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Oct 28, 2019, 10:17 am
#3916
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: London, Paris
Programs: LH HON, AF Platinum
Posts: 2,001
FWIW Ett Hem is one of my favorites in the world.
I also love Four Seasons Casa Medina. They upgraded me to a suite in the older building and I can’t remember what it was called, but would love to stay again. Might have been the entry level signature suite. Again it was truly excellent.
I also love Four Seasons Casa Medina. They upgraded me to a suite in the older building and I can’t remember what it was called, but would love to stay again. Might have been the entry level signature suite. Again it was truly excellent.
Oct 28, 2019, 11:01 am
#3917
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Join Date: Dec 2009
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FWIW Ett Hem is one of my favorites in the world.
I also love Four Seasons Casa Medina. They upgraded me to a suite in the older building and I can’t remember what it was called, but would love to stay again. Might have been the entry level signature suite. Again it was truly excellent.
I also love Four Seasons Casa Medina. They upgraded me to a suite in the older building and I can’t remember what it was called, but would love to stay again. Might have been the entry level signature suite. Again it was truly excellent.
Oct 28, 2019, 1:42 pm
#3918
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: London, Paris
Programs: LH HON, AF Platinum
Posts: 2,001
Ett Hem is like what you would want your home to be: Beautifully designed, exceptionally comfortable, and quiet. Want to eat something? Go down to the kitchen or dining room. The cooks will ask you want or what you're feeling, and then they'll make you something. Want to lounge with friends, family, or by yourself? Go to the living room. Want to sit outside (assuming the weather is good)? G outside.
When I stayed there, every detail was paid attention to. Do you smell something good in the hallway? That's because they have a custom scent designed for the hotel.
Now if you're expecting a gigantic underground swimming pool, or a bar where it's "happening," again probably not your place. But a home away from home, if you could afford a luxury castle mansion whose interior is done by Ilse Crawford? Ett Hem.
Oct 28, 2019, 2:52 pm
#3919
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It's not like a Paris Grand Dame, like the Crillon. If you are expecting something like that, you will be disappointed.
Ett Hem is like what you would want your home to be: Beautifully designed, exceptionally comfortable, and quiet. Want to eat something? Go down to the kitchen or dining room. The cooks will ask you want or what you're feeling, and then they'll make you something. Want to lounge with friends, family, or by yourself? Go to the living room. Want to sit outside (assuming the weather is good)? G outside.
When I stayed there, every detail was paid attention to. Do you smell something good in the hallway? That's because they have a custom scent designed for the hotel.
Now if you're expecting a gigantic underground swimming pool, or a bar where it's "happening," again probably not your place. But a home away from home, if you could afford a luxury castle mansion whose interior is done by Ilse Crawford? Ett Hem.
Ett Hem is like what you would want your home to be: Beautifully designed, exceptionally comfortable, and quiet. Want to eat something? Go down to the kitchen or dining room. The cooks will ask you want or what you're feeling, and then they'll make you something. Want to lounge with friends, family, or by yourself? Go to the living room. Want to sit outside (assuming the weather is good)? G outside.
When I stayed there, every detail was paid attention to. Do you smell something good in the hallway? That's because they have a custom scent designed for the hotel.
Now if you're expecting a gigantic underground swimming pool, or a bar where it's "happening," again probably not your place. But a home away from home, if you could afford a luxury castle mansion whose interior is done by Ilse Crawford? Ett Hem.
Oct 28, 2019, 2:54 pm
#3920
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: London, Paris
Programs: LH HON, AF Platinum
Posts: 2,001
Rooms are excellent, although I strongly recommend booking at least a junior suite, and ideally the full suite. Those are the only ones I've stayed in, and I wouldn't stay in a room smaller than the junior suite, which wasn't large in itself.
