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8 Hotels With Fab Room Service

Posted Dec 8, 07 8:32 AM CST in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – With this sort of room service, why leave the hotel at all? Forbes lists eight hotels that are stand-outs for room service offerings:

  1. Four Seasons Washington, DC: Gourmet in-room dinner for two served by personal butler.
  2. Ritz-Carlton Chicago: Get whatever you want, whenever you want from the kitchen—prepared to your specs.

  1. The Peninsula, Hong Kong: $53 Wagyu-truffle burger.
  2. Rosewood Hotels and Resorts: Kid-sized filet mignon.
  3. The Metropolitan, Bangkok: Meals as healthy as they are tasty, with all organic, fresh ingredients.
  4. W Hotels: In-room toaster, tea and coffee tasting menu, PB&J crepes.
  5. One & Only Palmilla, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico: 1,000-bottle room-service wine list, personal sommelier.
  6. Mandarin Oriental Miami: "Ready-to-Fly" meals for flight home.

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