Hotels
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"I am easily satisfied with the very best."
Winston Churchill
" I have been fortunate that my work has taken me around much of the world and this has allowed me to stay in some of the best hotels. A great hotel has character as well as luxury. It is the sum of all those who have worked there and stayed there - the worthy, the famous and even the downright notorious. For this reason it takes a while for a delightful new hotel to become great - and even then it often doesn't happen."
" Staying in hotels is not just to do with being looked after it is time out of everyday life. I write well in hotels because I am not responsible for anything about my environment. If a picture is hung in the wrong place it is not my job to put it right. At home I spend too much time moving the pictures around and not enough time at my desk."
In 2010 I decided to keep a record of my own Top 20 Great Hotels, excellent hotels of which I remain fond:
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Beijing:
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Raffles
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Berlin:
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The Adlon
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Gstaad:
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Gstaad Palace
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Hong Kong:
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The Peninsula
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London:
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The Dorchester
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Llyswen:
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Llangoed Hall
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Marrakech:
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La Mamounia
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Monaco:
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Hotel de Paris
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Quebec:
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Chateau Frontenac
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Rome:
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Hotel de Russie
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St Petersburg, Florida:
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The Vinoy
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St Petersburg, Russia:
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Hotel Grand Europe
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Singapore:
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Raffles
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Udaipur:
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Lake Palace
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Venice:
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Cipriani, Danieli and Gritti
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Vevey:
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Les Trois Couronnes
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Vienna:
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Hotel Imperial
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Warsaw:
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The Bristol
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