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taying at a hotel that one wants to stay at. In the past, I’ve been able to visit many countries across the globe. While many of those were on business trips, I did have some leisurely excursions as well. San Francisco, Silicone Valley, New York, Colorado, Texas, Miami, Florida, Barcelona, Milan, Florence, Geneva, Monaco, Toulouse, Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, Dalian, Seoul, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, and the list goes on.
Wherever I travelled, I always picked my hotels looking at the number of stars that was awarded to the hotels—the more the stars, the better hospitality it provides.
Then in 2004, I found one hotel that really struck out to me. It was the Amandari in Bali. The first time I walked in, they welcomed me home, as if they had known me for years. Wherever this hotel may be, their top-notch hospitality makes me feel right at home. Incredible, I must say.
In 2006, I was able to find another fantastic hotel. The Hotel Okura in Tokyo. Supposedly there’s an underground passageway connecting the hotel to the US Embassy—a neat bit of trivia for you. No one here knew who I was, but with one glimpse of a computer screen, they noticed who I was, and welcomed me back. I hadn’t been there in a long while, but their welcoming nature made me feel warm inside. Foodwise, Sushi Kyubei along with high-end bars were housed there, and all in all was fantastic.
That being said, while hotels that offer special treatment to their clients are indeed nice to stay at, you pay for what you receive, and most of us cannot afford to stay at such places on a whim. On the other hand, hotels on the cheaper end of the scale offer services on par with what you pay for, obviously. And when you go out on a limb and stay in an inexpensive room at luxurious hotels, these tend to be tiny, and force its guests to refresh themselves in the lobbies or the cafes. This, while possible, lacks in privacy, and furthermore, takes away from the whole experience of staying at a hotel to relax, away from your daily pressures.
