4 stars, 2 bills: The hotel is the destination.
A friend of mine has a hotel fetish. Given that the cost of a room also depends on the city and taxes, is there a "fancy" hotel or B&B in the Northeast with a remarkable amount of bang for buck?
Goal is <200/night.
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posted by Jack Karaoke
on May 29, 2013 -
17 answers
A friend and I will be taking a road trip between New York City and Ann Arbor via the Great Lakes this summer. We're mostly planning to camp, and do things on the cheap. But he's offered to splurge for a hotel for a night on one condition: the hotel be a garish Liberace-styled rococo nightmare.
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posted by gusandrews
on May 27, 2013 -
7 answers
I've never worked in any hospitality industry, so I'm just wondering as a casual consumer/observer. How come people are supposed to tip their valets and bellhops at hotels, and they are always only men while there's no rule that you tip the housekeeping, and they are always female?
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posted by KimikoPi
on May 8, 2013 -
34 answers
Best luxury hotels in Fort Worth, Texas? The title says it all - I'm looking for someplace amazing to stay for one or two nights in Fort Worth, TX. My gentleman is looking forward to a concert that's happening there and I'd like to surprise him with a killer package at a luxury hotel the weekend of the show. Bonus points if the hotel is funky and non-chain (a la
Hotel San Jose or
Hotel Saint Cecilia in Austin), although I'd do a chain if it was absolutely top-notch.
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posted by sevensnowflakes
on Mar 18, 2013 -
3 answers
My kids (ages 12, 9, and almost-6) and I will be in Denver for two days and one night this coming July. I am looking for advice about where to stay and what to do.
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posted by not that girl
on Feb 28, 2013 -
12 answers
So our planned
January trip got bumped to March. I knew enough to not try to book anything around SXSW, but even 2 weeks after, there is very limited hotel availability and very high prices.
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posted by JoanArkham
on Feb 9, 2013 -
22 answers
Last minute honeymoon--need input on the most awesome, strange, memorable places to stay on our road-trip between Seattle to Portland, and then down the coast to San Fran. Other "must see" advice is most welcome.
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posted by fillsthepews
on Aug 3, 2012 -
23 answers
I've been awarded a fellowship that allows me to go on an international study tour of Sweden and the USA. Metafilter locals, tell me where I should stay in New York, San Francisco and Honolulu. Bonus question: what cafes/ shops/ other places should I check out on my weekends off? Details after the jump...
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posted by Alice Russel-Wallace
on Feb 6, 2012 -
11 answers
We want to go to London in March...plus somewhere else? And some more specific questions.
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posted by troika
on Jan 24, 2012 -
14 answers
Travel with kids filter: Going to NYC with young kids, wife busy with work, I need to entertain, suggest fun fun fun! Hotels. Cool toy stores. Weirdness! I heart NYC, I want my kids to heart NYC, enlighten me.
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posted by Ponderance
on Jan 7, 2012 -
29 answers
Mrs. COD and myself are headed to VA Beach this weekend, and my efforts to secure a nice hotel cheap via Hotwire / Priceline have not panned out. We are visiting with friends on Chick's beach, so staying somewhere around the Norfolk Airport keeps us within 15 minutes of their place, which is fine. Has anybody stayed at a Norfolk Airport hotel recently? The reviews on the travel sites are kind of scary, but I'm hoping it's just Internet trolling and it's not really that bad. Cheap is good - we just need a place to crash Saturday night. Any recommendations from recent personal experience?
posted by COD
on Sep 23, 2011 -
5 answers
I could use some help choosing a hotel in Puerto Rico (or should we go somewhere else?).
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posted by kdern
on Sep 20, 2011 -
9 answers
What's A Good Stopping Point Between Kansas City And Big Bend National State Park?
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posted by mmmbacon
on Jul 21, 2011 -
3 answers
Help, experienced travelers and San Diegans: where can I find lodgings during Comic Con?
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posted by eeby
on Jul 6, 2011 -
13 answers
I'll be in Pittsburgh for 5 days, with no car and a half-dozen job interviews at locations scattered throughout the city. Help me find an inexpensive but strategically placed hotel--or neighborhood containing hotels--from which I might most easily venture forth to any quarter by foot or mass-transit...
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posted by lordcorvid
on Jun 24, 2011 -
13 answers
Help me pack in a nice 3 day weekend in DFW with my wife. I've got Rangers tickets for Sunday's game 5/29. I think I want to stay at a Hilton with a nice pool situation. (I've got a boatload of points, so can likely stay at deep discount) I want to do a 5 mile run somewhere scenic on Saturday and maybe Monday morning. Other than that, I love to eat, drink, and spend money.
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posted by eggm4n
on May 20, 2011 -
10 answers
Starting a new traveling sales job. At what hotel chain should I throw all my business to?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 7, 2011 -
20 answers
Where should we stay/what should we do/how should we get around in the San Juan Islands? Complications: we won't have a car, don't want to rent bikes for more than a couple of hours, and want to do things on at least two of the islands.
