I stayed recently at the Vendome over Thanksgiving holiday on a UA 50% off certificate (I am really going to miss those!). Stayed in a junior king suite. For my taste, the hotel was just perfect. As my traveling partner said, everything was planned to the smallest detail. In other words, design plus function (vs. Blakes in Amsterdam where we continued our vacation which was design but NO function).

One interesting observation, as one who travels without a watch, there was no clock in the room. Apparently the "selected" clock was not up to snuff and they were all taken out of the rooms. I checked to see if there were any available, but there were no clocks available in the hotel.

The weekend we were there, the hotel experienced a power outage due to "some computers they were adding downstairs to a meeting room". The lights not only went out but the emergency lights did not work either. It was completely dark. Candles were provided for those of us who felt the urge to go downstairs. The outage lasted approximately five hours and we were "that" close to having to pack up and move to the other Hyatt. Thankfully, the power came back up.

Upon check-out I inquired into an "adjustment" for the inconvenience. After a quick huddle, they comped one night. It was more than I expected and I felt guilty accepting it but concluded they would not have offered if they didn't feel it was appropriate.

Other than that, I don't think I can say enough about the hotel or my room. The staff and service is the best I have experienced. Right up there with the Park Hyatt Tokyo.

Thank you to the Park Hyatt for such an exceptional traveling experience!