And The BEST Hotel You've Ever Stayed In Was....

[arwalden]

http://www.ihilani.com/

The Ihilani Resort and Spa at Ko Olina (Kapolei, Hawaii)

Too beautiful for words... you have to visit the web site's flash presentation.

http://www.ihilani.com/pflash/

[NewJeffCT]

1. probably the Venetian in Las Vegas

When I was a kid, I loved the Polynesian at Disneyworld, but have not been there since the 70s or early 80s.

[catzies]

2. Bellagio

Runner-up: Hotel del Coronado.

[RollergirlVT]

75. my hubby did the 100th anniversary renovation of that hotel

[NMDemDist2]

3. the Lake Powell Resort, Lake Powell Arizona was nice

but the best ever was a Motel 6 with unlimited hot water someplace in Utah after an eight day river trip

Heaven!

[flyingfysh]

4. the Hershey Hotel, in Hershey Pennsylvania

a terrific hotel, gourmet food, great amusement park across the road, for a package price for the family that didn't even cost very much.

[Fenris]

7. Is that off of the Hershey Highway?

*snicker*

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. And a Hershey's Big Block on the pillow every night. At least there was

when I went there in '82. At that time the grounds were beautiful as well. The Super Duper Looper was the very first roller coaster I ever went on. :hi:

[name not needed]

19. Same for me

Very good hotel.

[LynneSin]

73. My college graduation brunch at at the Hotel Hershey

They have a wonderful brunch.

[flvegan]

5. The Residence Inn at Mariott, cuz she was there with me. n/m

[Fenris]

6. The Hotel Adlon in San Jose, CA

Modeled after the famous Adlon in Berlin. Good service, excellent rooms, and a supringly good restaurant.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

8. Residence Inn by Marriot...

The regular rooms are like a big apartment, and the penthouses have loft bedrooms, two bathrooms, full kitchens, and a living area. They're not too bad, the biggest room is like $150 a night. And the people are super nice.
Duckie

[pagerbear]

9. Motel 6 in Enid, Oklahoma

http://www.motel6.com/reservations/motel_detail.asp?MotelId=4214

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

72. You too, eh?

[RollergirlVT]

10. Gee thanks much more fun!

The Haywood Park Hotel in Asheville NC. Not for being the fanciest. There are far more expensive but... They have the finest service, like royalty. They bring you killer coffee or tea at any hour of the night free!!! Chocolate fetish truffles on your pillow after they turn down your bed. Real five star treatment. Plush carpet, big antique rooms w/ luxury whirlpool bath with TV and phone, I love that place man. Sweet stuff.

[aintitfunny]

11. The Breakers in Palm Beach

and the Adolphus in Dallas. Both old beauties, but it has been many years since I stayed in either.

[Sannum]

13. Peninsula in NYC, Claridges in London...

I wasn't paying, but I got to stay for a week at each on someone elses dime:)

[Old and In the Way]

30. Pennisula, Hong Kong (once)

Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City was pretty special, too.

[RockaFowler]

14. The Portofino Bay Hotel Orlando

I love all of the Universal resorts, but this is by far the best. The best beds, the best food and the best service. Plus you get those wonderful Express Passes for the rides in Universal

[DODI]

15. Banff, Alberta -- fireplace, spiral staircase to a king bed loft

oh and it was in BANFF!!

[mwdem]

57. I stayed at the Banff International last month!

Beautiful town!

[Dookus]

16. Four Seasons, Maui

Unbeliebably beautiful.


Spritzer boys by the pool who walk by with aersol Evian to spray your face.

The maid service magically knows when you leave. We'd go out for a swim at 6:00am and be back at 7:00am and the room would be made up.

The bookmark in the TV guide is moved forward every day so it falls open to today's listings.

Did I mention Spritzer Boys?

[BuddhaGirl]

36. the Four Seasons in Maui is fabulous!

we stayed there for our honeymoon and again a couple of years later. Had the best meals at their restaurant, Seasons.

WONDERFUL service.

[Amaya]

17. The Venetian,

Bellagio, and The Palms.
Very nice.

