Best by far:   The Peninsula in NYC:   Excellent mood lighting, deep tub with a TV you can play videos on, and a great roof top pool and spa.

but I think the nicest hotel where I've taken a paid date was also a Four Seasons Resort, in my case the one in Papagayo Costa Rica. My only complaint about the place was getting perhaps "too much" service. They did everything but wipe my ass for me, and I am pretty sure that if I had asked they would have done that for me too.  

I'm too cheap to ever get comped in Vegas but I once did tip my way into an 2 bedroom, fountain view, executive terrace suite at the LV Cosmopolitan. It was a slow Sunday and I was only staying one night. I folded a $20 in between by ID and credit card. I never asked the desk clerk for anything and was pleasantly surprised. I had quite a few Marriott points at the time so that may have also affected his decision.

per the hour. I would have to go and check the name and address. Some of them might not even be there anymore or have changed. The best hotel maybe was this Double Tree by that Citadel mall. I saw a TER girl there. Then I saw another in one by LAX and another somewhere in Orange. After that they were all flea hotel or whatever they are called.  
But mostly I've seen girls at apartment complex that were in a very cheap area of the city too. I'm low class and so have been my experiences, what can I say?

The Las Vegas Upgrade.
Sometimes it even works.

It was kind of like paying for pussy at the Del Rey, tip too little and you're a deadbeat, tip too much and you are a sucker. Back in the day knowing "who" to tip was almost a important as how much.

and each I return I'm appalled to see how expensive non-gambling amenities have gotten each year to the point where I'd place Vegas in the same category as New York and London for vacationing costs.

I had some friends in college who graduated and went to LV to become dealers for a couple of years before moving on to other careers.  I don't think any of them ever rose to pit boss level. They had lots of fun for a couple of years, though.

Pit bosses used to run LV, if you wanted any kind of a hook up you went to the pit boss you knew best. That role has been taken over in the last 20 years or so by "casino hosts", but it's just not the same.  Today, your casino, or executive host will look at his smart phone and it will tell him if you rate a "free breakfast" or full use of the corporate jet. Back in the day, the pit bosses just "knew" who rated what and no one questioned his/her judgment.

but that doesn't mean the "customer experience" is as good as it once was.

I ate at one place where the cost of around half the bottles was greater than the price of the date of the bottle in dollars.

I must say I think I would be too embarrassed to admit some of the sh!tholes I've stayed in.  

I have actually stayed at places a LOT worse than some of the "hourly" shit holes that I have used close to the "track" back when SW's were the main place to find hookers, but I didn't mention them because they were during times where I couldn't afford to eat, much less hire a hooker.

Case in point, what does the average person do when they show up to a restaurant on a busy night without a reservation and are told that they are in for a two hour wait?  

While it's true that most people have seen it in the movies, they don't realize there is an art form to actually doing it.  If you are too overt about it, or misjudge the price, you are not only NOT going to get moved up in line, you are also likely to get put at the very end of the line or informed that "we don't do that here"

What? I'm not disagreeing with the fact that it happens. I am using SIMPLE arithmetic to make MY point that someone is getting screwed when a reserved table is given to someone else for a $ tip.
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I don't care if it's a place with 8 tables, 80 tables, or 800 tables (mrfisher: Remember the old Hilltop Steakhouse in Saugus?).  
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N tables; N customers with N reservations.  Another customer w/o a reservation comes along and bribes (quid pro quo = tip for a table) and now there are N+1 patrons so one of the original N gets bumped.  Not fair.
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People going out to dinner are not expecting a game of musical chairs, in particular a RIGGED game of musical chairs where one kid pays to get a chair while the others get screwed.

It wasn't until a few years after I dined there that I met a former chef who had worked there and warned me to stay away as the kitchen was the filthiest kitchen he had ever worked in.

I have always found Maitre d's to be democratic.  EVERYONE has the opportunity to move to the front of the line by tipping generously.  If you choose NOT to do it in a place where it gets you something, then you are CHOOSING to screw yourself.  Nobody else is screwing you.  

You mean LTM derangement syndrome.

Maitre d's are NOT elected by the voters.  Duh!

For those who don't know what mrfisher and I are talking about:  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilltop_Steakhouse
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They must have had at least 500 tables and a few bars for people wetting their whistle while waiting for their turn at some sit-down food.  The waiting line outside wrapped around the building and moved along slowly.

