've always enjoyed old (i mean old) hotels, with great history to them. some personal faves: the chelsea the royal orleans the emily morgan places like that. i hate cookie cutter anything, and i hate yuppies. they are the ruin of everything good and quaint. any of the great hotels at the south end of central park are fantastic too. Oct 11 12 10:37 pm Link the fanciest hotel was the Bellagio in Vegas.... shiny stuff everywhere. (I was brought as a guest) I enjoyed the simple rooms in Ixtapa/Zihua with amazing views and gorgeous natural beauty. Every room had an outdoor hammock and view of the ocean with a stone deck. I would choose that any day. The Westin is an amazing hotel. Flowers splayed out on your bed every day. Oct 11 12 10:56 pm Link Augustine York wrote: The Ritz in Atlanta or the Sheraton Park Tower (London). Oct 11 12 10:59 pm Link bungalow at chateau marmont. DOUGLASFOTOS wrote: i've been offered rooms in that cowpie town that cost three times that, while making five times that at the craps table. Oct 11 12 11:05 pm Link Oct 11 12 11:11 pm Link We had a work conference in the 4 seasons in Vancouver, that was fancy. The most fancy i think thought was the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London. I took my fiancée there as a 30th birthday present. So expensive, especially as it's a 30minute walk from my house, but pretending to be rich for a day was wonderful. Oct 11 12 11:31 pm Link Personally, I refuse to stay in fancy hotels unless a) the rate is massively discounted or b) somebody else is paying. I did pay for my partner to spend a few days in a 5* hotel in Rome a while ago though and was kind of amused to find that after paying around $500 per night for the room they also charged another $50 per person for breakfast!  Really, that's just taking the piss.... Just my $0.02 Ciao Stefano www.stefanobrunesci.com Oct 12 12 05:06 am Link    Stayed at The Menger Hotel several times. Should be clickable links. Oct 12 12 06:20 am Link Augustine York wrote: Difficult to answer b/c it varies somewhat with the location: Oct 12 12 06:37 am Link afplcc wrote: Ugh, I forgot about The Jefferson! That staircase was to die for. Is it still open? Oct 12 12 07:21 am Link Danieli in Venice, Italy Oct 12 12 11:58 am Link The Peninsula, Hong Kong. The Pierre, New York. The Carlyle, New York. Oct 12 12 01:53 pm Link The business suite at the Mövenpick, Essen - the hotel room we booked on our wedding night. It was awesome. And we chose the business suite because there was an espresso machine in the room with unlimited coffee.  Oct 12 12 01:58 pm Link |
