CanadaDH I agree, location is not the strong point of Raffles if going for tourism. It is "less bad" than Fairmont but, FS + St.Regis are better. Personally in cities where I travel often, location can become less important and I tend to gravitate to hotels that have a location discount rather than a location premium in the price, but that does not mean I would pick such locations if going to a city for the first time.