Originally Posted by
Tellerwaescher
In another thread a user complained about the "mediocre crowd" at the Ritz Carlton Berlin due to the comparatively cheap rates. This raises the question about the characteristics of a mediocre crowd at luxury hotels.
What kind of guests do you expect at luxury hotels? And is the quality of guests dependent on the price? Does the quality of guests matter at all while staying at a luxury hotel?
I expect guests who do not label other people as "mediocre".
But to play along with your logic... what defines someone as mediocre? You'll find a lot of rich folks in Chinese luxury hotels who talk loudly, smoke right outside the door (if the hotel doesn't allow smoking), or act in a drunken fashion late at night. Is that something you would consider mediocre? In Japan, taking photos in supermarkets are frowned on... if you're somewhere where the people frown on taking photos in hotels, and someone traveling there takes a picture - is that mediocre? In the accepting part of the modern America, people think that labeling others by their net worth, or their financial capacity to stay at a nice hotel mediocre - is that mediocre to you as well? I can spend $6000 on a Tom Ford suit whenever I want, and if you can't, can I say you're poor and mediocre?