[ScreamingMeemie]

18. Grand Hyatt in D.C. When our daughter won the Spelling Bee!

All expenses paid trip. Fanciest hotel this family ever stayed in. Great Sunday Brunch. Beautiful rooms. A piano bar...and camaraderie between the kids who were competing. It's a memory I'll not soon forget...all thanks to my lovely and intelligent baby girl. :hi:

[arwalden]

35. Did She Win The National Championship Too?

How old was she at the time? What a great memory for all of you keep! Was it recently... or back in the early 80's?

-- Allen

[ScreamingMeemie]

45. It was 2002. She was 12 and in the 6th grade.

:) Check your PM. I sent her profile from the book. Speller 107. We were so proud of her and she and her little brother had a blast!

[yvr girl]

39. I've stayed there

It was the best piano bar I've ever been to. There were a bunch of regulars, who brought sheet music with them. It was Kareoke/Piano Bar. They were all fabulous singers too. Definitely the highlight of that business trip.

[curse10]

20. Either the Oxford in Denver or the Lake Las Vegas Resort

http://lakelasvegas.hyatt.com/property/index.jhtml

http://www.theoxfordhotel.com/

Maybe The Colony in Maine

http://www.thecolonyhotel.com/maine/home.html

[HEyHEY]

21. Can't remember the name, but it was a real neat place in San Diego

By a mall and stuff.

[maveric]

70. Was it downtown by Horton Plaza (Mall)?

Or was it in Mission Valley/Hotel Circle?

[Renew Deal]

22. The Phoenecian in Arizona

www.thephoenician.com

[miss_kitty]

23. a Fabulous place in Soho London

called The Bateman. It was so nice. It's 3 houses stuck together, and when the first one was built in the 18th century, there were stables nearby....

[CO Liberal]

24. Mrs. CO Liberal Votes for the Anatole in Dallas

She stayed there for a Mary Kay convention before we met.

When it comes to places that we stayed together, we'd have to vote for the Holiday Inn Express in Hillsboro, TX. Also the Embassy Suites in Parsippany, NJ, and the Kokapeli Inn in Sedona, AZ.

[da_chimperor]

25. The Imperial Hotel in Tokyo

It was Amazing. Simply amazing.

[Tace]

26. The Lodge At Pebble Beach

My father-in-law and his third wife treated their families to an all-expense-paid week at this beautiful resort. I didn't golf, but did get a back rub at the spa. I'd like to live there... but can't really afford the $650 per room per night (for starters). Clint Eastwood is one of the owners. I didn't see Clint, but my father-in-law looks a little bit like him.

[EstimatedProphet]

27. The Hyatt at the Cleveland Arcade

Very cool place. Bad parking situation though.
http://cleveland.hyatt.com/property/index.jhtml
I'd also say the Luxor in Las Vegas
http://www.luxor.com/index-flash.php3

[GOPisEvil]

28. The Lovett Inn, a B&B in Houston.

A gorgeous place, with very nice owners.

[JimmyJazz]

29. The Parker Meridian in Manhattan - of course it helped that

the Who were staying there at the same time, but I digress. They actually had a phone right by the toilet. Although I wouldn't want to talk to someone and have them hear me peeing, it was pretty cool.

[PartyPooper]

31. The Motel 6 in Bakersfield.

:evilgrin:

[northzax]

60. I don't know the Motel 6

but I've stayed at the Super 8 in Bakersfield for a few days following a little car incident...

Best hotel, for luxury? Georges V, of course. Although I have to give credit to the Mandarin in Hong Kong...
Best View? Crater Lake Lodge
Best Sleep? Motel Six in Adair, Iowa during a week long blizzard after blowing a fan belt on Spring Break.

[Flaxbee]

32. The Conrad in Istanbul and the Astoria in St. Petersburg, Russia

The Conrad was heavenly, but I appreciated it oh so much more after having been in Egypt and some rather questionable hotels in Cairo and Luxor right before we flew into Istanbul... The Astoria in St. Pete's is also really quite wonderful. Amazingly comfortable beds. We'd done a mid-rate hotel in Helsinki, where I trusted the rooms to be fine (and they were) in not-too-costly hotesl, but the previous trip to St. Pete's the room was full of fucking flies (literally) and bird-sized mosquitos, so I insisted that the second time in St. Petersburg was going to be first rate. The Astoria is terrific.

