Well thankyouverymuch for the praise! as well as a big welcome to the forum. If you see me in NYC I will certainly NOT be walking since I have yet to do all my Christmas shopping. I will be sprinting from one store to another with the look of an olympic athlete on my face ready to buy yet another thoughtful yet useless gift.

Hey GirL!

Oh you did not plan that Maui vacation right. Here's what I always suggest: go for at least two months and return back home when the first buds are about to bloom. Impractical yes, Great advice surely. What did you do in Maui and how long were you there?

I have to leave the forum prematurely due to Bloomingdales opening their doors in twenty minutes! I will be back on tonight (with a strong martini in my frazzled shopped-out -why do -I -do- this -to -myself -every- year -hand)

Heya, Sam!
What are we doing up so early on a weekend?
Again, cosmic-snychronicity...
Just happened to check your site while you're actually back on and posting again!

I had been thinking of you a couple months ago. I was flown out to LA to film an infomercial for new children's books. They needed someone to host the show. I wanted to contact you! But I know you've been busy out there hotel hoppin'it around. So they ended up getting Cathy Rigby...which was distracting for me cause all I could think of was stay-free maxi pads.

Good to see ya back sista!
Love ya,
Kathy

Hey there Sam...hope your day was not too stressful with all those sane people who do not leave their shopping until Dec 21...We are heading down to Marshall Fields today for much the same crowd...then to see the lights on Michigan avenue. Very Christmasy.

I was in Maui for 10 days - in Wailea. Gosh it was beautiful. We used to plan a yearly winter trip to Disney, but I may have to change that tradition! We did some sailing and snorkeling. Spent a day on Lanai. Went parasailing...Awesome! And of course a Luau and the sunrise on Haleakala.

It was amazing.

Have a good day and I'll look forward to hearing from you later!!!

Kel

Hi, this is my first post. I watch your program pretty much all day (I work in an elctronics store in downtown NY, so im surrounded by tv's all day). I love all the great info that you provide about every hotel. My wife and I are avid travelers, so your show is a big help to me. Just a question, ever been to El Conquistador in Puerto Rico, that's an awesome hotel!!

Well you're in the best place to be for shopping. I only hope you made it past the Godiva Shop!!
All the best to you and yours.

Sam, the Mickey's Merry Christmas at Walt Disney World show was absolutely over the top. We loved the photography and you covered it in such detail we felt like we were there. This event is now on our future plans for a holiday vacation as we didn't realize how wonderful it was.
Thanks for bringing The Mouse at Christmas to our attention.

For the third season I would really like it if you could try and do an episode on The Atlantis Hotel in the Bahamas. It is such a wonderful hotel and you don't even have to leave the hotel to do something. I went there not to long ago and I am still realy amused with the room in the arch. Could you please do a show on there. If so tell me when it will air ansd wht time.

thank you very much

Hey Sam

I just wanted to recommend one place that I think you'd love, and that the Travel Channel ought to consider - The Inn at Blackberry Farm (just outside of Knoxville, Tennessee).

I'd never been to that part of the country, but the Great Smokies are really beautiful, and the Inn pampers you to no end. You can go horseback riding, indulge in spa treatments (which I know you love - I had the Blackberry treatment, which was wonderful), hang out by the pool, or just relax. You can also take a mini golf-cart and zip around the beautiful property - now that's fun! As for the food, it's to die for. I'd never had biscuits and gravy before (you can't get this kind of southern food in NY -pizza, yes. hot dogs, yes. Soul food? No way.), but there it was on the breakfast menu, along with other yummy items. For lunch, the Inn packs a box lunch, but believe me, it is not the box lunch of camp days. We're talking gourmet meals that include dessert...wow. Dinner is fabulous, and afterwards, guests gather outside by the fireplace for stories and s'mores. I became an honorary southerner down there; most guests were from Alabama, Georgia, or elsewhere in the south. I may have been the lone Yankee! In any case, they nicknamed me Scarlett.