You make a reservation with a hostess. You arrive early. You call. No answer. You text. No answer. Maybe she does answer and says, "I'm sorry. I have to cancel your reservation."  You leave, disappointed. Why did you lose your reservation? She got a better offer.  
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Such behavior used to receive negative criticism on TER.  I'm not saying that we don't understand it ("A bird in the hand ...") but you end up getting screwed ONE way when you really wanted to get screwed ANOTHER way.
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When you show up for your reservation at a restaurant, they CAN'T NCNS you. They have to tell you to your face what happened.
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If a restaurant or the maitre d' wants to auction off the open tables to the highest bidder, make it transparent and level the field.

The hostess will pretend to look at the list and not find your name.  Then she will ask you if you remembered who you talked to (no one ever does), and when you say no, she will say she is sorry, they are fully booked, but if you would like to put your name on the list, they can get you a table in about an hour.  Isn't that a much nicer way to do it?  And most of them have no trouble telling you to your face what happened.  I try not to smirk if I'm standing there when they tell you.  What are you going to do?   Call them a liar and storm out of the restaurant?  That only makes you look like a crazy.

ANYTHING about upscale dining from your own experience (Taco Bell is NOT upscale for anyone but you), so you want to make this into a political thread, hoping you don't get you ass kicked here like you do on P & R?  You are showing yourself to be MORE of a loser than some people thought.

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Everyone here, with the probable exception of LTM, knows that's not how it happens. Not with a hooker and not with a restaurant. Or at least not at any kind of place that would be in demand.

NOBODY would ever confuse YOU with Einstein.  On the other hand, Ron Jeremy is hung and successful with women, T Boone Pickens is rich and successful in business, and George Clooney is handsome (but his politics suck), and successful in the movie business, so I don't think you have to worry about being mistaken for ANY of these men, unless there is ONE thing we don't know about you that makes you successful at something besides mooching.  If you want to spin it positively, you can always brag that you are a "self-made" mooch.  

Self-made mooch.   Congrats on reaching your goal in life to become a would-class mooch without getting $100 million from your father.  It must be all the more satisfying to know you did it without anyone's help.  

Ron Jeremy is now mainly known for having the worst case of BO in porn. I know a couple of girls who can personally vouch for that.
Oh, and Boone Pickens is dead. Did you miss that? Add that to the LOOOOOOOONG list of things you have missed.
You could have picked some better examples, with just a little thought.

Laffy used in his post, so THAT'S what I had to work with, or did YOU miss THAT?

Keep reveling in your ignorance. The only thing I needed to look up was the exact date Pickens died, since I (like most well-informed people) already knew he was DEAD.
rofl
I just LOVE how when you get totally busted you try to blow it off by suggesting it would have been lame to actually know the FACTS.
BWAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

who knows so little that he can't post anything without looking SOMETHING up due to his failing memory.  What did you have for breakfast?  Go ahead and look it up.  

1) Yes, on occasion I actually DO look something up. That doesn't negate that fact that, most of the time I don't really need to. Unlike you, who apparently NEVER looks ANYTHING up and Is embarrassingly WRONG almost all the time. This also explains why I am almost never wrong. But thanks for demonstrating to clearly that you prefer ignorance.
2) If you read the context of your post and Laffy's they are quite different. YOURS much more strongly implied Pickins was still alive. Try reading something carefully for once. You wrote "T Boone Pickens is rich and successful in business,"  while Laffy simply listed his name but didn't use a specific tense for it. Talk about "classically lame." That would be you. Are you now like Bill Clinton and his lame "It depends on what the meaning of 'is' is."
Say it ain't so.

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Just to AGREE that you missed that Laffy is the one that named these guys in the first place.  You're wearing everyone out here,  Next time, just say, "Yes, I missed that."  You'll feel so much better and save a whole bunch of words for something more important.  

I'll keep it short: your post is a lie. On all levels.  Most importantly, you ignore that Laffy's post didn't suggest Pickens was alive and yours DID. The only thing you are wearing out here is the truth. And the word "is."

He used to embrace his inner putz, He actually used to take pride in being the biggest pedantic putz on the board. Now, even though he is every bit as pedantic as ever, not to mention a putz, he seems to run from the title instead of reveling in it. Maybe it's because with his fading memory, he can't even remember what he, or anyone else wrote just five minutes ago, much less whether it was pedantic. But at least he never lets the facts get in his way when making an argument, I've lost track of the number of times when he continued to argue that someone said something, when the proof that he was wrong was only a post or two above.

