I'm a hotel baby, absolutely: it's hard to think of a hotel I haven't stayed in.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The very best hotel I've stayed in is the Intercontinental on Park Lane. We went there for the Chelsea Flower Show a few years ago, and it was sheer luxury. Everybody had a smile on their face. I came home and changed all my pillows because the hotel ones were so beautiful.
I always have more fun when I stay in hostels - you just meet so many more people. A hotel makes sense when you're doing work things, but travelling, you don't really get a feel for a place if you're in a hotel. I find it seems to make it all feel like everywhere else.
Due to my work, I tend to stay in hotels a lot of the time, and I generally prefer smaller hotels, as you tend to get better service than in the larger hotels.
I rarely stay in hotels because I have friends all over the world.
The worst hotels are any with a bad bed. I stayed in a hotel where they left cards telling me my enjoyment was of paramount importance. I should have written, 'Nice rooms, crap beds.'
I love hotel rooms, so I take pictures of the room and the way out and the lobby, the food and drink.
I grew up in the motel business, and it evolved into hotels.
Just when did I get to the point when staying at a hotel wasn't fun?
Truthfully, I despise hotels. I've had such better experiences staying at people's houses and guesthouses; it's so much more comfortable and homey.
No matter how nice a hotel is, it's not home.