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HBO's White Lotus has ditched the Four
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Seasons and gone for an even more up
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market hotel group. I've stayed in one
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and this is what it's really like.
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Although Four Seasons properties are
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pretty luxurious, they appeal to the
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type of new money guests who like to let
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you know that they have the money. Bros
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and snapbacks around the poolside
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shouting about how much their cocktails
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cost a 10 a penny. The hotels attract an
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ostentatious crowd to appreciate the
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brand's international footprint. No
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matter where you are in the world,
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you're always going to come across a
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Four Seasons. The thing with Four
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Seasons is they have a similar look and
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feel and generally you know when you're
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at one. Whereas with Aerl's it's just on
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another level entirely. Like this is way
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more discreet, way more sophisticated
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and just way more classy. The French
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group only has six properties which
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attract a quiet luxury crowd. The Chat
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de la Mesaier in San Trae where the new
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series of the White Lotus is being
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filmed has only 86 rooms whereas most
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Four Seasons properties have between 100
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and 250. Inside the new White Letters
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Hotel, there are three pools, a private
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beach club, a spa, and French, Italian,
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Mediterranean, Asian restaurants,
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anything you could ask for. Rolls-Royce
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cars, the airport pickups for God's
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sake. Chef Nou Matsuhisha and Baker
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Cedric Groule, both super trendy names
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in food, have comprised menus for the
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hotel, which boasts views towards
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Sanrope, Provence, and the French
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Riviera. The property opened as a
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private palace in 1904 and was converted
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into an Ariel's hotel in 2021. So, what
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does this all mean for the show? Well,
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we'll probably see characters that truly
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Errol's guests aren't any old fairly
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rich blowins. They're the owners of the
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world's most elite companies and the
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private families with the highest wealth
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in the world. Do you think ditching The
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Four Seasons is a good idea? Let us know
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in the comments below.
