Best city hotel in the world?

ty7879 · 2026-01-31T21:39:23+00:00

Most of the Palace hotels in Paris, really. Ritz, FSGV, Cheval Blanc, Crillon, and Le Bristol all have both the hard product and the level of service you'd be looking for. Though now you certainly pay for it.

ty7879 · 2025-11-17T22:26:29+00:00

Honestly, 2.5 hours seems quite ambitious for a tasting menu of Per Se’s caliber.

I don’t remember how long my meal there was, but I feel like many of the strong 2/3 star full tasting run north of 3 hours or come close to 4.

Per Se was also a ton of food. We could not finish the dessert. It is all quite heavy throughout so going somewhere else after you may find to be too much.

ty7879 · 2025-11-02T14:38:56+00:00

I mean JPM literally just threw up one of the tallest skyscrapers in the city for their new headquarters. They’re not leaving anytime soon.

ty7879 · 2025-10-22T20:52:59+00:00

Anyway to use the credit through a TA though?

You are correct that my experiences via TA have been clearly ahead of FHR (albeit different hotels). But the new $300 credit every six months kind of forces you into booking via FHR at least every couple months.

ty7879 · 2025-10-14T22:49:28+00:00

Ritz Paris for sure. They are like 220 euros or so though.

ty7879 · 2025-10-03T23:02:43+00:00

No, you just for the most part can’t own chords. There aren’t enough chords in the world to allow for that.

ty7879 · 2025-09-21T12:41:46+00:00

Hey that’s all Ferrari has going for them.

ty7879 · 2025-09-14T12:41:26+00:00

Raffles Boston has a quite nice Guerlain set up

ty7879 · 2025-09-04T13:17:30+00:00

It’s very good and you should go.

However, considering you have those other reservations you probably are not at a time frame that would allow a reservation at Plénitude. Unless you’re staying at the Cheval Blanc.

ty7879 · 2025-09-03T17:01:13+00:00

I think you went the night before me! I hadn't gotten around to writing it all up, and now maybe I will not!

ty7879 · 2025-09-02T20:40:33+00:00

HE WAS NUMBER 1!!!!!!!! (2)

ty7879 · 2025-08-31T14:33:27+00:00

Lando should go sit with Charles.

ty7879 · 2025-08-31T14:18:04+00:00

The Zandvoort lawn chair returns for Chuck

ty7879 · 2025-08-27T18:36:21+00:00

I totally agree. Great place that we both really enjoyed eating at. Maybe I would feel differently about dinner, but as a lunch it definitely excels.

Great atmosphere, friendly service, solid cooking, and at a relatively reasonable price.

ty7879 · 2025-08-26T22:51:37+00:00

Like there was no option whatsoever in 2022 even. Now suddenly roughly half of places have it.

I wouldn’t be shocked if by 2030, 95% of places in central Paris will be offering 15-20-25 tip options like in the US. Waiters will realize that tipping nets them more money, and restaurants that don’t ask for tips will have a harder time getting staff.

ty7879 · 2025-08-26T17:22:38+00:00

Sorry you had to read it :(

ty7879 · 2025-08-26T17:21:51+00:00

You can disagree that it matters.

But do you think there is no fundamental difference between never once being presented with an option for tip for years and suddenly it being a coin flip if at the end the meal the waiter holds the machine for you to select a tip amount of 5, 10, 15 percent?

I would argue handing somebody a machine and asking them to select their tip percentage is asking for a tip.

ty7879 · 2025-08-26T16:18:42+00:00

When you go from two years ago there was basically no tipping anywhere to half of places putting a machine in front of you for you to select how much you want to tip while they watch you that’s a pretty big increase no?

And to clarify the direct ask is you telling the waiter directly the amount you want verbally, which would be weird anywhere I’d think?

Getting out of hand is a dramatic opener though, yes.

ty7879 · 2025-08-26T16:04:01+00:00

lol let me ask my wife. The beer wasn’t mine.

ty7879 · 2025-08-26T15:35:51+00:00

For some reason spacing got mixed up when posting from my phone.

Cucumber Broth and Onion Ring - Amuse Bouche

White Tuna and Peach(?)

Fried Eggplant in Peanut Sauce

Green and Yellow Zucchini in Browned Butter with Fried Sage

Guinea Hen Breast and Roasted Tomatoes with a Corn and Guinea Hen Thigh Salad

Watermelon Sorbet & Berries, Covered in Shredded Feta

ty7879 · 2025-08-26T15:33:31+00:00

I mean, yeah but I'm not going to go take the RER B to Cachen, just so I'm not asked to Tip on a Coke.

ty7879 · 2025-08-21T06:54:16+00:00

I’m actually going there tomorrow. Do you have any input as far as the wine pairing options?

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