Your favourite hotel in the world.

[El Presidente]

This should prove a usefull resource for the travellers amongst us of which there are plenty.

I your travels, what is the best hotel (experience/service/standard of rooms) that you have stayed and that you go back to...or would go back to in a heartbeat.

This can be International or domestic. Please list no more than two.

I have only really stayed in one standout hotel that exceeded my every expectation. Not the most palatial by any means but the rooms are excellent and the service at least 50% better than any other hotel I have personally experienced.

Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong

[cls515]

» Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong

The Mandarin in Makati Manila Philippines is also exceptional, the only drawback is Kipling's Cigar Bar is a bit overpriced but the hotel and bar overall is exquisite.

My two choices would be:

1) Right down the street from the Mandarin in Makati is the City Garden hotel. The hotel has a pool located on the roof with a bar and is cigar friendly. After buying a cigar from Kipling's I walked back to City Garden and enjoyed it on the roof overlooking Makati with a San Miguel, chit chatting with locals travelers. Best hotel I've ever stayed at.

2) Pearl Farm Beach Resort - Not really a hotel, more along a resort, and a bit pricey, but wow. The resort is hidden away on an island near Davao, Philippines. I stayed there on my honeymoon, I was able to get a small cottage standing on stilts in the ocean. Great thing about this was there was a deck and bench to sit and enjoy a cigar in the twilight ocean (amazing), no mosquitos, and no wind. Service was exceptional, you will be treated like a king. The food is fit for kings as well, seriously it is buffet style with about 5 dishes each of beef, chicken, seafood, pork, don't forget sushi, and also don't forget about 20 desserts. Really an amazing place.

[Claudius]

I usually stay at 4 or 5 star hotels around the world, but not the super fancy ones, just the ones with a good size room and bed and decent bothroom (and huge breakfast buffets :-D) that can be had for around 200 USD.

A friend of mine told me about this hotel in Japan where the staff come into your room on their knees (and walk around on them all the time they are in your room) just to make sure they are not taller than you. They bow their head while talking to you etc., clean your shoes, comb and other stuff so it looks like new, walk out behind you in the pouring rain and wave at you until your car disappears when you leave. Dinner is like 20 courses of the most meticulously prepared very best stuff money can buy. Totally crazy stuff, but it sounded more like submission that makes you uncomfortable than service, really. :-|

[habanohal]

Secrets Excellance Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. Also great memories there too ( what married life should always be like)

[Ken Gargett]

really love the forum when you're bored.

[The Wise Old owl]

I am certainly not as well traveled as other visitors here, but I do love what used to be the Hyatt, now the Marriott at Hilton Head. The outdoor pool and cabana ovelooking the finest beach in South Carolina is a great cigar and umbrella drink setting. Again, another local favorite is the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC. A fine and outstanding historic inn with a fire place big enough for you and all you friends to stand in, with a setting room (cigar friendly) and bar and a porch wide enough for wheelchair races overlooking the beautiful NC mountains. The Spa and other amenities will surely win you over, google it if you have the chance!

[Ken Gargett]

observatory in sydney is a cracker for australia. have just stayed at cape kidnappers in nz. extraordinary. i swear that in between me arriving at the room, ducking out and returning, someone had come in and adjusted the shower head to accomodate my height.

[El Presidente]

» observatory in sydney is a cracker for australia. have just stayed at cape

» kidnappers in nz. extraordinary. i swear that in between me arriving at

» the room, ducking out and returning, someone had come in and adjusted the

» shower head to accomodate my height.

In your case.....they were just taking inventory.

[Colt45]

» i swear that in between me arriving at the room, ducking out and returning,

» someone had come in and adjusted the shower head to accomodate my height.

yes, but did they adjust your balcony railing height?

[asmith]

» I have only really stayed in one standout hotel that exceeded my every

» expectation. Not the most palatial by any means but the rooms are

» excellent and the service at least 50% better than any other hotel I have

» personally experienced.

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» Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong

What exactly happened in the Lobby Bar there the other night Rob?

[kmax]

Half moon resort in Jamaica. GREAT service, food and the Hibiscus suites and villas are beautiful!

Also the Riu in Aruba

[El Presidente]

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» What exactly happened in the Lobby Bar there the other night Rob?

Big mouth.

...nothing to see here folks....nothing to see here

[Colt45]

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» Big mouth.

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» ...nothing to see here folks....nothing to see here

Always check for the adam's apple.......

[dragon]

Hmmm......

[Chaki]

The Raffles Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia:

[link]http://phnompenh.raffles.com/[/link]

It is small but charming and full of history. Drink a Mojito at the Elephnat Bar, light up a havana in the garden by the pool...

[gyosa]

Mandarin Oriental Kahala , oahu hawaii

[El Presidente]

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:rotfl:

Great to see you back mate ;-)

[bikeguy1]

Alvear Palace in Buenos Aries http://www.alvearpalace.com/v2/index.html

Pestana Palace in Lisbon http://www.pestana.com/hotels/en/hotels/eu...ls/Palace/Home/

[Mr. Japan]

» I usually stay at 4 or 5 star hotels around the world, but not the super

» fancy ones, just the ones with a good size room and bed and decent

» bothroom (and huge breakfast buffets :-D) that can be had for around 200

» USD.

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» A friend of mine told me about this hotel in Japan where the staff come

» into your room on their knees (and walk around on them all the time they

» are in your room) just to make sure they are not taller than you. They

» bow their head while talking to you etc., clean your shoes, comb and other

» stuff so it looks like new, walk out behind you in the pouring rain and

» wave at you until your car disappears when you leave. Dinner is like 20

» courses of the most meticulously prepared very best stuff money can buy.

» Totally crazy stuff, but it sounded more like submission that makes you

» uncomfortable than service, really. :-|

Claudio this is quite normal in all high class japanese restaurants and clubs and yes I agree a western guy feels unconfortable

.... and my favourite hotel is the Hyatt Hotel in Tokyo, Roppongi area.

[SONNY1]

» This should prove a usefull resource for the travellers amongst us of which

» there are plenty.

»

» I your travels, what is the best hotel (experience/service/standard of

» rooms) that you have stayed and that you go back to...or would go back to

» in a heartbeat.

»

» This can be International or domestic. Please list no more than two.

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» I have only really stayed in one standout hotel that exceeded my every

» expectation. Not the most palatial by any means but the rooms are

» excellent and the service at least 50% better than any other hotel I have

» personally experienced.

»

» Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong

The Venetian Hotel & Casino in Vegas. They are completing the third adjoining tower called Palazzo this month.

[smokum]

The ones with a "4 hour nap" available:-D

[El Presidente]

» The ones with a "4 hour nap" available:-D

That is what we call here "Pillow rates"

[Justinwzp]

The Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman was the best hotel I've had the pleasure of staying at. I've been all over the world but that RC was by far the best....

AMAZING

$1000 a night though....that hurts when it comes time to check-out

[Ken Gargett]

» » I have only really stayed in one standout hotel that exceeded my every

» » expectation. Not the most palatial by any means but the rooms are

» » excellent and the service at least 50% better than any other hotel I

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» What exactly happened in the Lobby Bar there the other night Rob?

i know, i know, i know. oh please can i tell, prez? can i please? i promise to be good forever if i can tell.

smithy, have knocked off a few bottles with mates so if that continues, may not ask for permission.

[Ken Gargett]

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welcome back. you would not believe the riff raff i have had to deal with in your absence.