I had mentioned Charleston in my previous post, but I think I left out a few things. It really is a friendly city; strangers on the street said hello to me in passing, and that was wonderful, and surprising. I visited the CSS Hunley, the Confederate sub that was recently discovered, and which is being restored. As they found skeletons (and personal items) from the crew, a burial (which has since taken place) was scheduled to be held. Until then, "Confederate" soldiers stood guard in shifts out of respect for their ancestors, and I ran into a couple of them in the parking lot. They kissed my hand, and I was pretty floored. How gallant is that? Of course, one of them had a car horn that toots Dixie! Sigh......Charleston also a beautiful, beautiful city..situated right on the water.

Sorry if I repeated myself, but I can't rave enough about this Southern Belle, and I hope you get a chance to visit.

thanks, Sam!

You are so much fun to watch. We would really like to see you do more on cruiseing. Highlighting more individual ships. There are so many of them out there now. We cruise a couple of times a year and when we are not cruising are planning, reading about or talking about cruising. you bring so much to the travel industy and I know your veiws on cruising would be a whole lot of fun. Thanks again for all the laughs you bring into our home.

Samantha,

I posted a topic in one of the other choices for the directors on you doing a show in Myrtle Beach, SC. Basically, I ponder why you haven't done a show there that I can recall? I have been a fan of you and your show for over 3 years now. I watch it more than any show.

You are a very bubbly, charming and equisitly beautiful woman...adding all that to Myrtle Beach could really make for a great show. There is too many things to do there so you never would run out of ideas. If you go, you have to visit "The Sea Captains" restaurant on 30th Ave North Ocean Blvd. Without a doubt, the best restaurant in MB.

Broadway On The Beach is the best place to shop. Golfing only one can dream about. Not to mention gambling cruises and water functions of all kinds. 60 miles of coast to add to that (At least last time I heard).

I am sure you could do many interesting things there and it would be a hit. Plus, I would love to have a chance to actually meet you in person.

Have a great holiday, Sam! Merry Christmas.

Gary Chandler

Hey there!

I was looking for some information on the Bacara resort (I only caught the back end of the show)and saw this here, and thought I might drop in to say hello.

In reading many of the posts here, it seems you have quite a following of men that would like to meet you. I guess this is somewhat encouraged by no mention of a significant other on your show or interviews.

So my idea is to do a bachelorette (which is a rather tired word of late) type of show that would give you a pick of a number of carefully screened gentlemen competing for your heart! It would be great TV too, as you could both steal away by private jet to various interesting locations. Each romantic candidate could seek to impress you by planning a travel excursion for you both...etc.

If it worked out, there could be a special that covers your wedding at the location of your choice, which would be sure to bring in plenty of wedding business for that resort, hotel...etc.

As this is my idea, I would of course like to be the first to sign up!

Scott
Orlando, FL

"As I went down the hill along the wall
There was a gate I had leaned at for a view
And had just turned from when I first saw you
As you came up the the hill. We met. But all
We did that day was mingle great and small
Footprints in summer dust as if we drew
The figure of our being less than two
But more more than one as yet. Your parasol
Pointed the decimal off with one deep thrust.
And all the time we talked you seemed to see
Something down there to smile at in the dust.
(Oh, it was without prejudice to me!)
Afterward I went past what you had passed
Before we met, and you what I had passed."

Robert

Samantha, thank you sooooo much for replying to me. I cannot believe it!! You are so nice to reply to all the people. You are truely a great person. Not to mention Beautiful. Where could I go to spot you in NYC? I don't mean to go and search for you but I'd love to meet you in person and tell you how great job you are doing and being so nice to everyone here in forum. I watched the re-run of Disney Holiday Special again, I love Disney World, and I love you!! I love watching you do the show and being so funny and looking gorgeous. I really like your voice, too. ok... I guess I'm starting sounds like "Mr.Obsessed to Sam Brown"!! Thanks again Samantha and hope to see you in the streets of NYC!! By the way, do you ever come out to Long Island??

Samsnewfan

I believe that would be Samantha Brown, but I dont think its the same lady. There is a writer and artist named Samantha Brown, but not the same person.

Don't play Trivial Pursuit with me.

OK...what do I win?

The question is more for Sam herself.
Ask her, she should know who it is.

