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What's the most luxury hotel you've ever stayed in?
Teadrinker11 · 12/01/2022 12:45
Wherever it was, what's the most posh, luxurious, ostentatious, etc hotel you have ever stayed in? Was it worth the cost?
SoManyTshirts · 12/01/2022 12:53
Macdonald in Bath - they offered us a butler. I don’t know what it cost, but only the indoor/outdoor heated pool was memorable.
Neurodiversitydoctor · 12/01/2022 12:58
www.grandhotel-zellamsee.at/de/home/
This one Jan 2013-amazing
CrimbleCrumble1 · 12/01/2022 14:34
Kempskini in Berlin was fab.
Atlantis the Palm in Dubai was the most blingy hotel I’ve stayed in.
Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town.
BlowDryRat · 12/01/2022 14:37
The W in Singapore. I wasn't paying (work trip) but it was amazing.
The poshest hotel I've ever paid for was the TRS Yucatan in Mexico. Worth every penny.
BlowDryRat · 12/01/2022 14:38
Luton Hoo was also gorgeous and I'd definitely stay again.
DrRamsesEmerson · 12/01/2022 14:39
Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong in 2002. I wasn't paying, the client was. My benchmark for posh hotels ever since, it was utterly lovely.
Waspie · 12/01/2022 14:41
The Royal Livingstone in Zambia. We had a butler!
Not sure what it cost - it was part of a tour around Southern Africa. Not expensive by British 5 star standards though.
Courcheval · 12/01/2022 14:47
Essex House in NY. We went for 5 nights and everything was perfect, impeccable unobtrusive service.
Gotobloodysleep · 12/01/2022 14:47
The Waldorf Astoria on the bund in Shanghai. It was a couple of nights for our anniversary. Amazing hotel though was gutted as I didn't take my swimming costume
interferingma · 12/01/2022 14:47
The Newt in Somerset.
Followed by some Namibian wildlife lodges whose names I have shamefully forgotten.
Crowdfundingforcake · 12/01/2022 14:48
Wolgan valley resort, Blue Mountains, Australia, Cost equivalent of £1000 per night but we didn't pay - it was a competition prize! Utterly beautiful - private plunge pool, one bedroomed lodge with an amazing bathroom, dressing room, verandah.
We usually spend way less than £100 per night on accommodation so this was such an amazing treat.
TinaYouFatLard · 12/01/2022 14:49
Probably the Four Seasons in Nassau. It was beautiful.
gogohm · 12/01/2022 14:52
A few. Stayed in a gorgeous Manor House type hotel in Hertfordshire years ago, that was my first time in a 5 star. An amazing spa resort in Washington state, few 5 stars in London which aren't as luxurious due to space but are opulent. Probably the most though was In Colombo Sri Lanka, a French patisserie in the lobby and hand made chocolates on the pillow! The staff were too attentive though, kept wanting to help me, get me a driver etc when I said I was going out alone - actually they have UBERTut was brilliant
WhatDidISayAlan · 12/01/2022 14:56
The Shangri-La in Singapore on a two-day layover. They gave me only the second room upgrade I’ve ever had in my life - I nearly wept when I opened the door. Living room, bedroom, beautiful balcony, and just gorgeous linens, decor, chocolates, fruit every day - it was bliss.
newtb · 12/01/2022 14:57
Linden Hall near Morpeth. We hot a free weekend with reward points, 2 nights donner, b&b. My menu for dinner had no prices, so had to look at dh's. A long time ago.
LaBellina · 12/01/2022 15:00
The local Premier Inn. It was fab.
Just kidding. My favorite would be Hotel Ernst in Cologne, Germany. Great location and very chic.
EileenGC · 12/01/2022 15:01
The Ritz-Carlton in Osaka. Not paid by me 
I was given a ‘basic’ room and it had 3 double beds 
More senior colleagues had deluxe suites and it was just another world. Amazing facilities and the most delightful staff.
Imabouttoexplode · 12/01/2022 15:02
St Regis, Bangkok.
Gleaneagles.
The Forbury in Reading.
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