Originally Posted by
Pausanias
This is a problem with almost all classic/traditional five star hotels around the world - Villa D'Este, D'Angleterre, Hassler, Gritti, George V, Savoy . . . there will always be a broom cupboard and a shower curtain lying in wait for you. At least with modern built MOs, Four Seasons etc you can have some confidence in getting a decent room and with Amanresorts and a few others there won't be poor rooms anywhere.
There are many hotels outside you only can book a suite. If you book a suite you get a totally overprices 5 star experience, if you book a room you get an overpriced 3 star room. Also there are some hotel even I (who has a lot of humor with prices) think they aren't worth it. If a hotel claims 2000 € per night for a 25 - 35 sqm "Junior-Suite" (more Junior than suite) it can't be good or even acceptable value.