Robert

well i guess i spoke wrong i have always been a fan of the show its that the new season i have only seen the one during the teaching season it hard. im sorry if you took it that i was a first time watcher. i guess o now that i have some time over vaction ill get caught back up. thank you for responding but maybe you are right i dont belong on this forum with all the big fans

i have been enjoying your new great hotel and seasonal specials. i love the one in new york where you were a rockette for a day. i am short too, but have been a dancer for most of my life, but failed to meet the rockettes required height. but you go girl!!! and i love the disney special where you get to go behind the scenes.

i got to go to disneyworld on my honeymoon. it was my first time. and i loved it. i am a huge fan and i would love a autographed picture. if you have the time.

i hope you enjoy you holidays with your family.
and i look forward to seeing more of great hotels
: )

sharon
in addison, tx

Sam,

I have been on a mad search to find a place I could write to you on the show for an autographed picture of yourself. I have had no success in my search. I would love for your face to adorn my wall in my computer room where I would see you everyday.

I am an artist and would love to draw your face (pencil only, I don't paint). I could send it back to whatever address you provide me for writing to you. I just hope you get it if I do it. I can draw you to perfection, just as you are.

I posted a reply earlier before your shopping trip to Bloomingdale's. Hope you had a "fab" time shopping.

Your biggest fan...Gary Chandler

Just wanted to let you know that we think you're great and to wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
We would LOVE it if you could do some of the cheaper, meaning Moderate or Value Resorts that Disney has to offer. Not everyone can afford the more Deluxe Resorts - and this may help us decide which one to go to.
Let us know what you think.
Thanks

May I remind you, Sam, in your time of pre-holiday panic, that you undoubtedly have quite a stockpile in a warehouse somewhere of fine toiletries that you have been collecting. Attractively arranged in a nice basket with a few marshmallows on the side, who could be displeased with such a gift? Probably it’s too late for that, now that you have spent all your money today. If you are strapped for cash later you could always autograph some shampoo bottles and sell them on e-bay for a good price, for all those fans in need of GH merchandise.
The members of the fan club here seem to be on a bit of a roll, coming up with all sorts of insanely creative ideas. Probably all giddy with the expectation of the Great Hotels Marathon, which will be coming our way on Tuesday. So, I suppose it is a fine time to toss in my crazy idea, as well.
In London, there are quite a few wacky musicals playing such as “Jerry Springer, the Opera,” and “Rod Stewart, the Musical.” I went to seven of them, and had musicals on my mind one day when I was stuck in heavy traffic on a double-decker bus for over an hour in the West End. The idea just flew into my head. May I be the first to propose…. “Great Hotels, the Musical,” starring Samantha Brown! Imagine yourself, backed up on a stage by a chorus of cart-rolling chambermaids, belting out these lines, to the tune of “The Bare Necessities” from Disney’s “Jungle Book” movie:

Look for those special toiletries, those pricey scented toiletries,
Forget about your bringin’ them from home.
Pack up those great amenities, and then your mind can rest at ease,
You’ll never buy shampoo for the rest of your life.
Whenever you wander, wherever you roam,
Just leave your bath things on a shelf at home.
Your hotel’s hopin’ just to please and you can have them all for free,
So the towels must stay, theft’s not O.K., but take those soaps and lotions, I say,
Those hotel toiletries for sure, belong to you. Oh yes they do. It’s really true.

Sorry. It’s a pretty lame idea, and song. Comes from reading Mad Magazine for over 45 years, I think. Maybe you can sing it to your Mom and she will remember when you were 6 and be proud of how far you have come in life.

And speaking of the theatre, I want Captain Tuttle to know that I did indeed go to the recreated Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and lean against the stage as a groundling on Dec. 3rd at 7 pm, and paid nothing to do so. It was very cold in there, what with the open roof and all, and the performers were 27 Syracuse University drama students performing eight scenes from five Shakespearian plays, including “Twelfth Night”, which I unfortunately did not see in October. Sam, you may remember Professor Ingram, who arranged for the students to study there this fall with the Globe’s voice, text and movement faculty. They were a wonderful, talented group. Captain, I did enjoy “Julius Caesar” there in 1999, but had a seat on a bench. So, that is one thing I can check off your list. And do come back to brighten Sam’s day and everyone else’s, as well. Must get back to my wrapping…


