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Junior Member Registered: 11-12-03
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1. Westin Hotel, San Diego
2. Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego 3. US Grant, San Diego 4. New York New York, Las Vegas |
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Junior Member Registered: 11-14-03
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Velas Vallarta in Puerto Vallarta Mexico very nice and not exspensive 1rst class service
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Junior Member Registered: 11-25-03
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My favorite hotel is the La Fonda in Santa Fe, NM.
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Junior Member Registered: 11-26-03
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I went to the hilton hawaiian village in waikiki last october and it was great
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Junior Member Registered: 11-17-03
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It would have to be El Paisano Hotel in Marfa TX for me. The hotel is in an old spanish style and has been restored to its 1930s appearance.
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Junior Member Registered: 12-16-03
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The best hotel I ever stayed at was the Herrington Inn and Spa in Geneva, Illinois.
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Senior Member Registered: 12-07-03
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Palm Beach Resort and Club-Palm Beach,FL
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Member Registered: 01-05-04
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Hello,
I think the best hotel is The Kahala Hilton. What could be better than a hotel that has a dolphin pool? |
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Junior Member Registered: 01-12-04
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I would have to say that my favorate hotel is the Time in Manhattan and the Mansion at Turtle Creek. Hey Samantha, your my idol
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Member Registered: 01-02-04
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Out of everywhere I've stayed in the world, my favorite hotels are in my very own state-West Virginia (yes, we have hotels!
The Rimfire Lodge at Snowshoe Ski resort is wonderful (the entire resort is charming); there is another Lodge there called Allegheny, but I have not stayed there...it is beautiful from the outside though. Plus the skiing is fantastic! check it out at www.snowshoemountain.com My other favorite hotel is the Greenbriar Hotel. It is enriched with history and charm and southern hospitality. It has a wonderful golf course and spa. If you ever come to WV, take time to visit the many shops and restaurants at the Greenbriar in Lewsiburg. Tea is at 4. |
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Junior Member Registered: 01-27-04
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Samantha, I'm not sure if you read these posts or not, but I'm also a Syracuse grad, class of '01. Nice job with the show and keep up the good work.
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Junior Member Registered: 01-30-04
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The single best hotel I have EVER been to is The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia
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Member Registered: 02-03-04
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my top 4 fav's
#1 - port orleans,disney world #2 - sheraton castle,boston #3 - holdiday inn,lake george #4 - beau rivage,wildwood |
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Junior Member Registered: 02-09-04
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1.The La Valencia Hotel, La Jolla California
2.Paradise Point Resort and Spa, San Diego California 3. The Westin, Hilton Head Island |
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Junior Member Registered: 02-12-04
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AZ- Mary Elian - you know the one just one block away from THE ROYAL PLAM, with a executive chef use to work from Danial in NYC
NY - Essex House NY - Walfdore Tower |
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Junior Member Registered: 02-15-04
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Casa Marina key west florida
Bourbon orleans- new orleans |
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Junior Member Registered: 02-22-04
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Not neccessarily the best, but high on the list is the Mystic Marriot in Groton Connecticut
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Junior Member Registered: 02-22-04
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The best hotel/resort my husband and I stayed at was in Mo-Bay, Jamaica. It was the Sandals Royal Caribbean, which is designed exclusively around couples. But Sandals hasn't forgotten about the singles and familes. They also Beaches by Sandals. Everything at all 8 of the Sandals resorts is included. You can go to www.sandals.com to find out more.
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Junior Member Registered: 02-25-04
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The Inn at Biltmore, on the Vanderbilt Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC is the best for service and food. The Sagamore in Bolton Landing, NY has wonderful scenery.
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Senior Member Registered: 01-05-04
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I would have to say my favorite hotel is North Shores Resort in Myrtle Beach, SC.
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Junior Member Registered: 03-01-04
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The best hotel that I've stayed at was the Hollywood Casino Hotel in Shreveport, La. I loved the rooms, service, restuarants and the casino.
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Junior Member Registered: 03-02-04
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i have been to the built moree in Ashville NC.
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Member Registered: 05-06-03
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Captain, you put me to shame! I haven't been to HALF of those places. I shall have to keep this quiet or they might revoke all my English priviliges. No more warm beer or making jokes about the French... it's a serious business.
