The Worlds Most Expensive Hotels

[Barsel]

Anyone watch this earlier on C5 at 7pm?
I recorded it as I knew I wouldn't be back from my birthday tea at my daughters.
It was a hotel in Paris called George V, and I watched it because a friend of mine is going there next March for her daughters birthday.
They're not staying there, but are going for a meal which costs, (would you believe) £330 for the taster menu! That's each!
Having watched what you get to eat, I must say, I wouldn't fancy it at all.
Apparently the Beatles stayed there once and George Harrison was heard to say he preferred an egg butty rather than the caviar.

[Peter Pedant]

george sank
golly £25 for a cuppa coco

[andy-hughes]

PP - // golly £25 for a cuppa coco //

It's not 'a cup of cocoa' though is it?

It's a cup of Geroge V cocoa served in the George V - that's what you are paying for.

[pat2604]

Same as those who don't like being fussed over. I would rather stay in a simple in with a comfortable room and good point grub, where I didn't have to dress up and act in a pretentious manner. I have been to posh places in the past with family, friends or for work. I know how to behave. They are just not me in any way.

[pat2604]

Stay in a simple Inn.

[AuntPG]

I've stayed in some of the poshest hotels, but still prefer Premier Inn for business trips or overnight stays. We stayed in a posh hotel a few years ago and it was horrendous. The room was grubby and dated and breakfast was like in a care home with canned grapefruit. We signed out and found a Premier Inn for a fraction of the price. It was 100% cleaner and 100% friendlier.

[david small]

I prefer the continuity of Premier Inn. I’m not comfortable with the pretence of “Have a nice day”.

[CrapAtCryptics]

In my experience when you book a meal or afternoon tea at a hotel of this calibre they have an area for allergy / dislike so you should never be offered anything you havent told them about. It can be a bit hit and miss as nobody likes every single item.

[237SJ]

I can't thing of anything worse than staying in a snooty hotel in Paris.

[237SJ]

I've stayed in some lovely hotels but the difference with luxury hotels in the Far East, Middle East, India etc is they are not 'up' themselves like they are in Europe.