May I remind you, Sam, in your time of pre-holiday panic, that you undoubtedly have quite a stockpile in a warehouse somewhere of fine toiletries that you have been collecting. Attractively arranged in a nice basket with a few marshmallows on the side, who could be displeased with such a gift? Probably it’s too late for that, now that you have spent all your money today. If you are strapped for cash later you could always autograph some shampoo bottles and sell them on e-bay for a good price, for all those fans in need of GH merchandise.
The members of the fan club here seem to be on a bit of a roll, coming up with all sorts of insanely creative ideas. Probably all giddy with the expectation of the Great Hotels Marathon, which will be coming our way on Tuesday. So, I suppose it is a fine time to toss in my crazy idea, as well.
In London, there are quite a few wacky musicals playing such as “Jerry Springer, the Opera,” and “Rod Stewart, the Musical.” I went to seven of them, and had musicals on my mind one day when I was stuck in heavy traffic on a double-decker bus for over an hour in the West End. The idea just flew into my head. May I be the first to propose…. “Great Hotels, the Musical,” starring Samantha Brown! Imagine yourself, backed up on a stage by a chorus of cart-rolling chambermaids, belting out these lines, to the tune of “The Bare Necessities” from Disney’s “Jungle Book” movie:

Look for those special toiletries, those pricey scented toiletries,
Forget about your bringin’ them from home.
Pack up those great amenities, and then your mind can rest at ease,
You’ll never buy shampoo for the rest of your life.
Whenever you wander, wherever you roam,
Just leave your bath things on a shelf at home.
Your hotel’s hopin’ just to please and you can have them all for free,
So the towels must stay, theft’s not O.K., but take those soaps and lotions, I say,
Those hotel toiletries for sure, belong to you. Oh yes they do. It’s really true.

Sorry. It’s a pretty lame idea, and song. Comes from reading Mad Magazine for over 45 years, I think. Maybe you can sing it to your Mom and she will remember when you were 6 and be proud of how far you have come in life.

And speaking of the theatre, I want Captain Tuttle to know that I did indeed go to the recreated Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and lean against the stage as a groundling on Dec. 3rd at 7 pm, and paid nothing to do so. It was very cold in there, what with the open roof and all, and the performers were 27 Syracuse University drama students performing eight scenes from five Shakespearian plays, including “Twelfth Night”, which I unfortunately did not see in October. Sam, you may remember Professor Ingram, who arranged for the students to study there this fall with the Globe’s voice, text and movement faculty. They were a wonderful, talented group. Captain, I did enjoy “Julius Caesar” there in 1999, but had a seat on a bench. So, that is one thing I can check off your list. And do come back to brighten Sam’s day and everyone else’s, as well. Must get back to my wrapping…

Hey Sam, you knew I would stick my nose in here at some point I have been looking for new episodes of GH but the only one I have seen to date is the Costonoa one. That really seemed like my kind of place to vacation and I read that it was one of your favorites too.By the way you look darn cute in a ballcap! Well,I'm still contemplating wrapping gifts,it's just not something a guy is supposed to know how to do Anyway have a great Christmas and I hope Santa is good to you!!

I love the idea of the special on the moderate and value resorts! Of course, I love any idea that'll get Great Hotels filming down there while I'm down there :-)

I think it'd be great to do right now with Pop Century opening up this month, you could spotlight a brand new resort!

Another suggest I have, if this idea goes through, is to highlight the lesser-known treasures of Disney World. For instance, did you know about the mini golf courses? There's Fantasia Gardens and Winter Summerland. Winter Summerland, right next to Blizzard Beach (which you should also spotlight) is my favorite. It would've been great for the Christmas special, but there was way too much already going on to fit that in. The course's theme is Santa on summer vacation, you choose either the winter or the summer course. The winter course is the North Pole, and the summer course is Santa and the elves at the beach. They also play summery Christmas music, like stuff by Jimmy Buffett or the Beach Boys.

You could also show off Pleasure Island, maybe take a stop in at the Comedy Warehouse, my favorite place. Pleasure Island isn't exactly unknown, but it's definitly not featured as much as the resorts and parks are. There's also DisneyQuest, which would be great for you to visit, it's all virtual reality kinda games.

