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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t get people who don’t get liking luxury hotels. If I’m taking precious time off I want a great experience, not a utilitarian one. [/quote]

+1 I've been staying at incresingly nice/expensive hotels and one of my main motivations is that I want to stay someplace that is decidedly beautiful and comfortable. At least as comfortable as my own home, which, while not extravagant by any means, is very nice (and has the added benefit of being set up precisely the way I want it to be whereas every hotel has the automatic negative of it not catering to my precise whims). A nicer hotel is more likely to offer me the essentials I absolutely need while on vacation - like a very comfortable bed with high quality linens. Beds often aren't good enough at the lower end of the hotel spectrum. If I can't get a good nights sleep, what's the point of the vacation. I'm too old and stressed and tired from my daily life to be willing to forgo sleep on vacation. You can't return a bad vacation, and if spending extra on a nice hotel means I have a good experience, I'm all for it.

Also, like all other real estate, luxury hotels are often about location. I'm willing to pay a premium for a unique location (like my recent vacation to Isla Palenque, a private island off of the coast of Panama). Saying in this particular neighborhood versus another neighborhood in DC? Decidedly less worth the upcharge.

All that said, there's a limit to what I can afford in my budget. A big international vacation that's saved for is very different from a weekend trip to visit family. And in the latter scenario, I'm perfectly happy to stay at a Hyatt Place. [/quote]

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