In the US, the Hay-Adams in DC is pretty nice. Stayed there once in the 90s when my aunt visited and footed the bill.


edited for clarity

[Divernan]

33. Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City; Broadmoor, Colorado Springs;

Comfort, elegance and luxury - make a great getaway from the day-to-day grind. I also like the old Waldorf in NYC and the Fairmont in Chicago.

[Squeegee]

34. MGM Grand in Las Vegas

It was probably the nicest hotel I have ever stayed at. However, I have been to other nicer hotels, just never stayed at any of them.

[OneBlueSky]

37. Parker House in Boston . . .

loved the rolls . . . :)

[clyrc]

38. The Palace Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas

I was on my honeymoon and it was just perfect!

[yvr girl]

40. Morgans in NYC

It's an Ian Schrager Hotel, very hip.

http://www.morganshotelgroup.com/home_search.html?stmartinslane

[MadChatter]

41. The Ritz-Carlton in Palm Springs.

n/t

[Missy Vixen]

42. Okay, we're weighing in

DH travels a lot on business. The nicest he's ever stayed in: The Magnolia in Houston, TX.

The nicest hotel I've ever stayed in (again, with DH,): It's a tossup between the Hotel Monaco in San Francisco and Snoqualmie, WA's Salish Lodge. The Salish Lodge is, without a doubt, the most expensive hotel I have ever stayed in.

Our favorite hotel is Kirkland, WA's Woodmark.

Julie

[Wapsie B]

43. The Monteleon in New Orleans,

or the Ayres Suites in Yorba Linda, Ca.

[asthmaticeog]

48. I was just in New Orleans

and the Windsor Court is an astonishingly beautiful hotel. I hadn't heard of the Monteleon -- sounds like an excuse to go back to N.O. again!

[Wapsie B]

51. I love New Orleans.

Fell in love with the place. I'd love to be in Lousiana.

The correct spelling for the hotel is Monteleone.

http://www.hotelmonteleone.com/

Right on the French Quarter.

[GumboYaYa]

65. The best hotel in New Orleans is the Soniat House.

http://www.soniathouse.com/

It is one of the top hotels in the world. You will find it deep in the French Quarter. The Soniat House makes the Monteleone and the Windsor Court look like Quality Inn. It is without question the nicest hotel I have ever seen outside of the Hotel de Paris.

[flamingyouth]

44. Hotel Lord Byron in Rome

Ritz-Carlton in Montreal
Halekulani in Honolulu
Hotel Monaco in Chicago

Those are my favorites

[slinkerwink]

46. Four Seasons Hotel in Boston

The beds were unbelievably good!

[Hoosierdaddee]

47. Carrington's Inn on St Croix

not really a hotel but a B & B. Not real fancy but clean and homey. With a great view of Christianstaad and the sunrise. I've never stayed at a place where I truly felt so content. A forever thanks to Roger and Claudia.

Other favorites:

The Colonnade - Boston
The Marriott - Anaheim
The Fairmont - New Orleans

[Richardo]

49. The Plaza - NYC - on expense account!

Yeah baby. I was Mr. First-Nighter and I'm at the Plaza? I'll NEVER be able to top THAT.

[gottalickbush]

50. The best one

Plaza Hotel Lucchesi in Florence, Italy. Took my gf there for a fun week. Loved it. I highly recommend it.

[skippysmom]

52. So many to choose from...

But my choice would be where we spent our honeymoon at the Jekyll Island Club in Georgia. Beautiful.

(Second place goes to any Westin. I stayed in the one in Seattle. Those Heavenly beds are really wonderful.)

[midnight armadillo]

53. The Ladera Hotel, St. Lucia

Stunning views of the ocean between two small mountain peaks. Set hundreds of feet up overlooking rainforest. No western wall on the rooms :-) The room had a 6' diameter pool inside. And quite possibly the world's tastiest fruit juice. Cheap(er) in the off season, when we were there.