So, come on, Sam, do it! "Disney on a Budget" and "Hidden Disney". It'll be great!

By the way, do you happen to have any idea of what the front desk cast members at Yacht & Beach wear? I'm dreading what hideous costume they will put me in!!!!

I don't know what happened up there with the double post. mod kelly HELP! You can delete that second one if it is within your power. It looks like the longest post in forum history.
Captuttle, could you please let us know how the gracious tulip poplars on the Little Mountain fared in the storm of Sept. 17 ?

Mother O, you know I can't resist your siren call. But first a word to Grant Livermore: I'm sure Sam feels you're as welcome on this board as any more frequent poster (probably much moreso than me) and there's simply a fair amount of kidding going on, that's all, as she does so endearingly on her shows as well. If we could only put our voice inflections into prose, then the written world would have far fewer misunderstood persons in it.

And you, Mother O (from my research these past empty Samless months I found your very original post here last year, and I believe I'm maybe a couple years younger than you, but I went to Duke when you were freezing in Syracuse), your taunting has succeeded as always. I'm glad you got to the Globe, though sorry it was in dank December (in the summer lights aren't even needed until the second act). Julius Caesar is a bit grim for a festive evening, which is why I wish you could have seen Twelfth Night, but I'm sure you'll be back. Yet isn't it wonderful being within actual touching distance of the players? When all is going well, the entire enclosure is breathing as one and you can feel it(Sam's word "palpable" again) and wish you could hold on to it forever. I can see how people just have to seek a life in the theater.

So you thought my suggestions were obscure, huh? Admittedly I see few tourists in the Staple Inn courtyards, St. Bart's church (Hugh Grant gets decked there in Four Weddings and a Funeral --- I've roamed around Notting Hill a bit, too, but never found anything recognizable, and I think they used Holland Park a bit as well. And they used two of the famous posh London hotels, the Ritz, then finished in the Savoy), and the Ely Chapel, a wonderful dark spot that's all that remains of a great medieval bishop's London palace, which is also almost always empty except for me. And I like tracking down places like the street Ben Franklin lived on - hardly changed since 1750... But obscure? Not for me. Did you ever make Ham House along the river? Maybe next time.

As for your *egregious* double post, I also noticed in my earlier post to you that I referred to the months of Oct- Dec as climactic. Either a slip of the finger, or of the Freudians, as I meant "climatic". It's hardly my business about the other, but here's hoping so. But if I'm going to be so very clever on this board, I better do so correctly. And nice plug for Sam's marathon Tues, when you in particular can be amused to see Samantha's hair lengthen and shorten in half hour chunks. At her lowest ebb, I think it's shorter than mine (now that my hair has become public domain on this post) but I personally adore her smiling face framed by the longer tresses.

And as for the tulip poplars of Monticello, they survive still (for those of you in possession of a certain picture I took of it in October, the one at the far left actually goes back to Jefferson's lifetime). But they promptly cut one down last month, given by the Japanese princess years ago, because it was impinging on one of the terraces. Maybe it was in retribution for the job done on YOUR hair about the same time. I was actually there the day before and day of the hurricane (we actually were open that morning). Dramatic stuff, but no serious damage It was, however, very odd doing tours as certain objects were being hustled away for safety, so I'd come around to a room and say, "and there you see his chess pieces... um... chess BOARD..." as the ivory chessmen had disappeared since my last round through. But amazingly, people were there with shreking winds outside. You should come down and see the place again. If Syracuse had made it into the ACC as almost happened this past summer, you would have had great football opportunities here at UVa, but there you have it, and we have enough schools with that pesky color orange already.

