Where are you going next?
Feb 6, 2019, 12:32 am
#3661
Join Date: Feb 2005
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 1,068
I spent NYE at Ai Cavalieri in Venice, which friends had reserved. It was small and luxurious with great service and I would definitely go back. Venice that time of year is magical. Our friends moved on to Gritti Palace and really loved it.
Lydmar Stockholm last week was solid - I think still the best in the centre of the city.
I walked past Iniala in Malta this week and they are definitely making progress, but still a long way off opening. 20C and bright sunshine in early February was a real contrast to frigid London and Stockholm.
End of next week a 2 week trip to KK Beach outside Galle in Sri Lanka, will drop in to Galla but wasn’t particularly driven to stay there again. Then a one bedroom villa at Como Cocoa Island - can’t wait.
So far have only booked Hotel Sezz Saint Tropez in the Summer.
Happy travels everyone!
Lydmar Stockholm last week was solid - I think still the best in the centre of the city.
I walked past Iniala in Malta this week and they are definitely making progress, but still a long way off opening. 20C and bright sunshine in early February was a real contrast to frigid London and Stockholm.
End of next week a 2 week trip to KK Beach outside Galle in Sri Lanka, will drop in to Galla but wasn’t particularly driven to stay there again. Then a one bedroom villa at Como Cocoa Island - can’t wait.
So far have only booked Hotel Sezz Saint Tropez in the Summer.
Happy travels everyone!
Feb 6, 2019, 12:58 am
#3662
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Enroute to ? & likely flying in ' A ':)
Programs: TPPS, UA, EK ...; Marriott BONVOY , HH, GP, GC..
Posts: 4,217
I spent NYE at Ai Cavalieri in Venice, which friends had reserved. It was small and luxurious with great service and I would definitely go back. Venice that time of year is magical. Our friends moved on to Gritti Palace and really loved it.
Lydmar Stockholm last week was solid - I think still the best in the centre of the city.
I walked past Iniala in Malta this week and they are definitely making progress, but still a long way off opening. 20C and bright sunshine in early February was a real contrast to frigid London and Stockholm.
End of next week a 2 week trip to KK Beach outside Galle in Sri Lanka, will drop in to Galla but wasn’t particularly driven to stay there again. Then a one bedroom villa at Como Cocoa Island - can’t wait.
So far have only booked Hotel Sezz Saint Tropez in the Summer.
Happy travels everyone!
Lydmar Stockholm last week was solid - I think still the best in the centre of the city.
I walked past Iniala in Malta this week and they are definitely making progress, but still a long way off opening. 20C and bright sunshine in early February was a real contrast to frigid London and Stockholm.
End of next week a 2 week trip to KK Beach outside Galle in Sri Lanka, will drop in to Galla but wasn’t particularly driven to stay there again. Then a one bedroom villa at Como Cocoa Island - can’t wait.
So far have only booked Hotel Sezz Saint Tropez in the Summer.
Happy travels everyone!
Enjoy !
Feb 6, 2019, 7:27 am
#3664
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: En Route
Programs: Many
Posts: 6,798
just got back from a long trip. Would rate those hotels:
JW Marriott Hong Kong: B-
Ritz-Carlton Koh Samui: A-
Peninsula Bangkok: B+
Intercon OR Tambo: B+ (for an airport hotel)
Kempinski Accra: B
Omali Sao Tome: B+
The Strand, Swakopmund: A-
Little Kulala: A
Hilton Windhoek: F
Le Mount Stephen, Montreal: A-
Upcoming
Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans
Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco
Grand Hotel, Stockholm
Ritz-Carlton, Budapest
*non luxury hotel interlude*
Palazzo Belmonte, Santa Maria di Castellabate
La Pinetta, Acciarolli
Sofitel, Algiers
W West Beverly Hills
Gran Melia Fenix, Madrid
Ritz-Carlton, Moscow
Hotel Kamp, Helsinki
JW Marriott Hong Kong: B-
Ritz-Carlton Koh Samui: A-
Peninsula Bangkok: B+
Intercon OR Tambo: B+ (for an airport hotel)
Kempinski Accra: B
Omali Sao Tome: B+
The Strand, Swakopmund: A-
Little Kulala: A
Hilton Windhoek: F
Le Mount Stephen, Montreal: A-
Upcoming
Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans
Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco
Grand Hotel, Stockholm
Ritz-Carlton, Budapest
*non luxury hotel interlude*
Palazzo Belmonte, Santa Maria di Castellabate
La Pinetta, Acciarolli
Sofitel, Algiers
W West Beverly Hills
Gran Melia Fenix, Madrid
Ritz-Carlton, Moscow
Hotel Kamp, Helsinki
Feb 6, 2019, 8:32 pm
#3665
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: NYC
Posts: 1,007
I stayed at Le Mount Stephen last week (completing a week long stay at Auberge Saint Antoine in Quebec City as I type). The original part of the hotel is old school chic & sexy. Very “Eyes Wide Shut” 
then you enter the reception and part of the building where the rooms are and it’s Las Vegas kitsch and dental office lighting. I did think bathrooms were of nice size, shower was good but Swarovski (or whatever those stones are?) crystals on the sink hardware and “Enter the Void” type of lighting in the shower??? 
