Comments on: Room With a View

By: Ernest W

Ernest W — Sun, 05 May 2024 16:07:44 +0000

You didn’t mention memorable sounds. My wife and I spent a short getaway in Rockaway Beach just south of Pacifica. Windows open, facing the soothing sounds of gentle surf. Shortly before 7am the full dumpster of glass bottles at Nick’s Rockaway crashed into the back of the empty recycling truck. No need for an alarm clock! Navy Base Point Loma on the other hand,has the absolute best surf sounds.

By: Peter S

Peter S — Thu, 02 May 2024 21:33:27 +0000

I recently stayed at the Four Seasons in Sydney. 19th floor room had a panoramic view that included the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House.

(I’d attach the photo if I could)

By: JamesP

JamesP — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 05:22:56 +0000

Shame what happened in Dakar.

Oddly enough, one of my favorite views is from the Sheraton that’s inside Charles de Gaulle aeroport. The interior is as sterile and boring as any Sheraton, but the plane watching from the rooms is great.

By: Gene

Gene — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 18:40:09 +0000

One of the best views I ever had was of the Alamo, right across the street from my 7th or 8th floor room at the Hyatt Riverwalk. It was great at night, so so in the day.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 22:56:40 +0000

I think my favourite urban view from a hotel has been from an upper-floor suite at the Peninsula in Hong Kong, looking across the harbour to the Hong Kong Island skyline.

For a rural view, some of the rooms at Lilianfels in Katoomba, overlooking Australia’s Blue Mountains, are pretty spectacular.

The other would actually be a Premier Inn, one of Britain’s cheapest and most basic hotel chains. The one in Greenock has rooms that look across the Forth of Clyde toward Gare Lock and the Trossachs. It’s a beautiful view, just from the second floor. If you get a room on the wrong side, though, you look across a car park to a McDonald’s.

There was a Premier Inn in Newcastle, England, where my room looked into a ventilation shaft full of pigeons, only around half of which were alive. That was special.

By: PM

PM — Sat, 30 Mar 2024 20:00:47 +0000

In the early days of my career I flew a C-47 From SJU- Port O’Spain with ron in St Lucia, TLPL. I agree, the view is incredible, it took my breath away. Flying into the waterfront strip on Tortola was another magic spot.

By: Gimlet Winglet

Gimlet Winglet — Sat, 30 Mar 2024 06:38:32 +0000

I’ll put in a good word for the Hotel Seccy in Fiumicino. While they don’t have your epic nature views, if you’re on the good side of the hotel there are fantastic views of runway operations at the airport. Plus you can wander out of the hotel and find a dozen+ decent restaurants on the fishing pier/breakwater. (hint: order a fish plate)

If you’re flying out of Roma Fiumicino, you will almost certainly be part of the five hour morning elephant walk. God help you if your plane has an issue and you miss your departure slot, a 15 minute fix can become a 4 hour delay while you wait for a gap in the walk.

By: Alan

Alan — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 20:35:47 +0000

I used to have a habit of taking a photo out of every hotel room I stayed in. I thought I was the only one, but I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that I’m not. I stopped when I started traveling regularly to the same city for work, and generally staying in the same hotel, though I resurrect the habit for particularly good or bad views.

By: DronePilot

DronePilot — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:08:41 +0000

” Altitude sucks away much of the grandeur.”

Most people when they first start flying a drone will launch the thing up to 400 AGL and look amazed. But very quickly realize the view isn’t all that exciting. All the fun and interesting flights happen below 100 ft.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 07:19:35 +0000

I was at EWRs Doubletree several decades ago, recovering after 13 hours TLV-EWR. No same-day connection, so the airline provided an overnight before tomorrow’s transcon flight home
Not a great room but it was reasonably comfortable and quiet with a view of the parking lot behind the hotel.
It was mid afternoon. The hotel’s back door opened. A clinging couple emerged. After a prolonged and passionate farewell embrace, they diverged, each to their own car. A fond farewell wave to each other then they went their separate ways.
– “Hello Young Lovers Wherever You Are”
– “There Are Eight Million Stories In The Naked City”
Etc etc.

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