Originally Posted by
chromedome00
What hotels are considered luxury hotels? When I use public travel sites and select my dates in the October, I find many hotels for under $500 per night that show up on all the 5 star lists. I am not trying to start an argument, but we want a bespoke curated vacation - we just don't expect to spend a fortune on hotel rooms we are never in. This forum is for luxury hotel AND travel and plan for the travel part to be very luxurious.
500 € per night is a very good price for a luxury hotel even in October.
First of all, from my point of view, Africa should not be compared with Spain. From my point of view it is quite unusual to travel with a guide in Spain. Basically, it all goes excellent on your own.
To recommend luxury hotels, you would first have to know where to go. In Andalusia/ Costa del Sol, for example, the Finca Cortesin comes to mind, otherwise there are several good options (Alfonso in Sevillia, La Bobadilla in the center) that I would not necessarily call luxury. In Barcelona, for example, the Mandarin comes to mind, in Madrid the Ritz or Four Seasons.