And speaking of musicals, I've just finished wrapping my presents with The Music Man on in the background - a musical I still can't decide whether I like or hate (that Good-night My Someone is a pretty piece, though), much like this celebrated camp/hotel in California that I'll surely catch in one of the multifarious (today's Big Word) re-runs of Great Hotels, and I'll peer at every smirk and eyebrow-lift of Sam's endearing face like Kremlinologists of old watching May Day parades of who's standing next to whom on the Politburo when it shows up again. Hope Sam's made it back from her day out and has steadied her nerves with libations (maybe even multifarious ones if she mixes her liquors), and she need not respond to this one, though of course we're wishing her well as always. So happy holidays. Mother O. We get back in warm 50's this week; you, presumably, do not... Capt. T.

yes Capttuttle does add a bit of class and eloquence. We actually did the Ritz Carlton Half Moon bay. It was nice but I'm not a fan of Golf and that's really why you go there. Again, I really liked Costonoa. No it's not everyones cup of tea but I will say that I may stay in luxury hotels for my job but that's certainly not my reality. We did Costanoa right after Ritz and it was a breath of fresh air for me to do something totally different. I'm running out of things to say about Afternoon Tea. Happy Holidays to you as well

other cities we've gone to are Napa, San Diego, Boston...we still have yet to shoot in Hawaii and Colorado where I get to ski and snowboard-very, very excited about that. I'll be giving my two cents about the Costanoa issue sometime this week. I'll go to that specific post.

The Massachussetts hotels have to be some of my favorites of the past 3 years of Great Hotels. I grew up in New England so it was such a joy to be there in the fall. I like my hair blond too it's just the three hour hair sessions I can't stand. I'm still a tomboy at heart.

C'mon Jay Leno or Me? You must decide! I'm happy to be in such great company. my background is in acting so I may someday return. But until that ship comes in I'll have to suffer by having the best job in the world. I am not related to anyone named Jamie.

The place I visited is called the Winter Atrium at the World Financial Center. Like I said in the episode it's the most peaceful place to view Ground Zero. I think you would be able to handle it just fine. Visiting Ground Zero is a good way to come to terms with what happened. Good luck.

such praise. Right here is where you can keep in touch with me. I do a live forum every few months. I don't think I'll be going out to California for some time and I just got back from Disney World shooting the Holiday special. Thanks for being a fan!

phew! I always wonder if my *** make it to the right place. Glad it got to you. Wasn't the Grand Californian wonderful? I believe it was designed by the same people who did the Wilderness Lodge hence the resemblance. I really liked the Arts & Crafts theme. I forget what dessert I ate? what was it?

no I haven't seen the episode. Give me the info again if you would-and then maybe I'll send you a picture. We never shot in Europe-it's still a dream for me.

I NEVER watch the shows with anyone but myself. I find it a bit uncomfortable not to mention strange to watch me with others. Nice talking to you again.

ashleykristen!!!!

how have you been? how's your brother? I love snow too and totally enjoy being buried. It's a little different in NYC because we are never trapped by it. If the chinese delivery man can still make it through to my apartment everything will be okay. I will be in Hawaii on the 24th-doesn't that just stink?

Mohonk was a very special place. We tried doing some of the Park Lodges this year but they were booked when we needed to visit so it was a scheduling problem. I've never been asked to be on Dave or Jay but maybe someday.

To get that picture I think you can just print it from your computer. Or if you don't have a color copier go to a Kinkos or another copy center. Hopefully that will work. Good luck

I'm glad I made you laugh. I think everyone can relate to the eyes bigger-than-the-stomach condition huge buffets cause in all of us. a picture is yours!

no need for a payment just leave an email address.

I live in Northern California and have been to Costanoa with my family several times. I've always stayed in the rustic cabins and they are great. I am not sure about the tents and I always buy the great prepared food as opposed to BBQ'g our own. If you follow that advice and be prepared to just chill out with a glass of wine by the outdoor fire, check out nearby Santa Cruz, grab dinner at Duartes in Pescadero, and do some hiking - you'll like it a lot.

No need to brag about being in Hawaii . Just kidding. I am actually going there for my April break (for the first time!). I am pretty excited about it, although I really don't know all of the details yet. I haven't a clue of where we are staying!
NYC city is constantly busy. Blizzards get wiped away by the snow plows and the constant movement of cars. However, I am in the suburbs of Suffolk County and we didn't have snow plows around my neighborhood until the day after the blizzard! Like I said, I love the snow, so I didn't mind. I spent that weekend out in it everyday- mostly playing with my dogs and of course on my free time- snow plowing.
Last time you were on for your week-long chat, you mentioned your nickname: Samalama. It gave me a laugh because I have a similar nickname my friends gave me. It is Ashala or Ashalama.
My brother is doing fine. He is also loving your new episodes and says hello. He has been making sure to tape any repeat episodes of Hawaii that you had for our vacation.
I won't keep you too long, as I know you have other posts to reply to (and I have school in 20 minutes). This may be a rare chance, but if you are ever in the NYC area and want to catch up, of course, I will be more than willing. I only suggested that day because I will be meeting with some other members for a Disney organization I am a member of. I'll be in NYC plenty of other times!
Take care
Ashley
P.S. How was your Bloomingdale's shopping? I was at a Bloomingdale's near me yesterday as well and I can say- I finally finished shopping!

