To ask where the best hotel you've ever stayed in was

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Fragmentedbrain · 24/08/2025 15:34

And why you loved it so much

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TigerRag · 24/08/2025 17:37

Best western in Leiden, Netherlands. We had a small kitchen which was useful.

Cynic17 · 24/08/2025 17:36

Claridge's in London is the best ever. Amazing service.

Plus The Imperial, New Delhi - an immaculate glimpse of the old Raj.
Jade Mountain - bonkers luxury, with the 4th wall missing in your room, and a swimming pool instead!
The Riva, Konstanz in Germany - smart, comfortable, relaxing. Everything you could want on a holiday.

Downplayit · 24/08/2025 17:32

I've stayed in a lot of 5* hotels for work travel but for me nothing compares to small, boutique and quirky. I'd swap all the luxury hotels for something more personalised. Rooms individually designed and a nice bar and restaurant. I spend my life searching for these places for destination holidays if anyone has recommendations.

Movinghouseatlast · 24/08/2025 17:32

Hotel Widder in Zurich. Very quirky and yet utterly luxurious. The oldest building I've ever stayed in- built in the 1300's.

Royal Crescent Hotel in Bath. Just old school luxury, beautifully furnished.

Lausanne Palace in Lausanne, Switzerland. Like stepping back in time. Stunning old Palace, my favourite bit was the conservatory and terrace. Better than the Montreaux Palace that to me felt too Palace-y but I loved the balcony in my bedroom and the spa.

Lake Country House Hotel Builth Wells. Feels like being at a country house party in the 1920's

All of these for work. I couldn't afford 5 minutes in any of them myself!

Defiantly41 · 24/08/2025 17:26

Giraffe Manor (giraffes visit you for breakfast and afternoon tea)
The Peninsula in Hong Kong (super luxurious)
The Sofitel in Hanoi (history, luxury, location)
The Nare in Cornwall for old fashioned luxury, Rick Stein’s Bistro hotel for location, food
Great Bear Lodge in Canada for the best bear watching experience ever

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 24/08/2025 17:21

The Lodge on the Loch in Luss.

BruisedNeckMeat · 24/08/2025 17:19

Hotel de Russie in Rome. Just fabulous service and a beautiful oasis of a garden in a crazy, busy city. Lovely food, drink and spa too!

SpanThatWorld · 24/08/2025 17:14

Las Casas de la Juderia in Seville.

So full of character and an oasis in the centre of a busy city.

Ablondiebutagoody · 24/08/2025 16:29

The Taj in Columbo. With hindsight its not that swanky but I was young, had the shits and a well-dressed man handed you chilled flannels by the pool. The contrast to where I had been staying previously was huge.

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