[ohiosmith]

54. The Ritz in London.

[barb162]

55. Le Bristol, Paris and Hilton Waikoloa on the Big Island, Hawaii

[jmowreader]

56. The Davenport in Spokane, Washington

It was the very best hotel in Spokane for about 80 years, then it was closed and sat empty; a few years ago a group of investors bought the building, sank millions into renovating it, and it's once again the best hotel in Spokane.

It was also the hotel that had the contract to house the people joining the military, mainly because it was within walking distance of the military entrance and processing station.

[Liberal_and_proud]

58. The Four Seasons in Las Vegas

I spent three days suntanning beside Faith Hill at the pool.

And I have the pictures to prove it too (wink)

[Magrittes Pipe]

59. The Inn at Essex

Just outside of Burlington, VT.

[KurtNYC]

61. The Sagamore on Lake George

http://www.thesagamore.com/

Great location, great facility.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

78. That's the kind of place

I'd like. Bet they serve tea with a string quartet.

[huskerlaw]

62. Ritz Carleton--Marina del Rey

I was nannying for 3 kids, but still had a blast!

[DrZeeLit]

63. Kapalua on Maui

awesome! The staff rules -- pamper city!

[Caution]

64. Four Seasons in Kona Hawaii

or the W in San Francisco.

The best bed & breakfast was the Menemsha Inn on Martha's Vineyard

[DrZeeLit]

66. Oh...and The Georges V in Paris -- as free perk!

Dh worked for The Four Seasons.... ooooh baby... pamper city in a suite with a bidet! All the toiletries were Bvlgari.

I think we were the only guests to arrive fresh from the Metro with our little wheeling suitcases trailing behind us.

[noonwitch]

67. Hilton in NYC. Across from Rockefeller Center

Nice place. My only complaint is that there wasn't a swimming pool.

[geniph]

68. There are two - the San Francisco Marriott

downtown, and the Alexis, a boutique hotel in downtown Seattle. The service at the Alexis was phenomenal - you never left your room without finding a valet waiting with your car at the door, they brought us champagne and chocolates for our anniversary, things like that. The Marriott was the nicest hotel I've ever stayed in - amazing views, a beautiful room, wonderful room service - I could live at a place like that quite happily.

[MyUncle]

69. Turtle Bay Resort, North Shore of Oahu

for my anniversary, in the Beach Cottages.
TurtleBayResort.com

[gardenista]

79. Hotelito Desconosido

About 2 hours south of PV, Mexico.

The most wonderful place in the world. No electricity. Candles are lit in your room while you dine on local seafood, magoes, and avocados.

While sitting on the beach, mangoes appear in a bowl next to you, like magic.

Incredibly friendly people. Lagoon. Sea turtles.

My husband and I have talked about going back many, many times.

http://hotelito.com

[bearfan454]

71. Hotel Barcelona

in 1973.

[LynneSin]

74. State Plaza Hotel in Washington DC

Actually, it was kinda an ok hotel - but there were so many freaking Evil DUers roaming the hallways....

:bounce:

[kskiska]

76. Caribe Hilton in San Juan, P.R.

I was on my honeymoon in 1961, but I hear it's just as fabulous today. I remember the fresh pineapple in the room. It looked whole, but was actually all sliced up inside. There was a balcony with an ocean view overlooking tropical gardens with tree toads that sang at night. There was also an old fort out back on the water, and a dock with lights that shone in the water at night so that you could see the big fish – barracudas among them.

[hatrack]

77. Therme International Hotel, Sapporo Japan

Frickin' amazing rooms, with a bathroom bigger than my entire living room at the time. And that's not even counting the outdoor hot tubs attached to the water park where you could drink beer in total comfort as snow came down and melted on your head. VERY cool!!

[CanuckAmok]

80. The Columbia Gorge Hotel in Oregon

Worth a visit...

[Lautremont]

81. Tie:

Both of these were from my honeymoon, just over a year ago.

The Portobello Hotel in London, where my wife and I stayed in the same room as Johnny Depp, though not at the same time. There was a round bed and a huge bath, which Depp and his ladyfriend, whoever it was, had filled with thousands of pounds' worth of champagne. A maid, apparently, had entered the room while they were out, and, thinking it was gross brackish water, emptied the tub.

The Hotel Niza in Grenada. It was great!