Hawaii and Colorado where I get to ski and snowboard-- you said these were the places still to tape eps.. that is super!!-- i loved the summer ones you did at the ski places but seeing you in the winter mode would be great too.

DO YOU KNOW WHICH HOTELS IN HAWAII AND COLORADO YOU WILL BE FEATURING?

you mentioned maybe doing a budget disney special so budget minded people can see what disney has to offer too-- that is great-- i recommend the ALL STAR properties-- i stayed at all star music- but you could feature all of them in one ep- stay in one but visit the grounds and rooms of all of them-music, movies, sports and now pop century. Even though you've been to disney so often it's never boring to see and since each resort has a theme i think- and a lot of people do- that you should go to all of them.. that way everyone who has different tastes can see it all.. DO YOU THINK ITS POSSIBLE TO DO MORE DISNEY HOTELS??

The same goes for some of the Vegas ones you haven't been to - Caesars palace, the paris, new york new york- they all have different themes we'd love to see. DO YOU SEE MORE VEGAS HOTELS IN THE FUTURE?

what would also be nice would be doing the other two connected to universal orlando-- hard rock and the other one- sorry can't remember the name off hand.. and the other two at disneyland- the disneyland hotel and the paradise pier or whatever it is called..
and not to mention Atlantis resort in the bahamas and the Drake in Chicago.

EVER THINK OF DOING A DISNEY HALLOWEEN SPECIAL LIKE THE CHRISTMAS ONE YOU JUST DID?- i for one loved the christmas one and would love to see how disney does halloween.

3 other 1 hour special ideas- i'd like to see if you'd be interested or could influence the powers that be.-- LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF THESE IDEAS AND IF THEY COULD BE POSSIBLE.

1. mackinac island - grant hotel-- could go in the summer for the traditional stuff (do other hotels on the island for half hour shows as to utilize the time and all that to get the max out of the stay).. then go back in Sept and Oct for the 2 special weekends- Somewhere in time weekend which is classic and the murder mystery weekend- that is something that i'd love to see you do..

2. halloween great hotels- go to all kinds of hotels and see how they do up halloween- one in maine or vermont or something where its cozy yet creepy and they have halloween parties or hayrides and bonfires and things.. a city hotel maybe (new york or something).. i'm sure some in new orleans would do it up well and disney ofcourse.

3. Christmas great hotels- same concept- the city christmas with bustling streets and shopping-- plays and all.. maybe the south and christmas .. disney christmas and ofcourse somewhere in vermont with sleigh rides and bazaars and things like that.. maybe even a ski lodge christmas.

Thanks and keep up the good work- you are great!!

I'm curious about the ammount of time spent on rehersing the show.

Before the actual shooting, does Samantha do run throughs, etc.?
Are there cuts when/ if she flubs a line?

How long has she ghone through the rooms/ hotel before she's ready to shoot the actual show?

Are there writrers on the show or is the dialoque/ wit all coming from Samantha?

Has Samantha done other notible/ or not so well-known TV work?

Thanks...maxfun8@hotmail.com

Hey Sam! Thanks for the reply. The dessert you ate was some kind of bananna thing. I'm not sure exactey what it was but it looked good just the same.

I was wondering if you were doing anymore Disney resorts? I ask because Disney has something called E-Ride Night at the Magic Kingdom. It's for Disney resort guests only. You pay only like $12 and you basically have the whole Magic Kingdom to yourself with little or no wait on the best rides in the park. All the popular rides are open: Haunted Mansion, Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain and a few others.I thought it would be a cool segment on Great Hotels if you stay at a Disney World resort again.

