Originally Posted by
bhrubin
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Second, while you may prefer the Datai, Four Seasons, and perhaps even the Ritz Carlton, calling the St Regis a substandard luxury resort puts things into perspective for me. The St Regis looks to be hardly less of a luxury resort than any of those others mentioned. There’s a difference between preferring one hotel over another and referring to one as substandard. Especially without qualification. I must reject your assessment.
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The St Regis clearly ticks all the boxes for me as a wonderful luxury resort option if I want to be on Langkawi as a scuba diver. And to enjoy the beaches without jellyfish. The fact that I am a fan of St Regis and have massive status with SPG is just icing on the cake.
[MENTION=4490]estnet[/MENTION] called the StR Langkawi in particular a substandard luxury resort, not the StR as a whole. There's a difference
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I tend to somewhat agree when comparing StR Langkawi versus the Datai. The StR may look as a wonderful luxury resort but in reality that was not the case overall. And I had already set my expectations very low because of so many bad reviews and start up issues. Plat recognition was also pretty poor, they are super stingy on upgrades.
I far preferred the Datai over the StR and chances are zero I would return to the StR. Our stay was not bad but nearly not good enough to qualify as a truly luxury experience. We were there just over a year ago so things might have changed.
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