Danese Cooper [20/06/08 18:39 -0700]:
Well the Mark Hopkins (like the Imperial in Delhi or Raffles in
Singapore or the Oriental in Bangkok) is more than a hotel..its a
landmark. Heck, Kim Novak's character *lived* there in Vertigo. :-).
That's one thing that attracts me to it.
Price-wise however, I still say they are comparable. Sometimes Bombay is
higher and sometimes SF is...depends on a few factors...but they're still
in the same ballpark. I paid $179 last time at the Leela (in December).
179? That's one helluva steal, and I havent ever found such a cheap rate
there. Oh well.
Meanwhile...Bangalore has gone completely ape-shit. My pal Mitchell
Baker was charged $800 a night for a room at the Windsor. OMG!!!
Oh yeah. And the Leela at Bangalore is routinely over $500
srs