Hope to hear from you soon.

~Rory

I'm curious about the ammount of time spent on rehersing the show.

Before the actual shooting, does Samantha do run throughs, etc.?
Are there cuts when/ if she flubs a line?

How long has she spent going through the rooms/ hotel before she's ready to shoot the actual show?

Are there writrers on the show or is the dialoque/ wit all coming from Samantha?

Has Samantha done other notible/ or not so well-known TV work?

Thanks...maxfun8@hotmail.com

i wanted to say thanks for responding back to me.....your the greatest....i hope your holidays go very well......now you said you live where?anyway i will keep in touch with you as much as i can!Have fun.....TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND EACH OTHER.

Samantha Brown & Evryone else,

What is the difference between the Taliban and the Detroit Lions?

The Taliban has a running game

Since Samantha is hopefully still in dreamland, I will reluctantly jump in briefly (?) to have a few words with the Captain. May I first say that I hope one of your resolutions come Jan. 1 will be to get busy on that novel you once mentioned! You have a gift, you know, and there are a few of us who would be happy to read any book you might write. Isn’t that right, Sam and Carol? Take a look at Budget Travel magazine’s new contest, everyone. Surely many of us could pop off 750 winning words about a travel experience in no time flat and win a trip to Paris, now less than 3 hours on the Eurostar from London, Captain.
Did I get to the Ham House? I have a Ham ancestor from England, so I really did want to check the place out. I set out to do so, as I said, on that Saturday in September when hundreds of historic properties are open free to the public. I had already secured tickets for the 10 AM guided tour of the Houses of Parliament, and the charming and knowledgeable Ms. Erica Pibbworth was one of the finest guides I have encountered, with a presentation style that made history come alive, sort of like Sam. The fascinating tour lasted for 70 minutes (Did have to pay for that part but it was worth every pound) and then we were able to see rare sights such as the House of Commons Bicycle Club’s bike rack and the new Parliamentary Office Building, the Portcullis House. (zzzzz). By the time my companions and I made it out to Richmond on the tube, I realized that I had no map or written information, and was relying solely on a forum post from Capt. Tuttle. So I had to ask questions of complete strangers, which is always fun to do when traveling. A Glaswegian gent sitting alone in the Orange Tree pub had never heard of the Ham House. Got the same response from several others, including the lady outside the loo who was only in town that afternoon, along with 80,000 others, for a rescheduled Rolling Stones concert in Twickenham that evening. She was only concerned about the state of Mick Jagger’s bad back. Old ladies on benches were clueless, as well, and insisted that I could not walk there, but would have to take a bus, but they knew not which one. So, after lingering in a crowded pub on the River Walk and consuming a memorable crispy aromatic duck, we were quite content to sit in the bright sunlight on a bench by the Thames riverside, just past the Richmond bridge, watching the boaters, rowers, bikers, wheelchair pushers, and assorted Stones fans, young and old. Samantha, you would surely love the Thames paths, which run on either side of the river for miles and miles. Realizing that a mile and a half walk would get us to the Ham House at about closing time, we headed back to Notting Hill in time for our weekly Saturday bargain-hunt when the vendors pack up their stalls between 5 and 6 on Portobello Road and throw all sorts of things in a big box for a pound. And so I never got to see the garden with its lavender paths described by the Captain. In mid-October, I was returning on a sunny and clear day from southern Spain, and the descent into Heathrow took the plane right along the river at a very low altitude. And there was the Ham House below me, gardens descending to the river, just where it was supposed to be. So I did get to see it after all. As for those other things on the list, did get to St. Stephen Walbrook once when they were tuning the organ. As for the others, maybe next time. Thanks anyway. Will start working on my own list for you and Sam. Remember Sam, as Mr. Disney said, “If you can dream it, then you can do it!” (Living in London or anything else, including responding to all these posts!)
Mother Orange

Samantha...

I know you get this ALL the time, and at the risk of sounding like a broken record I was wondering if you could send me an autographed picture. I watch your show all the time an I absolutely think that your amazing, and SO funny. My e-mail address is PVPanther2003aol.com Thank you so much, and PLEASE keep up the good work.

Cari