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Best ‘City Resort’ Luxury Hotels
Thought this would be an interesting idea for a thread. Particularly where we are with our kids (given their age) and what they like to do, we have been trying to find ‘city resort’ type hotels. Our criteria usually includes: - Proximity to a significant/interesting city we would like to visit (usually with an interesting museum or other cultural offerings) - Ideally, a good view/natural setting - Ideally, free transportation into the city - A nice pool and resort like ‘grounds’ - Luxury hotel Our list (looking to add to it!): - Belmond Villa San Michele (beautiful view over Florence from Fiesole, great shuttle into the city) - Istanbul Four Seasons at the Bosphorous (great pool right on the river) - Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo (great view, Taormina May be small enough that this is just a resort and not ‘city resort’) - Dar Ayniwen, Marrakech — this is one of my favorite small hotels (not as luxury as some here might expect, but beautiful grounds and great shuttle to city) - Villa Cora, Florence Any other hotels you’ve stayed at meet these criteria? |
Belmond El Encanto in Santa Barbara |
Hotel Bel Air, Los Angeles immediately comes to mind
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This Urban Resort category was basically made for The Siam.
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This is an interesting an useful thread. A few I've stayed it:
Four Seasons Jumeriah Beach, Dubai Hotel Arts Barcelona One and Only Cape Town Ellerman House Cape Town FS Florence The Setai, Miami The Majestic Cannes Beverly Hills Hotel |
Ditto on The Beverly Hills Hotel in LA. Also the Bel Air although it is not to my taste. Rancho Valencia outside San Diego Rancho Encantado (FS) outside Santa Fe |
Also Four Seasons Athens, which will be rather en vogue in the next months. |
Originally Posted by scented
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Also Four Seasons Athens, which will be rather en vogue in the next months. Gran Hotel La Florida Barcelona comes to my mind, also perhaps San Clemente or JW Venice. |
Aman Tokyo can be on this list. Their wonderful onsen, workout facilities, spa, infinity pool and pure tranquility.
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What are we counting as a 'city'? Obviously Tokyo, Bangkok etc but is Florence (300,000 population) a city? If so, then Chiang Mai (130,000 population) in which case 137 Pillars House and Anantara Chiang Mai (and Four Seasons on the outskirts)? Also potentially opens up a huge amount of Chinese cities but prominently certainly something like Amanfayun in Hangzhou.
Also, Lodhi New Delhi would be another one for consideration. Banyan Tree Seoul - anyone been? Loose consideration for this one and Banyan Tree Shanghai (didn't get a chance to check this out) and Banyan Tree Macau if Aman Tokyo (city tower block) could be considered. |
Originally Posted by chinmoylad
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What are we counting as a 'city'? Obviously Tokyo, Bangkok etc but is Florence (300,000 population) a city? If so, then Chiang Mai (130,000 population) in which case 137 Pillars House and Anantara Chiang Mai (and Four Seasons on the outskirts)? Also potentially opens up a huge amount of Chinese cities but prominently certainly something like Amanfayun in Hangzhou.
Also, Lodhi New Delhi would be another one for consideration. Banyan Tree Seoul - anyone been? Loose consideration for this one and Banyan Tree Shanghai (didn't get a chance to check this out) and Banyan Tree Macau if Aman Tokyo (city tower block) could be considered. The property is somewhat secluded being on Namsan mountain and nothing else around. Does have a giant outdoor pool though. |
there might be thread(s) for this, cant recall
zurich's dolder was one that came up before other swiss - la reserve geneva, park hotel vitznau "museum or other cultural" = any regions to exclude ? any examples or types, particularly for museums ? outside rome - La Posta Vecchia northern italy - villa feltrinelli, castiglion del bosco venice - could combine island with aman (garden) FS cairo? combine with FS alexandria india - taj palace, oberoi, aman, raas, alila if UAE outside city - al maha, anantara qasr al sarab, zighy bay inside city - dar al masyaf, one & only, burj al arab
Originally Posted by chinmoylad
(Post 30857912)
Amanfayun in Hangzhou
could combine with amandayan in lijiang aman summer palace pool is not outdoor aman kyoto does not mention pool, nemu not near city in japan there are likely some ryokans that would work |
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Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri
(Post 30858581)
aman kyoto does not mention pool, nemu not near city in japan there are likely some ryokans that would work |
onsen.. (in spa building)
residences/villas may have onsen only 24 rooms and 2 2BR villas pools are indoors > RC 134 rooms FS 140 rooms (+30 more residences) fayun added outdoor pool later kora punakha added outdoor pool recently |
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