Oct 28, 2019, 10:48 pm
#3921
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Parts Unknown
Posts: 10,053
I've planned through to Oct '20 now (I know, I know), and will likely not go anywhere in Oct/Nov., however, I need suggestions to flesh out a few stops. If you have any insight on the bolded, please do tell:
(I cut out the stops with non-luxury options so as not to "offend" the forum's delicate sensibilities
)
Jan
Kyoto (Ritz Carlton & Hoshinoya Ryokan)
Tokyo (Peninsula)
Manila (Peninsula)
Panglao Island (Amorita)
Bangkok (Peninsula)
Luang Prabang (Amantaka)
Chiang Rai (Four Seasons Golden Triangle)
Chiang Mai (Anantara)
Hong Kong (Mandarin Oriental)
Sydney (Shangri-La, questionable!)
Ayers Rock (131 Degrees)
Feb
Melbourne (Park Hyatt)
Auckland (Sky City Grand, hmmm)
Santiago (Ritz-Carlton)
Easter Island (Explora)
Santiago (Ritz-Carlton)
Iguazu Falls (Belmond)
Rio (JW Marriott)
Buzios (Vila d'Este, maybe good?)
Sao Paulo (Palacio Tangara)
March
St. Moritz (TBD Hotel, currently leaning Hotel Kulm...open to ideas)
The Hague (Debating Hotel des Indes [LHW]...playing in an ice hockey tournament in The Hague, seems easiest to just stay there the whole time and no nights in Amsterdam before/after)
May
Nashville (The Hermitage)
Helsinki (Hotel Kamp)
Hong Kong (Considering giving St. Regis a shot, thoughts?)
Singapore (Ritz-Carlton)
Borobudur (Amanjiwo)
Jakarta (RC/FS/MO/Other?)
Komodo (Chartering a boat)
Kuala Lumpur (StR/FS/MO/RC?)
June
Buenos Aires (Alvear Palace)
Bogota (FS Casa Medina)
Bologna (Baglioni)
Guangzhou (RC/FS/Rosewood/PH?)
Helsinki (Hotel Kamp)
July
Tokyo (Ritz-Carlton)
Nagoya (Hilton/Marriott/Other?)
Fukuoka (Grand Hyatt, Other?)
Hong Kong (Pen or Upper House)
St. Tropez (Hotel Byblos)
(I cut out the stops with non-luxury options so as not to "offend" the forum's delicate sensibilities
)Jan
Kyoto (Ritz Carlton & Hoshinoya Ryokan)
Tokyo (Peninsula)
Manila (Peninsula)
Panglao Island (Amorita)
Bangkok (Peninsula)
Luang Prabang (Amantaka)
Chiang Rai (Four Seasons Golden Triangle)
Chiang Mai (Anantara)
Hong Kong (Mandarin Oriental)
Sydney (Shangri-La, questionable!)
Ayers Rock (131 Degrees)
Feb
Melbourne (Park Hyatt)
Auckland (Sky City Grand, hmmm)
Santiago (Ritz-Carlton)
Easter Island (Explora)
Santiago (Ritz-Carlton)
Iguazu Falls (Belmond)
Rio (JW Marriott)
Buzios (Vila d'Este, maybe good?)
Sao Paulo (Palacio Tangara)
March
St. Moritz (TBD Hotel, currently leaning Hotel Kulm...open to ideas)
The Hague (Debating Hotel des Indes [LHW]...playing in an ice hockey tournament in The Hague, seems easiest to just stay there the whole time and no nights in Amsterdam before/after)
May
Nashville (The Hermitage)
Helsinki (Hotel Kamp)
Hong Kong (Considering giving St. Regis a shot, thoughts?)
Singapore (Ritz-Carlton)
Borobudur (Amanjiwo)
Jakarta (RC/FS/MO/Other?)
Komodo (Chartering a boat)
Kuala Lumpur (StR/FS/MO/RC?)
June
Buenos Aires (Alvear Palace)
Bogota (FS Casa Medina)
Bologna (Baglioni)
Guangzhou (RC/FS/Rosewood/PH?)
