The most impressive hotel you ever stayed at .........

[breadisfunny]

I dont think ive ever stayed in a 4 star :|

usually when i go away, we just book one of the cheapest, okay looking hotels in a good area, ive mostly only been to cities, so pretty much only in the hotel to sleep so ive never seen the point in paying loads for it, if i was going to a resort or something, or somewhere i might spend more time in the hotel i'd look for something cool.
but for now since im poor, theres a small check list,

is the hotel close to the city centre?
is it cheap?
does it look like i will get aids from the bed?

mine includes does it have an indoor pool/whirlpool?

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Preach. Anything beyond a bed and a shower is a waste of money.

Not sure about that shower part.

You can also just sleep on the street, if you really want to save some money.

[Revi]

Can't for the life of remember the name of the place or the hotel. Was an Island of the coast of France, tiny little beach "hotel" with an open-air restaurant, a small house with reception and the rooms were cabins at the beach.

Cabins were real basic, just beds and a place to keep luggage, weren't meant to spend any time there anyways. The rest was amazing; all meals included with some of the best food and homemade wine I've ever had, free windsurfing classes, free snorkeling/diving equipment, cabin 2 meters from the water, hotel area totally secluded with only a forest surrounding it.

[breadisfunny]

i remember it now. it was tundra lodge in wisconsin dells. it had an indoor waterpark. it was really cool.

[Orlong]

Not sure about that shower part.

You can also just sleep on the street, if you really want to save some money.

Sleeping on the street is illegal in most places

[Deleted]

Mandarin Oriental in bangkok

[JadedTauren]

Ritz-Carlton penthouse. Was aces.

[ItachiZaku]

It's the same hotel featured in the movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Yes, my ultimate dream would be to go to such a place and meet such a girl and NOT make a shitty vampire musical.

[zenkai]

Preach. Anything beyond a bed and a shower is a waste of money.

I find the location just as important. If I want to go to the beach, I get one on the beach, the extra money is worth it. Good Amenities can be worth it too, such as paying extra for a stove/fridge might greatly offset the cost of having to eat out every meal.

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Yes, my ultimate dream would be to go to such a place and meet such a girl and NOT make a shitty vampire musical.

I could deal with a shitty musical if I don't have to see Russell Brand.

[Annoying]

Sleeping on the street is illegal in most places

DoJ says that those laws are unconstitutional:
https://consumerist.com/2015/08/13/j...sleep-outside/

Real tough to repeal, though, as one of them would probably have to make it to a circuit court and homeless people aren't known for having lots of money for lawyers.

As for the OP? I haven't traveled to many places, but I'd say the hotel I stayed at on the San Antonio riverwalk. I think it was a Hilton. Had a pool on the roof, my room had huge balcony windows and a hot tub and was huge.

[Reg]

http://arcticsnowhotel.fi/northern-l...pland-finland/ perhaps?

OT: Never been to fancy hotels really. The one we went in Budapest had like 50mb/s wifi so it was good lul

It was very similar to those, but I don't think it was that one. I just looked through my email and found the old travel itinerary. Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort is the name of the place. They had a Snow hotel too, but I chose to stay in the igloos.

[ItachiZaku]

I could deal with a shitty musical if I don't have to see Russell Brand.

I had blocked him out, so thanks for that.

[Orlong]

DoJ says that those laws are unconstitutional:
https://consumerist.com/2015/08/13/j...sleep-outside/

Real tough to repeal, though, as one of them would probably have to make it to a circuit court and homeless people aren't known for having lots of money for lawyers.

As for the OP? I haven't traveled to many places, but I'd say the hotel I stayed at on the San Antonio riverwalk. I think it was a Hilton. Had a pool on the roof, my room had huge balcony windows and a hot tub and was huge.

DOJ doesnt get to determine the constitutionality of laws

[Annoying]

DOJ doesnt get to determine the constitutionality of laws

The supreme court cases that they cited do, though.

"he explained that the Eighth Amendment is violated if sufficient evidence is presented showing that the prohibited conduct was involuntary due to one’s condition" from one of the SCOTUS cases. Seems pretty straightforward that homelessness is involuntary and thus can't be made illegal.

[Deleted]

It was very similar to those, but I don't think it was that one. I just looked through my email and found the old travel itinerary. Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort is the name of the place. They had a Snow hotel too, but I chose to stay in the igloos.

Okay, guess they are a relatively new establishment because I've been around those parts a dozen times on skiing trips and never heard of them. Although those trips were almost a decade ago.

[Nathreim]

The Bellagio. By far my favorite casino/hotel in Vegas .

[Ghostpanther]

A Day's Inn, which within walking distance had a Shoney's, which had awesome southern style cooking. Now granted, I only expect clean, comfortable beds and rooms, good WFI and TV's when I use one. But the available places close by, do make a lasting impression.

[Rasulis]

Trump hotels

I have been to several of his facilities. Mar-a-lago was nice & beautiful, but not really unique. I was at the Taj Mahal a couple times in 1990s. It was meh. Trump hotel in Las Vegas was nice, but I have seen much nicer hotels.

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Spending large amounts of money to stay at these expensive hotels is just downright asinine. If youre going on vacation, youre not going to be hanging out in your hotel all day so all youre realy going to need is a comfortable bed to sleep on. If youre on a business trip perhaps I could see spending a little more than you would at a Motel 6 but even then youre likely in a new city and would be better off exploring the area and enjoying the local entertainment than laying in your fancy hotel room staring at shitty art

For the most part I agree with your position. However, there are exceptions.

Japanese Onsen is definitely one of those. Also, the price usually include breakfast and dinner. Sometimes lunch. The 13 course Japanese dinner we had every night at Keiunkan was easily worth $200. All fresh ingredients. Fish from the local river. A5 grade Koshu beef (the only kind of beef they use).

Diving resort is another exception. The resort is usually located on some remote island. Your schedule is breakfast, dive, lunch, dive, dinner, and sometimes night dive. Price looks expensive, but it includes all the meals (FYI, I have not been to a dive resort with bad food yet), and boat to take you to the dive locations.

The same with river cruises. Since it lacks the big-ship trappings of the ocean cruise, you do end up spending a lot of time in your room. We always splurge for staterooms. They are worth it.

Then there are the small boutique hotels in Asia. For anywhere between $25 - $ 200 a night, you get some of the best rooms, food and service you can imagine.

[Orlong]

The supreme court cases that they cited do, though.

"he explained that the Eighth Amendment is violated if sufficient evidence is presented showing that the prohibited conduct was involuntary due to one’s condition" from one of the SCOTUS cases. Seems pretty straightforward that homelessness is involuntary and thus can't be made illegal.

Homelessness isnt involuntary. They are just to lazy to earn money and live otherwise. But the topic wasnt homelessness, but that people could choose to sleep on the street rather than pay for a hotel room. That would be illegal regardless of whether its illegal to be homeless or not

[melodramocracy]

The Leela. Kerala, India