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Caroline-Q-or-TBoo
#0Great Hotels
Posted: 2/16/05 at 12:08pm

does anyone else love this show? Does anyone else even watch the travel channel, or am i the only one...

maybe it's because im home sick and miserable- i never see the show anymore but i love it.


"Picture "The View," with the wisecracking, sympathetic sweethearts of that ABC television show replaced by a panel of embittered, suffering or enraged Arab women" -the Times review of Black Eyed

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junglered
#1re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/16/05 at 12:13pm

I have caught this show on occasion. It's hosted by perky Samantha Brown, right? I have picked up some great ideas on places to stay on my travels.

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Caroline-Q-or-TBoo
#2re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/16/05 at 12:14pm

yeah, the never ending energy ball Samantha Brown. i know want to go to a trillion hotels (The Homestead COUGHCOUGH)


"Picture "The View," with the wisecracking, sympathetic sweethearts of that ABC television show replaced by a panel of embittered, suffering or enraged Arab women" -the Times review of Black Eyed

ScottInLA
#3re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/16/05 at 3:35pm

That's a really fun show. She seems like she'd be a blast to go on a trip with. Knows how to enjoy the finer things, but not too stuffy. Updated On: 2/16/05 at 03:35 PM

The Grovers Corners Yenta
#4re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/16/05 at 6:10pm

I love Great Hotels. My fsavorite was the time I stayed at the Fairmont in San
Fran. Simply elegant. I mean this because I usually stay at places that hourly rates and vibrating beds.


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bronxboundexpress
#5re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/16/05 at 10:22pm

Samantha Brown is so annoying.

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Type_A_Tiff
#6re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/16/05 at 11:01pm

This isn't the one on the Ourdoor Life Network that ranked the Top 10 Luxury Hotels, is it?

Did anyone see the hotel off of Abu Dhabi that was its own island, only accessible by chaffeured town car or plane? And the outside is the shape of a boat sail and made of canvas?

ETA: The Burj Al Arab. http://www.burj-al-arab.com/ Pretty spectacular, eh?

And in a slight threadjack, anyone know a good hotel in Manhattan (pref: midtown) with private bathrooms for around $120/night?


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Updated On: 2/16/05 at 11:01 PM

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wildcat
#7re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/16/05 at 11:26pm

That is so weird. I'm in Australia and waiting for a programme on the Discovery Channel called GREAT HOTELS IN NEW YORK CITY to start in exactly five minutes!

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Type_A_Tiff
#8re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/16/05 at 11:27pm

*claps and jumps up and down*

I'm expecting a full report!


"It's not always about you!!!" (But if you think I'm referring to you anyway, then I probably am.)

"Good luck returning my ass!" - Wilhemina Slater

"This is my breakfast, lunch and f***ing dinner right here. I'm not even f***in' joking." - Colin Farrell

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wildcat
#9re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/16/05 at 11:42pm

Oh, this is killing me...14 storeys above Manhattan, the open- air Ritz Carlton Battery Park bar. Take me now, Lord...

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Type_A_Tiff
#10re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/16/05 at 11:45pm

*salivating* Tell me more!


"It's not always about you!!!" (But if you think I'm referring to you anyway, then I probably am.)

"Good luck returning my ass!" - Wilhemina Slater

"This is my breakfast, lunch and f***ing dinner right here. I'm not even f***in' joking." - Colin Farrell

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wildcat
#11re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/16/05 at 11:54pm

The Library Hotel on Madison Avenue...rooms full of books!

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Type_A_Tiff
#12re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/16/05 at 11:57pm

Very expensive, me thinks. But it looks lovely. Very small boutique hotel, I believe.


"It's not always about you!!!" (But if you think I'm referring to you anyway, then I probably am.)

"Good luck returning my ass!" - Wilhemina Slater

"This is my breakfast, lunch and f***ing dinner right here. I'm not even f***in' joking." - Colin Farrell

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wildcat
#13re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/16/05 at 11:58pm

You want to talk expensive? Now she's in a suite at the St. Regis! A butler on every floor.

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gettinhep
#14re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/16/05 at 11:59pm

Dang, I missed it, Wildcat!

*Nnnnnnnoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*


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wildcat
#15re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/17/05 at 12:04am

OOOOH! The Time Hotel, Times Square looks VERY me...

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wildcat
#16re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/17/05 at 12:24am

Or perhaps The Muse in the theatre district. Oh what the heck. It's all academic at this stage...

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Type_A_Tiff
#17re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/17/05 at 12:34am

Which one was the number 1?


"It's not always about you!!!" (But if you think I'm referring to you anyway, then I probably am.)

"Good luck returning my ass!" - Wilhemina Slater

"This is my breakfast, lunch and f***ing dinner right here. I'm not even f***in' joking." - Colin Farrell

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wildcat
#18re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/17/05 at 1:57am

Lounging at THE WALDORF...

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NYadgal
#19re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/17/05 at 9:01am

The outdoor bar at the Battery Park Ritz-Carlton is one of the great places to meet for a drink...

The hotel has July 4th packages with an amazing view of the Harbor and the fireworks.


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Jacques_Clouseau
#20re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/17/05 at 9:15am

My personal Great Hotels list of five:

The Beau-Rivage in Geneva Switzerland.
The Halekulani in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Windsor Court in New Orleans, Lousiana.
The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida.
The Four Seasons Hotel in London, England.


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Caroline-Q-or-TBoo
#21re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/17/05 at 1:54pm

wow! i didn't expect this thread to get more than 5 posts!
i love the program on the Burj Al Arab and the Top 10 NYC hotels was really a great program.

tiff- try the Time hotel or go to Expedia or Travelocity- i believe they are having a sale. Plus- Continental is having a fare sale. DON'T FORGET ME IN ENGLAND TIFF!

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"Picture "The View," with the wisecracking, sympathetic sweethearts of that ABC television show replaced by a panel of embittered, suffering or enraged Arab women" -the Times review of Black Eyed

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Princeton78
#22re: Great Hotels
Posted: 2/17/05 at 2:06pm

I love great hotels. I don't find Samantha herself annoying, but I am insanely jealous of her. I enjoy staying in hotels...I may stay in a local one during my vacation next week. It will only be moments from where I live, but I love the pampered feeling.


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