Originally Posted by helvetic

I'm curious to learn what the hive-mind thinks the very best the Ritz-Carlton brand has to offer. What's the amazing, the great, the good, the bad, and the ugly.

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Ritz-Carlton is not my favorite brand and I've been actively avoiding them. That said, I've stayed at a few and visited a half-dozen more. I'm not ready to name a favorite yet, as the ones in which I've stayed have been lackluster (Maui, Half-moon bay). Some of the ones I've visited did seem quite nice: Hong Kong, Shanghai. Some seemed more forgettable: e.g. San Francisco.

I'll been staying at the Ritz Langkawi shortly, hopefully that becomes a contender for best.

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