Where are you going next?
Oct 5, 2018, 10:11 am
#3557
Formerly known as hcampana
Join Date: May 2010
Location: AMS
Programs: Hilton Diamond
Posts: 463
Lanzarote - soon
And then somewhere near Cancun - Like Tulum or Isla Holbox
Haven't booked any hotels yet. Anyone know anything good in these destinations? Especially Lanzarote?
And then somewhere near Cancun - Like Tulum or Isla Holbox
Haven't booked any hotels yet. Anyone know anything good in these destinations? Especially Lanzarote?
Oct 8, 2018, 3:14 pm
#3559
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: En Route
Programs: Many
Posts: 6,798
Just returned from Ritz-Carlton SF (Club Floor), it was a C at best. VERY disappointed. Next up:
Hotel Kamp, Helsinki
Merrion, Dublin
Lanesborough, London
Melia Grand Fenix, Madrid
Los Angeles TBD
Sofitel Hamma Garden, Algiers
Ritz-Carlton, Moscow
Hotel Kamp, Helsinki
Merrion, Dublin
Lanesborough, London
Melia Grand Fenix, Madrid
Los Angeles TBD
Sofitel Hamma Garden, Algiers
Ritz-Carlton, Moscow
Oct 8, 2018, 5:40 pm
#3560
Suspended
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Southern California, USA
Programs: Marriott Ambassador and LTT, UA Plat/LT Gold, AA Gold
Posts: 8,764
Next up:
...
Ritz-Carlton, Moscow
...
Ritz-Carlton, Moscow
Oct 8, 2018, 8:38 pm
#3561
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Enroute to ? & likely flying in ' A ':)
Programs: TPPS, UA, EK ...; Marriott BONVOY , HH, GP, GC..
Posts: 4,217
August :
MOKL KUL
perhaps FS too
Majestic Malacca Melaka
October :
E & O PEN
Puri ? Depends when AmanCGV pastry chef visits & is Wellness Retreat is ready
? CNX
November :
Chiva - Som Hua Hin ?
MOBKK BKK ?
AmanTokyo
Hyatt Hakone
Suiran ?
RC Kyoto
RC Osaka
Amanemu
December :
MOHK HKG
Get to go to EU after all , for CHRISTmas Markets !!
Croatia , Slovenia , Vienna - erh , other than Vienna are there hotels that belong here that one can enjoy ??
Looks like the likes of
Astoria ( to be right where the lights / markets are ) - ZAG
Radisson Blu Split
Radisson Blu Ljubljana - LJU
E & O PEN
CNX
November :
Puri ? Depending on AmanCGV pastry chefs stint dates / menu
AmanTokyo
Hyatt Hakone
RC Kyoto - alerted by a FTer friend about the outrageous rates , so realised our room rate was much higher than our suite rates on both 2018 stays . Shortened stay
RC Osaka , also amended thanks to FTer friends , to StR Osaka but missed posting before ..
Thanks all
Amanemu
Dec
MOHK HKG
CHRISTmas Markets
, as in earlier postJanuary
Post SIN Do
MOBKK
Chiva Som ( perhaps catch up with VP , ex AMAN )
February
?
Galla
Wella
Last edited by FlyerEC; Oct 29, 2018 at 5:08 pm
Oct 8, 2018, 11:38 pm
#3562
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 1,644
Algiers - you don't get many FTers going there, I think! Back in the 1980s I had an obsession about visiting Roman archaeological sites and was able to visit Morocco, Tunisia and even Libya. In those days Algeria was off the map because of internal tensions but I did go there in 1984 when my general impression was of Eastern Europe with date palms and couscous. Nowadays it's arguably the safest place in the Maghreb. Algiers is magnificent, the Roman sites of Djemila and Timgad unmissable and there is stunning desert scenery in the south, especially around the town of Tamanrasset. Let us know how you get on.
Oct 9, 2018, 10:07 am
#3563
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Southern California, USA
Programs: Marriott Ambassador and LTT, UA Plat/LT Gold, AA Gold
Posts: 8,764
Why the RC Osaka? I must say we visited in May while staying at the StR and felt it was very dated and tired--and with a clientele feeling more like a geriatric home. Low ceilings and the service was way too formal for our tastes. We were surprised.
Oct 9, 2018, 4:30 pm
#3564
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: UA 1K, AA Plat Pro, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,048
hope you enjoy!
Oct 9, 2018, 5:25 pm
#3565
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: En Route
Programs: Many
Posts: 6,798
Uh oh. I've got a stay there in Nov. StR is just too pricey that week. Was it the Club or something else that disappointed you? (I don't care about Clubs.)
Stayed there right before the Sochi Olympics. Actually liked the service and rooms, and especially the O2 bar! The public spaces are a bit ostentatious. But woe be unto you if there are any VIPs at the hotel...as their security will brush you aside with force if necessary.
Stayed there right before the Sochi Olympics. Actually liked the service and rooms, and especially the O2 bar! The public spaces are a bit ostentatious. But woe be unto you if there are any VIPs at the hotel...as their security will brush you aside with force if necessary.
Oct 9, 2018, 5:26 pm
#3566
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: En Route
Programs: Many
Posts: 6,798
Have been there 6 or 7 times before. My favorite hotel in Scandinavia, always a great stay!
Oct 9, 2018, 5:27 pm
#3567
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: En Route
Programs: Many
Posts: 6,798
Algiers - you don't get many FTers going there, I think! Back in the 1980s I had an obsession about visiting Roman archaeological sites and was able to visit Morocco, Tunisia and even Libya. In those days Algeria was off the map because of internal tensions but I did go there in 1984 when my general impression was of Eastern Europe with date palms and couscous. Nowadays it's arguably the safest place in the Maghreb. Algiers is magnificent, the Roman sites of Djemila and Timgad unmissable and there is stunning desert scenery in the south, especially around the town of Tamanrasset. Let us know how you get on.
Oct 29, 2018, 6:20 am
#3568
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: England
Posts: 1,361
https://thegoodthebadandtheluxurious...-lodge-rwanda/
Summarised: very good, beautiful room, gorillas are amazing, room for improvement, bribe whoever is necessary to be able to go on a private tour.
Oct 29, 2018, 8:03 am
#3569
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Parts Unknown
Posts: 10,053
The room decor and hardware are awful too.