THE Hotel not to be missed
Mar 22, 2012, 3:52 pm
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This reinforce in me the idea that to be unique and/or to be considered "special" for someone THE Hotel should be somehow perfectly integrate within the environment and reflect part of its culture/history.
I'm thinking of a fantastic hotel in Venice that might be among the favorite of many people that, but as Kage said, it is not anymore as brilliant as it deserves to be....
Mar 22, 2012, 3:54 pm
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Mar 22, 2012, 4:03 pm
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i came up with one other way of wording, but i wont post it just yet
i came up with one other way of wording, but i wont post it just yet
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Mar 22, 2012, 4:06 pm
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Katikies, Santorini.
Mar 22, 2012, 4:11 pm
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Since the moment i started writing this thread I had the sensation that surely someone was going to name one of the top property in Venice....
This reinforce in me the idea that to be unique and/or to be considered "special" for someone THE Hotel should be somehow perfectly integrate within the environment and reflect part of its culture/history.
I'm thinking of a fantastic hotel in Venice that might be among the favorite of many people that, but as Kage said, it is not anymore as brilliant as it deserves to be....
This reinforce in me the idea that to be unique and/or to be considered "special" for someone THE Hotel should be somehow perfectly integrate within the environment and reflect part of its culture/history.
I'm thinking of a fantastic hotel in Venice that might be among the favorite of many people that, but as Kage said, it is not anymore as brilliant as it deserves to be....
I like your description of perfectly integrating within the environment. In that respect, Amanpuri gets very high marks in my book. Amanpulo on the other hand has such a beautiful environment to start with, you could put tar paper shacks there and it would still be near the top of my list.
Mar 22, 2012, 6:26 pm
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I think this is a great thread as what is being judged is more than just the product, however amazing, but almost more the essence of a place. I choose Feltrinelli because despite visiting many many superb properties much more recently since (including several Aman's - Amanpulo twice in the last year alone) the place that immediately jumped into my head and stayed there throughout my internal thought process was Villa Feltrinelli although it was 6 or 7 years ago that we went there.
I remember a feeling of ease, relaxation, reflection and of course utter, utter comfort and beauty of surroundings during our stay there that can make me feel at peace just thinking about it now all these years later! Now it may have been circumstantial, connected to the timing of my trip there (for example my visits to Amanpulo have always been with children in tow and whilst i love holidaying with them it is never as relaxing as those pre-children trips!) so i guess i'll just have to get back there soon to test that out, but something about that property just makes it stand out amongst many jewels as THE hotel for me!
I remember a feeling of ease, relaxation, reflection and of course utter, utter comfort and beauty of surroundings during our stay there that can make me feel at peace just thinking about it now all these years later! Now it may have been circumstantial, connected to the timing of my trip there (for example my visits to Amanpulo have always been with children in tow and whilst i love holidaying with them it is never as relaxing as those pre-children trips!) so i guess i'll just have to get back there soon to test that out, but something about that property just makes it stand out amongst many jewels as THE hotel for me!
Mar 22, 2012, 6:28 pm
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That's exactly what I meant..... It does not have to be the best....I can think about many hotels that I consider from several point of view better then the hotel I named.... I wanted to ask something that belong more to a unique feeling that this certain Hotel can stimulate in a person....
And the view.... We arrived there in the dead of night after long travel delays caused by Italian air traffic control strikes. I will never forget my first sight of the sun striking the water as I threw open the windows on our first morning. A meal or drink on the terrace is a wonderful experience.
Mar 22, 2012, 7:33 pm
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Wasn't Danieli the hotel used in the movie "The Tourist" Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. It did seem romantic
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Mar 23, 2012, 9:59 am
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Which property do you like in Venice? I've stayed at Gritti, Danieli, and Cipriani. For me Cipriani was very special, but I can see how for some people Danieli might be THE Hotel.
I like your description of perfectly integrating within the environment. In that respect, Amanpuri gets very high marks in my book. Amanpulo on the other hand has such a beautiful environment to start with, you could put tar paper shacks there and it would still be near the top of my list.
I like your description of perfectly integrating within the environment. In that respect, Amanpuri gets very high marks in my book. Amanpulo on the other hand has such a beautiful environment to start with, you could put tar paper shacks there and it would still be near the top of my list.
Mar 23, 2012, 10:07 am
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On this basis I would say Palazzo Sasso in Ravello. Not the biggest or best rooms and bathrooms I have ever seen but the staff there make it so special. Many of them seem to have been born in the village just down the hill, which I appreciated for the local quality it brought. I found the service to be absolutely world class, while still being intimate and relaxed and very much "of its place".
And the view.... We arrived there in the dead of night after long travel delays caused by Italian air traffic control strikes. I will never forget my first sight of the sun striking the water as I threw open the windows on our first morning. A meal or drink on the terrace is a wonderful experience.
And the view.... We arrived there in the dead of night after long travel delays caused by Italian air traffic control strikes. I will never forget my first sight of the sun striking the water as I threw open the windows on our first morning. A meal or drink on the terrace is a wonderful experience.
This is one of my favourite as well and I have very special memories about it bevause it has been the first hotel where I have been as a father...my daughter was just 15 days when we went there and we had a great time. No use to say how tenderly everybody used to behave.
I have been back a few times even if ravello in general rooms tend to be on the small size even if you get suites....(not to mention their two michelin starred Rossellini's restaurant)
Staying in Ravello, if i should choose a memorabel hotel, I much probably select Villa Cimbrone....it might not be the best, but yes, it is definitively unique. I stayed once in one of their antique suites (they have just two i guess) with old ceramics hand painted on the floor (I think it is where Greta Garbo used to go for her love affair) and it is amazing...as it is to walk in their gardens at night when it is close to the pubblic....no words!
Mar 23, 2012, 10:10 am
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(besides aman summer palace
)might be interesting when hotel at versailles opens, discussion begins here >
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/luxur...l#post15565315
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Mar 23, 2012, 10:58 am
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Amanjiwo, Java
Como Shambala Estate, Bali
Umaid Bhawan Palace, Rajasthan
Como Shambala Estate, Bali
Umaid Bhawan Palace, Rajasthan
Mar 23, 2012, 11:54 am
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Since the moment i started writing this thread I had the sensation that surely someone was going to name one of the top property in Venice....
This reinforce in me the idea that to be unique and/or to be considered "special" for someone THE Hotel should be somehow perfectly integrate within the environment and reflect part of its culture/history.
I'm thinking of a fantastic hotel in Venice that might be among the favorite of many people that, but as Kage said, it is not anymore as brilliant as it deserves to be....
This reinforce in me the idea that to be unique and/or to be considered "special" for someone THE Hotel should be somehow perfectly integrate within the environment and reflect part of its culture/history.
I'm thinking of a fantastic hotel in Venice that might be among the favorite of many people that, but as Kage said, it is not anymore as brilliant as it deserves to be....
Mar 23, 2012, 2:33 pm
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I'll start myself: to me THE hotel not to be missed is "Il San Pietro" in Positano.
Reclamed to the rock it is a unique architecture that meld within nature. Every room is sea front view with a terrace and you get one of the most impressive view of the planet when, at sunset, Positano starts lighting on.
What about you?