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posted by doift
on Aug 13, 2010 -
5 answers
Looking to arrange a vacation getaway that does not entail Club Med style huge pampered resorts, rather have a tiny cottage with local feel and flavor. All major travel sites that I know can't arrange this, are there any websites that do?
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posted by ozreiuosn
on Jul 28, 2010 -
22 answers
I need a hotel or a resort, a very special resort. Within a 5 hour drive of Seattle (but not on the ocean itself -- we're going there later in the summer), a big comfortable lobby/lounge to play games, read, talk. Something nice outside, but really, in the Pacific Northwest, that's pretty much a given. Old and funky is fine, new and posh also fine. I'm looking for something memorable.
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posted by kestralwing
on Jul 7, 2010 -
15 answers
Any recommendations for New York City Midtown/Times Square hotels for about $250 a night, including taxes?
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posted by jroybal
on Mar 13, 2010 -
10 answers
Where do I go with my wife, in reasonable driving distance (100-ish miles by car, but I'm flexible), to take her on a nice two day vacation this weekend? I'm in Brooklyn, NY and I'm open to any and all suggestions.
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posted by Divine_Wino
on Mar 9, 2010 -
14 answers
If I book an unknown four-star hotel in downtown Seattle using Hotwire, Priceline, etc., will I be sorry?
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posted by krista_p
on Feb 16, 2010 -
13 answers
IdiotFilter: I booked a Priceline hotel with the wrong region selected. Should I eat it and book somewhere else? Or will it work for New Year's Eve?
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posted by disillusioned
on Dec 26, 2009 -
8 answers
Going near Baton Rouge, LA for work. I need suggestions of good hotels to stay in the $80-$100 a night range. I also need suggestions of things to do in the evenings. Thanks!
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posted by exolstice
on Oct 5, 2009 -
2 answers
My wife and I are going to Washington DC next year for a few days. We'll be sticking to touristy stuff -- monuments, the Smithsonian -- so we want to be able to get to those parts and back fairly easily. We won't have a car. Where should we stay? Recommendations for areas or for specific hotels appreciated.
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posted by Karlos the Jackal
on Dec 18, 2008 -
26 answers
Each year in the fall, my DH and I go to Ireland for his business meetings. These meetings last 3-4 days and then he takes 3 days of vacation and we go somewhere else in Europe.
We have gone to Paris, the west coast of Ireland, Scotland and here is my question:
When you have only 3 days, what would be the best plan of attack?
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posted by seekingsimplicity
on Oct 28, 2008 -
8 answers
If you were going to Washington, DC for a week and were the kind of person who likes to do the museum thing by day and go out to eat/drink/merry at night, where would you stay?
I'm headed down there Mon-Thur next week and have no clue
posted by jsavimbi
on Oct 2, 2008 -
12 answers
We're going to be visiting Boston for a few days, starting tomorrow (Sunday). We'd like to avoid traffic and parking issues by staying in the outskirts and taking mass-transit into downtown to see the sights.
We're looking for a hotel or motel that is pleasant, clean and fairly inexpensive (less than $125/night IF possible). Any recommendations?
posted by 14580
on Sep 20, 2008 -
3 answers
I'm moving from Boston to Cincinnati in a few weeks, and am doing the drive to OH on my own. I'd like to stop halfway through and stay the night - someplace not expensive, but hopefully someplace nice (to help cushion the blow of leaving 'home' for good). However, Travelocity et. al. are just giving me HoJos, Holiday Inns, etc, all for quite a bit of money per night and generally with questionable cleanliness. It seems logical to get off the highway to find a place that's not going to rip me off - but how do I find a nice, clean, mostly inexpensive place while knowing nothing about the area I'm hoping to stop (Rochester/Buffalo/Erie, PA)? Can you help?
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posted by AthenaPolias
on Aug 17, 2008 -
16 answers
AmsterdamFilter: Decent hotels w/smoking rooms? Looking for centrally located hotel with smoking rooms.
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posted by Goofyy
on Aug 15, 2008 -
5 answers
Can you help in finding a hotel in or near the Germantown section of Philadelphia?
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posted by Dreama
on May 12, 2008 -
9 answers
The lady & I want to watch some whales in Victoria BC around Memorial day. We'd like to avoid cookie-cutter-corporate hotels. We want a funky mid-price (think $100/night or so) place to stay. When we travel around Washington/Oregon, we like to stay at
McMenamins. Is there anything close to that in Victoria?
posted by negative1
on Mar 31, 2008 -
5 answers
4 men. 3 days/2nights. 1 bachelor party. Fun and originality are the priorities. Money is tight. Help me, hive mind?
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posted by mrmcsurly
on Jan 7, 2008 -
8 answers
