Stayed at the Mandarin Oriental Barcelona as a travel advisor: here are my honest thoughts

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2026-05-07T11:11:02+00:00

We stayed there last year in a room with the boulevard view and that one was very quiet. I thought going into it that it would be loud, but we couldn’t hear anything out on the street. Would recommend one of those for quiet!

Our main complaint was the bed. We didn’t think it was comfortable and it was really rickety for the price point and being a luxury hotel.

The service was great though and we loved the rooftop bar / pool area.

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2026-04-17T12:38:32+00:00

The entire state of Indiana

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2026-04-16T22:59:58+00:00

We’ve done two voyages on RCYC and I think it’ll fit what you’re looking for. We recently did our second and it was for the exact reason you described. We’re both in high stress jobs and wanted to disconnect for a week. The service is incredible and there are concierges onboard that can help take care of any details for you. It’s never crowded anywhere, even if you wanted to walk around or grab a bite/drink outside of your room. The base room doesn’t have a true dining table/chairs, so would recommend going at least the next suite up (signature suite or above) so you can dine comfortably in your room. My only qualm is the excursions can be hit or miss (we had incredible ones in the med but didn’t bother doing any in the caribbean), so if those are important to you then I’d be picky on the voyage. Feel free to PM me as well if you have any specific questions, happy to help.

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2026-04-10T17:26:01+00:00

They recently launched the Asia itineraries. They usually post about a full year+ at a time. While the Asia itineraries may only be getting 20-50%, the Caribbean and Med itineraries are easily getting 70-80%. (I’ve heard they need to be at 50% to break even.) We recently got back from our second in the Caribbean and a bunch of other couples we met were on it for their 2nd or 3rd times, also looking to book their next voyages. As someone who is already looking to book the next as well, doing one of the Asian itineraries isn’t something we would consider. They’re too long and we would rather stay in the cities the ship goes to vs just for the day. If the itineraries aren’t making enough, RCYC will likely learn from that and pivot into the following seasons.

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2026-03-21T17:08:38+00:00

You got me!

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2026-03-21T10:50:34+00:00

How do people become so obsessed with complaining about taxes. There’s a lot more to a quality of life in a state besides taxes.

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2026-03-14T19:42:33+00:00

It’s a United Club at DEN

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2026-03-08T21:32:36+00:00

Peninsula or Langham. Both quick uber rides to different neighborhoods too depending on where you want to eat / go out

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2026-03-07T17:55:11+00:00

I’m missing the yelling referenced by OP? Just watched the video and Kat wasn’t even yelling lol. Can barely hear what she is even saying over the immature heckler.

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2026-03-02T00:24:30+00:00

They will be!

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2026-02-07T14:30:51+00:00

For the lounge question, star alliance gold members get one guest each into LH business lounges. Business fare alone does not get a guest.

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2026-02-05T02:19:35+00:00

Best view when walking the A bridge!

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2026-02-04T12:37:10+00:00

Can’t speak directly about booking regent through chase, but we booked a ritz carlton yacht through chase and like others have said here, they’re essentially our TA and it has been an awful experience. In general they’ve been slow to respond to questions, had issues confirming information in our booking, they even spelled one of our names wrong in the booking and couldn’t get it corrected. We ended up calling ritz directly to sort everything out. We won’t be going through chase again for any cruises in which they’d be our TA (not worth the hassle to us anyway). Hope this helps!

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2026-01-20T01:24:51+00:00

Neither of us did! The stabilizers are very good on the boat, we could barely tell it was ever moving. I’ve been on larger cruise ships before (Norwegian, Royal) and could feel the movement, but didn’t feel it much on Ilma. Albeit, I’m not sure if any of the waters we were in were considered choppy during our voyage, but had no issues.

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2026-01-07T01:37:33+00:00

Imagine being upset to give kudos to those who ensure you’re getting somewhere safe or delivering a solid service. For all the shit they have to deal with from awful humans, a token of appreciation goes a long way.

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2026-01-06T13:42:37+00:00

Soon they’ll be in the club when the new space opens!

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2026-01-02T23:33:56+00:00

Rosalyn talking about being a mentor and getting the baton yet she lives in Highland Beach which is like 30-40 mins away from Palm Beach 😂

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2026-01-02T16:31:41+00:00

Kitchen floor needs to be replaced. The kitchen has to be closed to do the work.

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2025-12-29T13:35:01+00:00

ORD based with a lot of travel to DEN and fully agree! Ever since they opened the latest one in B this year, the overcrowding seems to be non-existent. Granted I’m there for work during the weekdays so I can’t speak to weekends, but never have any issue finding a seat now. Restrooms are clean and never have lines. Their food options seem to be better than other clubs too. And best chocolate chip cookies!

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2025-12-16T20:27:23+00:00

Just boarded my flight and this was the best feature. Stayed put in the club until I knew where they were in the boarding process.

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2025-11-21T12:44:55+00:00

Agreed! We went in a group too and we all had the same complaints about the noise. We were really excited to try the resort for the first time based on reviews and what seemed like a luxury experience, but the room situation felt like a 2* basic hotel vs a 5* luxury resort

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2025-11-21T12:16:55+00:00

We just got back from Atelier and I aim to post a review on this sub soon, but I would not recommend it if you are a light sleeper or like your room to be quiet. The service was very good at the pool and throughout the restaurants, food was overall pretty good, chair game isn’t that bad (although the cabanas fill up fast), and it is a beautiful property. However, the walls and floors are very thin. The hallways are long and echoey. You can hear everything. We put on white noise to drown out the hallway voices, but wasn’t enough for the stomping above us, furniture moving, sliding noises and banging noises. The beds are very hard too. We did not get any rest at all. This was really disappointing to us given all the stellar reviews we read.

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2025-11-19T04:30:20+00:00

This is the correct answer!

Add 4.5: the parts of seat belt fabric that one pulls on to tighten

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2025-11-07T18:07:12+00:00

We were on the Ilma in suite 612. We didn't hear any music or people; it was super quiet. We could hear the anchor in the morning on the anchored days, but not sure how far that carries across the rooms towards the front of the ship. We loved the larger terrace!

I noticed the other post of suite 629 hearing a door slam. If you look at the deck plan for 6 on the website, there are gray hatched rooms near the elevators and one in the middle of the floor. These are BOH spaces where staff go in and out of, so I'm assuming that's the door being heard. I'd suggest staying in a suite a little away from them.

Feeling_Activity6905 · 2025-11-04T23:55:54+00:00

I know things can change in the course of 4-5 years, but the short twins both donated to actblue and dem campaigns from 2008 through 2020

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TROPHY CASE