at the Park Vendome now [ as the Holiday Inn was full ....] and BOY ! has it been a struggle ....one room shift after another because of defective room issues...but service remains top notch and err......well orchestrated ...a < celeb> is here thus the men [&women] with cameras camping out at both end of the hotel .......[ hint ..RH....A ....] - do we need :-: "umbrellas" :-: in a snow storm ?- no snow in paris yet but certainly feels like it ...!!!

LONDONJETSETTER - are you here now too ??? ....

this above disappointment tails a very troubled stay at the Grand Berlin ....nice views of the marlene square were punctured by drilling and bikes reevveeeniinng away ......and in the evening .....high heels or jack boots pounding the parquet flooring outside or above me....service - smart , good and efficient but lacked warmth [ ...its germany stupid !- albeit berlin ..] ...the chill outside prepared me for the cold inside


NEXT ...Beijing Grand < as in Hyatt> [ not luxury but cant bear to be frustrated again [ would be for the 6th time if i were to stay...] at the Park Beijing - esp during this much needed 2010 celebratory occasion - will give it another 3 more months before giving it another go...

maybe visit the Aman Summer Palace - to revisit and see waahts up there..