While it is true that BrokeBackFredoJake is now the biggest pedantic putz on the board. He became the biggest  because his good friend BrokeBackStabber, who had the title of biggest pedantic putz, has not posted for well over a year.    

But look at the bright side. It brought the ancient slime-bag swallowpee out of his room at the home. By the time this posts he will have long since left to get his daily cookie and warm gruel.

being pedantic really wasn't one of them.  

are still here posting your nonsense is the only gift I need.  Most of what you say will insure I have a day full of laughter each and every day.  Keep making a fool of yourself.  It suits you.  

The original pedantic putz was  Cheesy the Welch.

About the word, "is."   For that, you win a T-shirt that says, "World's Biggest Pedantic Putz."  Posting a photo of you wearing it would be a gracious gesture to your sponsor.  

His little pea brain hasn't figured out the difference between obsessing over someone, like he and his lefty brethren obsess over Trump, and laughing at someone, like we laugh at him. Poor little loser.

an expert at living rent-free wherever you go.  That's what mooches do.   Just a little surprised you're proud of it.  

You should ghost write for Jake, Gawd knows he needs the help. lol

It's unseemly and unattractive, like two dogs gong at it. As for ghost writers, in the unlikely event I ever needed one it wouldn't be you or cur. You are perhaps the least funny poster here. Cur, however, is often hilarious but it's always unintentional and he's usually the butt of his own jokes.

because it comes so easily to me.   What can I say?  Some have it, some don't.

Since my point was CLEARLY that your humor is lacking, your suggestion that your poor efforts are actually intentional simply proves how incompetent you are.

The same excuses every time you get your ass kicked or are the butt of a joke.  We're just having a little fun here.  SOMEONE has to be the board piñata, and you are the obvious choice out of those still here.  Don't be so thin-skinned.  You're providing entertainment value for the rest of us.  Laugh at yourself a little.  You'll feel more like part of the group because they're laughing at you, too.  

even though you wrote it, you may not understand what it means.  Your namesake, Mueller, was in the same boat.  Stringing random words together don't automatically result in an intelligent thought.  

I think the W is for the WORST hotel.

Labor is cheap so they have security goons posted by elevators and other places where they can see who is coming and going. An unaccompanied woman is usually challenged and asked to show proof she's a guest. And even if she shows a room key they ask for the room number, name, etc. IME, it works better to meet the lady in the lobby (or outside) and escort her up. That doesn't work for everyone, or in all situations, and sometimes you might need to slip some local currency to the security employee(s). IIRC, there are websites with info on which hotels are hobby friendly and which are not. Can't recall URLs at the moment so maybe others can fill in the blanks.

I used to love hotel Costes (Paris) when I was younger. It was hip, lively, very fashionable and just a fun place to stay and hang out and it had a great nightlife scene and fantastic food.  These days it’s tired and past it’s best (or maybe I’m just older and want something different?)
I’m very very fortunate to stay at the hotel de crillon these days when I visit Paris - but admittedly, only due to it being on the corporate tab. It’s just so opulent and decadent and cannot be bested for location....
I don’t have a favourite in London anymore there are several good hotels to choose from. There were 2 I adored in Chicago but it’s been a while and I can’t remember their names anymore....

this hotel have a club inside the building https://www.eclipse-barcelona.com/  
+ bar  
+ restaurante

Well pretty close to one of the best I've had fun at ...  Grand Hyatt in Atlanta GA (Buckhead)
The room I had originally booked was pretty nice but I got upgraded for no reason complimentary to one of their better suites for my stay (I wasn't even a high level Hyatt member at the time).
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Worst lol ... some no-tell inn back in 2011 up in Harrisburg PA **shudders**.  
Did 1 night there and ran to a Comfort Inn the next 2 days which wasn't much better lol.

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There was no comfort at the Comfort Inn?  Lol

The Hotel Imperial in Vienna (tho this was 40 years ago) was the best hotel I have even hobbied in.  Hugh rooms magnificent furnishings with Personal attendants available all night, wonderful breakfast knowledgable concierges.
Hitler and Goering  used to take over that Hotel when either one was in Vienna.
The worst : who can remember them all.

the only thing wrong with it is the fucking Austrians.

but back then I had no such issues with the locals. Of course over the course of 4 decades a LOT of things can change.

I haven't stayed in one of those in maybe 4 yrs either.

The lady supercedes the hotel, always.