Whats the poshest Hotel you've stayed in

hilts said:
Not the poshest but Citizen M in Amstedam was different, everything controlled by an ipad, choice of different colour schemes, bed as wide as the room and a see through shower cubicle and see through toilet cubicle.

A press of a button and a screen crosses the floor to give privacy.
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Somewhat similar in concept is the Walker Hotel in TriBeCa (NYC). Basically an expanded version of Japanese capsule hotels.

I also stayed at the now Instagram famous Inntel Amsterdam (in Zaandam) right after it opened, which has larger rooms of that configuration.

My favourite modern small room hotel, though, is the CityHub in Copenhagen. ;-)
 
Intercontinental Paris was good , was actually working there taking some extremely large pumps out of the basement using a block and tackle in the ballroom , one of the lads dropped through about 12 foot and broke his leg , meant I had the twin room to myself for the rest of the job.
 
KnaresboroughBlue said:
Peninsula in Bangkok is very nice too.
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I’ve stayed in the intercontinental on Bangkok in the club suites on a stash load of loyalty points and it was absolutely belting especially the club lounge which was really fucking knockout for free drinks and food each evening for a couple of hours in the early evening then it was off to Nana Plaza entertainment complex with the wife to watch the football or some other sport. I’d stayed in Bangkok with work for 10 days a few years before and had to pretend it was the first time I’d set foot in the plaza.
 
Kompany Car said:
Four Seasons was always my default when working in the far east. Unless I was in Singapore where I preferred the Fullerton Bay.
Used to amuse me that you could get a junior suite in the Fullerton for the same price as a rack rate bog standard room in the Holiday Inn in South Kensington during London fashion week.
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I got upgraded to the residential villa both times I stayed at the Four Seasons in Napa. To this day, I am still not quite sure why, as I wasn’t a VIP, was staying there with my missus as a bonus from my company at the time.

Could be that I bear a striking resemblance to Justin Timberlake. Or did, anyway. ;-)
 
Stayed at the Ritz Paris (company gig, not my choice!).

Very swanky, even the bathroom taps were solid gold fishes!

Pretentious, ornate shite.
 
Once flew by private jet to a mate’s (one of two jets his family owned) 40th in Dublin about twenty years ago, and stayed at the suite at the Clarence Hotel. Very messy weekend.

On the Sunday, Sadie Frost and Kate Moss were stood at reception complaining that someone (us) was staying in their usual room, which one of their PAs had reserved.

I’ve stayed in posher places, but I did enjoy that.
 
Corinthia Hotel Prague was the most perfect night and genuine 5 star.

Wasn't so impressed at the time, the hidden extras like having to pay to access the pool and the faff of filling in forms for the mini bar or getting overcharged because of the sensors.

Did have a room at the Brewery in Moorgate once that included a smartphone (I didn't know this when I booked), bureau desk and paper. Could say that was arguably the poshest but due to maintenance issues and being advertised as four star Corinthia pips it.

I once booked a room just for the novelty of the TV in the bathroom only for the remote control to be missing and desk staff disinterested about bringing the replacement.
 
Barcon said:
Not sure if they are considered posh but we stayed in the radison Blue Edinburgh and the one near Piccadilly with a Starbucks attached wasn’t cheap.
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Four star, so not generally considered posh although always expensive. Never stayed in one. Any posh or extra features in the room?
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
Once flew by private jet to a mate’s (one of two jets his family owned) 40th in Dublin about twenty years ago, and stayed at the suite at the Clarence Hotel. Very messy weekend.

On the Sunday, Sadie Frost and Kate Moss were stood at reception complaining that someone (us) was staying in their usual room, which one of their PAs had reserved.

I’ve stayed in posher places, but I did enjoy that.
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Stayed there with the wife 24 years ago, but flew Aer Lingus....

Enjoyed it at the time, it was swanky to us back then.
 
Mr Kobayashi said:
Four star, so not generally considered posh although always expensive. Never stayed in one. Any posh or extra features in the room?
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Not really. The one in Manchester had a towel warming rack in the bathroom that I used to keep my meat pies warm.
I Just had to ask the wife if the radison even had a bar or restaurant.
I don’t think it did but it was a stunning building.
 
Hilton in Pragues financial district was nice, ended up in the expensive skybar whilst the Mrs and kids slept looking well out of place haha
 
discopop said:
The Peninsula on Kowloon mid 90’s for one night which I just about managed to just get past expenses with work as they had fucked up royally with my itinerary when I needed to get back home for a set date. That said I didn’t take the piss and actually eat in the place.

Paid for myself probably the Table Bay in Cape Town where we had a corner suite for a couple of nights which even 19 years ago was eye watering price wise.

Worst some absolute shithole in Delhi once again a company booked clusterfuck
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You should have stayed next door at the Salisbury. Same views of the harbour and a third of the price
 
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