Restaurant & bar were good. Staff & service - eh, meh but I guess they’re trying.
then you enter the reception and part of the building where the rooms are and it’s Las Vegas kitsch and dental office lighting. I did think bathrooms were of nice size, shower was good but Swarovski (or whatever those stones are?) crystals on the sink hardware and “Enter the Void” type of lighting in the shower??? Restaurant & bar were good. Staff & service - eh, meh but I guess they’re trying.
Feb 6, 2019, 8:54 pm
#3666
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: En Route
Programs: Many
Posts: 6,798
I stayed at Le Mount Stephen last week (completing a week long stay at Auberge Saint Antoine in Quebec City as I type). The original part of the hotel is old school chic & sexy. Very “Eyes Wide Shut” then you enter the reception and part of the building where the rooms are and it’s Las Vegas kitsch and dental office lighting. I did think bathrooms were of nice size, shower was good but Swarovski (or whatever those stones are?) crystals on the sink hardware and “Enter the Void” type of lighting in the shower???
Restaurant & bar were good. Staff & service - eh, meh but I guess they’re trying.
then you enter the reception and part of the building where the rooms are and it’s Las Vegas kitsch and dental office lighting. I did think bathrooms were of nice size, shower was good but Swarovski (or whatever those stones are?) crystals on the sink hardware and “Enter the Void” type of lighting in the shower??? Restaurant & bar were good. Staff & service - eh, meh but I guess they’re trying.
Feb 19, 2019, 7:43 am
#3667
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 36
We have already booked an exciting year thanks to the inspiration and the experience in the forum. Happy to share reviews after stays :-)
(As a not very active however regular visitor of the forum, could not reactivate my old account and have just opened a new account following to instagram. Seems definitely I need to login and participate more frequently.;-)
February:
- Gran Melia Palacio los Duques - Madrid
- Belmod Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons
- Cliveden House
March:
- Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest
April:
- Il San Pietro di Positano
- Belmond Caruso
June:
- Paris for Roland Garros finals (tbd due to prices)
- Grand Hotel Tremezzo
- Villa d'Este
August:
- Seaside Residencia Gran Canaria like every year
December festive season:
- Miami (tbd)
- Belmond Cap Juluca
- Le Toiny St.Barth
- Tambo del Inka Sacred Valley
- Belmond Palacio Nazarenas
- Inkaterra Machu Picchu
- Belmond Hiram Bingham train
- Belmond Miraflores Lima
- Four Seasons Bogota Casa Medina
(As a not very active however regular visitor of the forum, could not reactivate my old account and have just opened a new account following to instagram. Seems definitely I need to login and participate more frequently.;-)
February:
- Gran Melia Palacio los Duques - Madrid
- Belmod Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons
- Cliveden House
March:
- Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest
April:
- Il San Pietro di Positano
- Belmond Caruso
June:
- Paris for Roland Garros finals (tbd due to prices)
- Grand Hotel Tremezzo
- Villa d'Este
August:
- Seaside Residencia Gran Canaria like every year
December festive season:
- Miami (tbd)
- Belmond Cap Juluca
- Le Toiny St.Barth
- Tambo del Inka Sacred Valley
- Belmond Palacio Nazarenas
- Inkaterra Machu Picchu
- Belmond Hiram Bingham train
- Belmond Miraflores Lima
- Four Seasons Bogota Casa Medina
Feb 19, 2019, 7:47 am
#3668
formerly htang333
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Wi-Fi
Programs: Virtuoso, Top Ranked: Four Seasons (Top 25 Advisor), AMAN (Top 50), Rosewood, Hyatt Prive, etc.
