How close does it have to be to qualify as a close call?
OK, so I was staying at the Oberoi in Bombay two weeks ago. I have stayed in the Islamabad Marriott (well, four years ago). My go-to hotel in Istanbul for years used to be the Swissotel Bosphorus, which in 2001 was taken over by Chechen terrorists for a few days. And so on.
I know it's ridiculous to call any of these "close calls," but how close is really close?