Helsinki (Hotel Kamp)
July
Tokyo (Ritz-Carlton)
Nagoya (Hilton/Marriott/Other?)
Fukuoka (Grand Hyatt, Other?)
Hong Kong (Pen or Upper House)
St. Tropez (Hotel Byblos)
Fukuoka. I find the GH to be tired, even, after the rooms refresh and it's gotten a long more expensive too. I would recommend the trendy boutique 'With the Style' hotel.
Oct 28, 2019, 11:38 pm
#3922
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: En Route
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The Nagoya Marriott is the most convenient if you're coming in by Shinkansen but I find it overpriced for an aging Japanese chain hotel that happens to participate in Bonvoy. The best option among mediocre ones in Nagoya.
Fukuoka. I find the GH to be tired, even, after the rooms refresh and it's gotten a long more expensive too. I would recommend the trendy boutique 'With the Style' hotel.
Fukuoka. I find the GH to be tired, even, after the rooms refresh and it's gotten a long more expensive too. I would recommend the trendy boutique 'With the Style' hotel.
Oct 29, 2019, 6:12 am
#3923
Moderator: Luxury Hotels and FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Palo Alto, California,USA
Posts: 17,856
There must be a better option in Nashville than the Hermitage, I hated it, staff was very unaccommodating about everything.
Oct 29, 2019, 6:56 am
#3924
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Hong Kong
Posts: 676
For Nagoya, there really isn't a good choice. Unless you have to spend the night in the city, maybe better off staying at a ryokan in the mountains
Oct 29, 2019, 9:51 am
#3925
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I stayed at the Sheraton (which required a taxi ride from the train station) when I did this. It was nothing special but the setting was a bit better than the train station Marriott and available for Bonvoy too now, of course.
There must be a better option in Nashville than the Hermitage, I hated it, staff was very unaccommodating about everything.
There must be a better option in Nashville than the Hermitage, I hated it, staff was very unaccommodating about everything.
Oct 29, 2019, 9:52 am
#3926
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I haven't stayed but did the research as I was planning a trip earlier. Was going to go with "With the Style" in Fukuoka also
For Nagoya, there really isn't a good choice. Unless you have to spend the night in the city, maybe better off staying at a ryokan in the mountains
For Nagoya, there really isn't a good choice. Unless you have to spend the night in the city, maybe better off staying at a ryokan in the mountains
Oct 29, 2019, 9:14 pm
#3928
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Parts Unknown
Posts: 10,053
Sheraton in Nagoya? I will re-check, when I did a scan on Kayak, the Marriott was the only Bonvoy property I saw. If we're gonna be mucking about in that tier, I'd prefer to stack Bonvoy pts. What did you hate about the Hermitage? I stayed at the LHW property last time but found it a bit too far from stuff. I have heard nothing but great reviews of The Hermitage and enjoy old timey hotels. Willing to reconsider though.
Oct 29, 2019, 10:16 pm
#3929
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I searched on Marriott.com and in Nagoya it only shows the Marriott and Four Points out by the airport. After googling, I don't see a proper Sheraton, but the Westin comes up. No idea why it's not coming up on Marriott's website...the Westin looks pretty brutal though.
Nov 2, 2019, 4:54 pm
#3930
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SF (formerly of IND)
Programs: UA GS, Alaska MVP 50, Marriott 100 night, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 64
Hi all, we are going to Udaipur, India in Feb before a wedding in Jaipur (Oberoi) & side trip to Agra. Hitting Maldives (JW) before Udaipur and Muscat, Oman (Al Bustan Palace/Ritz Carlton) after.
Any recommendations on best luxury hotel to stay in Udaipur? Leela? Oberoi? Taj? Others?
Thanks
Any recommendations on best luxury hotel to stay in Udaipur? Leela? Oberoi? Taj? Others?
Thanks