Best ‘City Resort’ Luxury Hotels
Mar 6, 2019, 10:39 pm
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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?
- 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?
Mar 7, 2019, 2:36 am
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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
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
Mar 7, 2019, 4:47 am
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Gran Hotel La Florida Barcelona comes to my mind, also perhaps San Clemente or JW Venice.
Mar 7, 2019, 5:24 am
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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.
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.
Mar 7, 2019, 6:12 am
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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.
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.
Last edited by Aventine; Mar 7, 2019 at 6:27 am
Mar 7, 2019, 9:09 am
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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
and or amanyangyun pool villa outside shanghai
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
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
and or amanyangyun pool villa outside shanghai
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
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Mar 7, 2019 at 9:30 am
Mar 7, 2019, 9:37 am
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Mar 7, 2019, 9:41 am
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I'm be shocked if they didn't build a pool. Why put a handicap on the property from the beginning? All the other leading Kyoto luxury hotels have them and the one that doesn't (HR Kyoto) would probably like one.
Mar 7, 2019, 9:43 am
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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
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
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Mar 7, 2019 at 10:06 am