If you're book hunter you must have been to Hay-on-Wye in Southern Wales. If not, hire a car and go (you'll need a car to take your haul back with you!). Now before you going haring on up to Scarborough, I should warn you, the locals have a habit of saying, "Behold! An area of Great Natural Beauty! Come, let us paint it pink and cover it in neon lighting!" Tacky. However, the theatre really is very groovy. Here's their website: http://www.sjt.uk.com/ Dramaqueen - firstly, love the name - secondly I would say the Balmoral in Edinburgh is the best UK hotel I've been to. Okay, it's in Scotland, but Edinburgh is pretty close to the English border! Kylie and Beyonce stayed there for the MTV Europe awards. (I saw a big crowd outside waiting for them, when a little old lady emerged instead she got a huge cheer. She seemed rather pleased.) It's a lovely Georgian hotel and I think no matter what room you are in, you will get an amazing view of either Princes Street, Edinburgh Castle or Arthur's Seat which is an extinct volcano to the east of the city. Here's their website: http://www.thebalmoralhotel.com/ I took my girlfriend there for Valentine's as I am a huge romantic, but it didn't work out. You see, EVERYONE ELSE had the same idea and were, hmmmm - how to put it - "celebrating their love" all around us. Perhaps I'm a prude, but it just put me off (I thought the couple in the room above were going to crash through the ceiling). So Caro and I ended up playing cards and Caro is not a good winner. I can tell you there's a victory dance involved and leave it at that. But if you have TONS of cash, two things: a) please give me some and b) The Witchery Hotel in Edinburgh sounds amazing. I think there are only about 8 rooms, but they are furnished with antiques and the hotel is in a very historical setting (the name refers to the fact that accused witches were burnt on the Castle Esplanade next door). It's actually more famous as a great restaurant, so if you can't stay at the hotel you MUST eat the food! I took Caro there for a romantic dinner. Her sister came along too. I should just give up on this romance malarky. For picture of their suites see: http://www.thewitchery.com/ If you love history, then Edinburgh is GREAT for stories, many of which end with sentences like "...and on a dark night some say ye can still hear wee Angus MacScottish still callin' fae his lost haggis" and so on. Ghosts abound, and the old town is built on a walled-up city of plague victims around which tours now take place. Then there's New Town, and by new they mean only 200 years old. You have to come! But you guys must tell me more about your parts of the world! I too love history and the story of the US intrigues me. I especially loved New Orleans and Boston would have been great if they hadn't been digging it up (have they finished yet???) All the best! Symon |
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Senior Member Registered: 01-05-04
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Thanks for the information on English Hotels! They sound awesome! I love the Medieval & Renn. time periods! We have Medieval festivals all across the USA, and Renn. Fests too. I went to the one in Michigan last year, in August. So the castles in England are a must see for me, if I ever get to go. Sorry Ferretpossum, I don't have tons of money right now. I don't even have a job at the moment. I'm applying to areas around Mackinac Island (an island near upper Michigan, and Canada). You should go there during the Summer or the Fall. They have a beautiful hotel called The Grand Hotel. Its exterior is a bright white, and it has beautiful pillar columns! There are no cars on Mackinac Island, so if you want a quiet vacation then you have it. Plus there are quite a few historic sites to see on the island. You can rent a bike, and see the island that way, or rent a horse drawn carriage. Grand Rapids, MI is a nice place too! If you like sports we have 3 or 4 minor league teams here. It's only about 15 min. away from where I live. Grand Rapids has an Art museum, a children's museum, and a garden/art museum. The Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, is right downtown, and when you go in you might get lost, but someone will help you. The hotel is basically a skyscraper. However watch out for our Michigan roads! We're infamous for left-turn lanes & really bad potholes. Some roads are okay, but when you get close to major cities, the roads tend to get worse. However, I love the scenery. Michiagn also has some beach towns. The main places Michigainians go to cool off during the scorching summer heat, are South Haven, Grand Haven, Holland. They have wonderful beaches, & places to shop! If you want to go further north, Ludington or Traverse City I think would be best. Traverse City is the Cherry Capital. They have a cherry festival every July 4th. They also have an indoor waterpark, to get inside out of the midwest humidity. And believe me the humidity can get downright unbearable at times. However, if you come in the fall, you can see the rainbow of colors on the trees, and the weather has cooled off a bit but it will still be warm enough. I believe there is a website called www.greatlakestours.com but don't quote me on that. It's worth a shot though. I'm a hopeless romantic too, so don't feel bad. I have done some plays while I was in school, but that was over 4 years ago. I'm 22 now, in another month I'll be 23. Besides dramaqueen, I have another nickname, which is bubbles, because I like to laugh! Thanks for telling me about your part of the world Ferretpossum. I hope I've given you enough information about my part of the world. Have a jolly good day!
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Member Registered: 11-07-03
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My favorite hotel in recent history has got to be The Old Rittenhouse Inn. Not the Rittenhouse Sam's already visited...there's another one! This particular Rittenhouse is an elegant, picturesque, large and expensive 3-story bed & breakfast tucked away in Bayfield, Wisconsin. Their website, http://www.rittenhouseinn.com/ , can do the hotel far most justice and I can in this forum. I've actually been planning on recommending this hotel, and one other 30 minutes away, to Great Hotels as a potential show topic for the spring or summer. Bayfield is a hidden jewel in the summertime...it practically cries out for someone to draw back the curtain of obscurity that hides it from most of the world. I can't think of anyone better for the job than Sam!
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