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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 2:40 pm
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trojanman
 
Join Date: May 2008
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Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri
trojanman, how would you compare to FS george v and FS tented camp?
All 3 are so totally different.

Georges V is hard to beat as a city hotel, but it's almost impossible to compare a city hotel to a beach resort or a special "once in a lifetime" destination like tented camp.

Tented camp is probably my favorite overall experience simply because of the intimacy of the property, the uniqueness of the experience, and the amazing tents.

Hualalai would come in at second place, but not because of why you might think. GV is certainly more polished, put together, and a "better" hotel than Hualalai, but I like that you can "let loose" at Hualalai. I feel like I need to be dressed up and be more "business-like" at GV. I am personally more relaxed in the Hualalai setting.

GV is the perfect city hotel. There are so many threads on this already that I won't go into more details.

As far as value:

Let's assume you eat breakfast (included in FSPP/Virtuoso), have 2 cocktails per person, and 1 other meal per day, and plan 1 activity per day - all for 2 people.

Georges V = 800 Euro Room + 100 Euro Cocktails + 200 Euro Meal + 200 Euro activity = 1,300 Euro = USD$1820 per night

Hualalai = $1,000 Room + $72 Cocktails + $150 meal + $200 activity = USD$1422 per night

Tented Camp = USD$1645 - $2100 per night, depending on length of stay. All inclusive. **Important to note that there are some intra-asian specific rates that tented camp used to offer. If you dig really deep, you might be able to save $200+ per night off the advertised US website price.
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