Am I Odd? I Look Forward to Business/Domestic First Sometimes More Than the Actual Vacation Destination?

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Anonymous wrote:Y'all who keep saying it's a box flying no matter what need to google first class long haul ME flights. That's not being trapped and all you can do is sleep. You can take a 30 min hot shower. If you only ate the meals you'd come out ahead. Ive stayed in top global hotels that weren't as nice. my question is whether it's cultural to put forth such extravagance? It is nothing like you imagine first class yo bd on a plane, its beyond that.

Its a bucket list item so I can appreciate sentiments OP!

I'm not supposed to sleep on planes for long - I have to get up and move every hour. I don't drink alcohol. I don't like to eat a lot either because feeling bloated on a plane isn't fun. No matter which airline, the dishes have been made by the thousands many hours ago in an industrial kitchen.

I agree it's still a tin box with people coughing all over you, followed by being squished into some customs and immigration line. Watching a movie with fresh take out in my family room is more luxurious.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I kind of think if you enjoy the first or business class that much, it reflects that you don’t stay at very nice places when you’re traveling. A lay-flat seat is soooo much better than economy but seriously!?! It’s still a plane!

Here's the thing- the difference between a $200/night hotel in most places and a $750/night is the nice things, maybe quality of the breakfast, service,etc. You still generally get a quiet room with a bed to sleep in. The difference between an economy seat and a business class seat on a 777 is like 5x the amount of space, a fully flat space around 23 inches wide and 6 feet to sleep in, no one physically touching you or within arms reach, lounge access (often really nice with an evening departure, eat dinner in the lounge and go straight to sleep on board), etc. A nice hotel room is still fundamentally the same product type as a middling hotel room.

This is ridiculous. A more expensive hotel will typically have a better location (close to attractions, ocean or mountain view depending on where you are), better amenities in the rooms (including a fancy bathroom that you don't have to share with strangers like you do on a plane!), better amenities in the hotel itself (dining options, pools, spas), concierge service... it's incomparable. I'd much rather spend more on the hotel than the flight if I had to pick one.

[Anonymous]

I work in aerospace. One of my greatest joys is experiencing a premium cabin on a new-to-me aircraft. Plus as a middle-aged woman, I like the flight attendants using my actual name. Sad, I know.

[Anonymous]

The difference between $200 v $750/night hotel room is HUGE.

I've stayed in both.

You are out of your mind and have never stayed in both to say that. Now, the difference between $350 v $450/500/night is not huge. But yeah, $750/night is gonna get you as you put the "nice" things and um, the nice things are typically nice cause you know, I better be paying for nice things at $750/night

And agree with PP - location is a huge factor in pricing. All things being equal, location is worth extra $ to me as it is in any real estate transaction.

When we stay on $1k/night on vacations which is a 2BR for our family in Bend OR, typically these places have location and comfort and a slew of nice amenities incl activity options we have to pay extra for but are presented as options at least. When we go to Ocean City NJ and stay at the $350/night motels we also have location but not comfort, so it's somewhat dependent on where geographically you are talking about.