Your favourite hotels around the world...

[Valerie]

So I know we all have our favourite hotel destinations...I am curious to know what everyone's is or that you would recommend....Also, feel free to post hotel destinations you would love to visit!....I want to go on holiday soon and am trying to work out where I want to go!

These are 3 hotels I have stayed at that have to be in my top 5 list, if you haven't visited any of these, I highly recommend them!

Burj Al Arab-Dubai....stayed there while touring for an agency in London, absolutely stunning!
http://www.jumeirah.com/en/Hotels-an...ab/The-Resort/

Grand Hotel VILLA SERBELLONI- Lake Como, Italy
http://www.villaserbelloni.com/Bellagio/en/

The Dana Hotel & Spa, Chicago,IL (nirvana suite)
http://www.danahotelandspa.com/rooms...tial/index.cfm

[charlestudor2005]

I don't stay at anything that exclusive since my stays tend to be for months at a time.

But here are some links I thought you might find worth exploring (hint: all I did was Google):

http://www.concierge.com/tools/travelawards
http://www.gayot.com/hotels/best-wor...els_999in.html
http://www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest
http://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice
http://www.forbes.com/2011/03/01/sir...st-hotels.html

[Mazomaniac]

I value service and business features even when I'm on vacation so these might not fit the bill for everybody's holiday, but when Mazo's in town you'll find him at:

The Palace, Madrid

Hotel Kämp, Helsinki

Les Trois Rois, Basel

Hotel Pulitzer, Amsterdam

The Trianon Palace, Versailles

The Lanesborough, London

The Diplomat, Hollywood, FL (Golf location, not the beach club!)

The Palace, San Francisco

The St. Regis Shanghai

The St. Regis Monarch Beach

The St. Regis Princeville

Those of you who are frequent fliers will note these are mostly Starwood properties. Starwood is very, very good to Mazo. Mazo is very, very good to Starwood and stays loyal whenever he can.

Cheers,
Mazo.

[NinaBrooke]

my favourite is www.hotelonrivington.com in NYC and the hostel Villa Saint Exupery in Nizza. (The later is not a hotel, but as nice as one and extremely affordable)

vienna: the sofitel http://www.sofitel.com/gb/hotel-6599...om/index.shtml

zurich: The Hotel Widder (lovely old fashioned hotel (its like appartement rooms with a lot of wooden walls and stuff) in the heart of zurich) : http://www.widderhotel.ch/

and in the USA of course ANY Kimptons hotel (e.g hotel Rouge or hotel helix in Washington DC) http://www.rougehotel.com/

[Naomi4u]

Ritz Carlton Charlotte, NC
http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Proper...rlotte/Default

Trump International Beach Resort Miami, Fl
http://www.trumpmiami.com/

The Setai Miami beach, Fl (Very affordable)
http://www.setai.com/

[perdido]

Alvear Palace in Buenas Aires, Argentina. Old world sevice and ambiance with modern updates in the rooms.

[pjorourke]

Any of the Peninsula or Mandarin Oriental properties.

[Sisyphus]

Originally Posted by Mazomaniac

I value service and business features even when I'm on vacation so these might not fit the bill for everybody's holiday, but when Mazo's in town you'll find him at:

The Palace, Madrid

Hotel Kämp, Helsinki

Les Trois Rois, Basel

Hotel Pulitzer, Amsterdam

The Trianon Palace, Versailles

The Lanesborough, London

The Diplomat, Hollywood, FL (Golf location, not the beach club!)

The Palace, San Francisco

The St. Regis Shanghai

The St. Regis Monarch Beach

The St. Regis Princeville

Those of you who are frequent fliers will note these are mostly Starwood properties. Starwood is very, very good to Mazo. Mazo is very, very good to Starwood and stays loyal whenever he can.

Cheers,
Mazo.

SPG has been very good to me over the years as well. I don't think the program is quite as "generous" as it used to be...but it's still pretty damn good.

I'd echo your recommendations of the Princeville in Kauai & the Diplomat in Florida. I'd add the Le Meridian property in Florida as well. I can't remember if its in Sunrise Beach or Bal Harbour but I like it...a lot!

In London, the Park Tower property is also very nice & Knightsbridge is just a fun part of town in which to set up shop. In Mallorca, the Castillo Hotel Son Vida & the St. Regis Mardavall properties are both amazing!!

Back in our hemisphere, The Westin Resort property in Cabo is quite nice. The Governor's suite there...which they very generously upgraded me to on my visit...doesn't suck!

[ashwednesday666]

I'm just a poboy when the company sends me to Ohio I stay where ever. In NOLA Inn on Bourbon or Hotel St. Marie & Prince Conti, Beau Rivage in Biloxi.

[Valerie]

Originally Posted by Mazomaniac

Hotel Pulitzer, Amsterdam

The Trianon Palace, Versailles

Cheers,
Mazo.

I've stayed at both of these...very nice!

Originally Posted by ninasastri

and in the USA of course ANY Kimptons hotel (e.g hotel Rouge or hotel helix in Washington DC) http://www.rougehotel.com/

I love Kimpton hotels as well! I've stayed at a few in Chicago, and Rouge in DC .....was thinking about Helix in DC, what did you think about it?

[Valerie]

I've always wanted to stay at the Oriental suite at the Mandarin Oriental in Miami as well....going to put that one on my to-do list!

[I B Hankering]

Embellished with mahogany and stone, the Mayaland Hotel and Bungalows, near the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza, numbers among my favorite hotels. It reflects the fashion of a bygone era: the 1930s. It’s an awesome experience to sit on the balcony and watch the rising sun burn away the morning mist to reveal the ancient ruin of the Caracol Observatory. A real Indiana Jones experience!

I have hopes of one day staying at the Hotel Danieli in Venice. Almost did it last summer, but the Fates were against me.

[Valerie]

Originally Posted by I B Hankering

Embellished with mahogany and stone, the Mayaland Hotel and Bungalows, near the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza, numbers among my favorite hotels. It reflects the fashion of a bygone era: the 1930s. It’s an awesome experience to sit on the balcony and watch the rising sun burn away the morning mist to reveal the ancient ruin of the Caracol Observatory. A real Indiana Jones experience!

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That sounds lovely! Do you have a link to it?

[charlestudor2005]

Originally Posted by I B Hankering

Embellished with mahogany and stone, the Mayaland Hotel and Bungalows, near the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza, numbers among my favorite hotels. It reflects the fashion of a bygone era: the 1930s. It’s an awesome experience to sit on the balcony and watch the rising sun burn away the morning mist to reveal the ancient ruin of the Caracol Observatory. A real Indiana Jones experience!

I have hopes of one day staying at the Hotel Danieli in Venice. Almost did it last summer, but the Fates were against me.

You don't have to stay at this hotel to experience the historical charm of it: it was at the Menger in San Antonio where Teddy Roosevelt enlisted his Rough Riders that eventually captured San Juan Hill. The bar on which he stood to enlist them is still in the hotel. It's been a while since I've stayed there, and has been renovated since then. Don't know what the rooms, etc., are like now. http://mengerhotel.com/.

[I B Hankering]

Originally Posted by Valerie

That sounds lovely! Do you have a link to it?

Here's a link.

http://www.booking.com/hotel/mx/maya...Fcnc4AodoBzJ_g