MaldivesFreak

The Japanese are perfectionists. Slightly better than the Maldivians with the little things so it's no wonder.

jphripjah

They do have a lot of guests. I would never expect any hotel breakfast/lounge staff to memorize my room number.

Also, it's standard at classy restaurants for napkins to be made from cloth. This particular resort is particularly environmentally conscious, with no plastic bottles, etc. I'm surprised they would even have paper napkins at the resort. Is there a reason why a guest would ask for paper napkins instead of cloth? I've never heard of that, I'd like to learn.

Abidjan

Paper over cloth - yeah, why?

jphripjah

Because you can blow your nose in it?

lhrhappy

For what it's worth, they could probably compost paper napkins.

monahos

Being called by name in public is not preferred by all people and cultures.

jphripjah

Is that a valid reason for a guest to insist that they give him paper napkins?

"Waiter, I believe washing re-usable napkins is bad for the environment, because it uses soap and chemicals and electricity, you must take these abominable cotton napkins away from me and bring me paper napkins and then compost them"?

Or maybe the OP just didn't want the cloth napkin lint on his pants?

lhrhappy

I actually buy the nose blowing excuse. But I come from a place where it isn't done at the table, so I never thought of it.

StephenW

200~ guests total on property right now, which is not very many. In fact, I make it even easier because I take a Mark Zuckerburg approach to my wardrobe. It's definitely a service thing. Also note that I mentioned that this was on Day 5 of my stay.

I certainly don't prefer being called by name in public. However, I would prefer the staff greet me with "<my name>, how are you today?" or "Good afternoon. Room 419?" over the standard, "Good <time of day>, What is your room number?" at every occasion.

No issue with lint on my cargo shorts. I still use the cloth napkin to wipe my mouth, and prevent me from dropping food on my lap. Paper napkin request is due to my nose feeling very runny when eating at certain restaurants (especially at Atoll Market), most likely due to the combination of heat & humidity and spice levels + heat and humidity at other places like Ufaa. Did not expect this or I would have brought more Kleenex travel packs.

jphripjah

There are tissues and/or toilet paper in the room. It would seem better to just carry and use that to discreetly wipe your nose, rather than ask the staff for paper napkins for nose wiping and then leave your snotty napkins on the table after your meal, and then complain that staff didn't pre-emptively bring you paper napkins the next day in anticipation that your nose would again be runny.

StephenW

CDO

If you think this is a 5 star property fine, but I am afraid you've never been at a true 5 star property. As I said its all relative as the Conrad charges less than half what a real 5 star charges so I agree with you in that sense. You can spend $500-600 per night WV room rate at the Conrad or $1500-2000 at the Four seasons or One and Only. To expect to receive the same standards and product for less than half the price is silly. YMMV.

passionforhotels

Rangali is five star, no two ways about it. What it isn't is a luxury five-star. Everywhere in the world there are a good selection of five stars, and then there's the handful of the super-luxe properties, Usually Amans, Four Seasons and so on. As CDO says, the price differential is there too.

MaldivesFreak

Like @passionforhotels says, to support your argument you would have been better off saying Looking forward to you introducing not one but many 4-star properties that have Michelin-standard restaurants and service that exceeds the Conrad. When, and if, that happens, people might start to take you seriously.

tom-schmitt