Posts: 1,455
We have already booked an exciting year thanks to the inspiration and the experience in the forum. Happy to share reviews after stays :-)
(As a not very active however regular visitor of the forum, could not reactivate my old account and have just opened a new account following to instagram. Seems definitely I need to login and participate more frequently.;-)
February:
- Gran Melia Palacio los Duques - Madrid
- Belmod Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons
- Cliveden House
March:
- Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest
April:
- Il San Pietro di Positano
- Belmond Caruso
June:
- Paris for Roland Garros finals (tbd due to prices)
- Grand Hotel Tremezzo
- Villa d'Este
August:
- Seaside Residencia Gran Canaria like every year
December festive season:
- Miami (tbd)
- Belmond Cap Juluca
- Le Toiny St.Barth
- Tambo del Inka Sacred Valley
- Belmond Palacio Nazarenas
- Inkaterra Machu Picchu
- Belmond Hiram Bingham train
- Belmond Miraflores Lima
- Four Seasons Bogota Casa Medina
(As a not very active however regular visitor of the forum, could not reactivate my old account and have just opened a new account following to instagram. Seems definitely I need to login and participate more frequently.;-)
February:
- Gran Melia Palacio los Duques - Madrid
- Belmod Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons
- Cliveden House
March:
- Four Seasons Gresham Palace Budapest
April:
- Il San Pietro di Positano
- Belmond Caruso
June:
- Paris for Roland Garros finals (tbd due to prices)
- Grand Hotel Tremezzo
- Villa d'Este
August:
- Seaside Residencia Gran Canaria like every year
December festive season:
- Miami (tbd)
- Belmond Cap Juluca
- Le Toiny St.Barth
- Tambo del Inka Sacred Valley
- Belmond Palacio Nazarenas
- Inkaterra Machu Picchu
- Belmond Hiram Bingham train
- Belmond Miraflores Lima
- Four Seasons Bogota Casa Medina
Great trips and love all the choices! For Miami, I'd suggest/vote on Four Seasons Surfside
Feb 19, 2019, 8:49 am
#3670
formerly htang333
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Wi-Fi
Programs: Virtuoso, Top Ranked: Four Seasons (Top 25 Advisor), AMAN (Top 50), Rosewood, Hyatt Prive, etc.
Posts: 1,455
March:
Baccarat NYC
Rosewood Hong Kong
April:
Four Seasons Palm Beach
June:
Park Hotel Vitznau
Alpina Gstaad
July:
Four Seasons Surfside
or Four Seasons Lanai and Hualalai
Baccarat NYC
Rosewood Hong Kong
April:
Four Seasons Palm Beach
June:
Park Hotel Vitznau
Alpina Gstaad
July:
Four Seasons Surfside
or Four Seasons Lanai and Hualalai
Feb 22, 2019, 12:18 am
#3671
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Palo Alto, CA, USA
Posts: 3,222
March -- a week at Casa Que Canta in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, oceanfront master pool suite
May -- a week at Cap Juluca on Anguilla, beachfront one-bedroom pool suite
July -- 12-day Windstar Alaska cruise cruise, Vancouver to Seward via the Inland Passage, owners suite, accompanied by friends!
Hoping to book something in September/October but our traveling days are numbered in short terms as Jim's decline accelerates.
May -- a week at Cap Juluca on Anguilla, beachfront one-bedroom pool suite
July -- 12-day Windstar Alaska cruise cruise, Vancouver to Seward via the Inland Passage, owners suite, accompanied by friends!
Hoping to book something in September/October but our traveling days are numbered in short terms as Jim's decline accelerates.
Last edited by KatW; Feb 24, 2019 at 2:56 pm
Feb 22, 2019, 8:55 am
#3672
Community Director Emerita
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Anywhere warm
Posts: 33,745
Feb 22, 2019, 12:35 pm
#3673
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: TPA
Programs: DL PM; Marriott Rewards Gold; Amex Platinum
Posts: 239
Just booked 6 nights at Kudadoo Private Island via DavidO for mid August. Initial reviews look incredible, but fingers crossed as always! Spending 4 nights in Singapore on the way there and 1 in Hong Kong on the way home. Thinking about booking a personality suite at the refurbished Raffles in Singapore, but a bit apprehensive given the hotel is only supposed to re-open 2 weeks prior to our trip! Anyone's thoughts or critique would be welcome!
