Originally Posted by
Kettering Northants QC
I would suggest most 5* luxury hotels don't get much in the way of bookings from coach tour groups. Most Coach tour groups tend to stop at 3* hotels, occaisionally 4*, and on very rare occaisions a big 5*. I've seen the odd cruise ship group stay at the Royal Orchid Sheraton and Shangri La.
You have some good points - but the Pen did discount heavily after it opened and marketed itself to tour groups.
As to hotel prices in New York (low compared to London, Oslo, or Moscow) - MO is always one of the more expensive properties in Bkk so people could select another 5* at a much lower rate (and many still opt for the MO).