This is where my husband and I will be staying for 4 days while in South Africa! Thank you for this! Love your content. Glad to have subscribed. Can’t wait to see table mountain.
@tfft Жыл бұрын
Hope you enjoy your trip!
@russellgray1426 Жыл бұрын
I’m looking forward to the Taj Mahal Palace. This was my first foreign hotel stay in my life and it blew me away! This was back in January 1974, when it was called the Taj Mahal Intercontinental. I was joining my first ship in my chosen career in the Merchant Navy (or Merchant Marine as it is known in the US). The experience was phenomenal, especially to a wide eyed 16 year old kid with little experience of the world. Cape Town looked great too! Nice one Kevin👍🏻👏🏻
@tfft Жыл бұрын
I made the graphics for my Taj Mahal video today. Honestly had to stop and think if it should make a totally different scoring system for the property just because it seems odd just to lump it in as a “hotel”. Truly is an icon. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@thetravellerwin Жыл бұрын
Taj follows the Indian Value of Atithidevo Bhava which means exactly what you mentioned. I’d literally not go out of a sloppy balcony 🙈 Very interesting to see FE toiletries even in Taj’s International properties, you will also notice them in some of Vistara’s International sector aboard business class. Tata always ensures to elevate Indian brands and has always been a true pillar of India’s success.
@tfft Жыл бұрын
Yes I got my Vistara FE kit when I flew out of India. Very nice kit! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@thetravellerwin Жыл бұрын
@@tfft Looking forward for that Vistara review!
@jimhearsonwriter5 ай бұрын
I love the giant picture window in the bathroom - if you've got that view, absolutely flaunt it. As I'm primarily a solo traveller, that blind would never get pulled down.
@tfft5 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing ✈️
@theresarossouw16377 ай бұрын
I'm from this beautiful place called Cape Town. Thank you for this review ❤ and I agree with you. Our people can be very slow with service. I get aggravated myself 😂
@tfft7 ай бұрын
😂
@thomasmooreCQ Жыл бұрын
This looks to be the place to stay. Can't wait for the taj palace review. If can be so bold, I wonder if the hotel negresco in nice is on your list? I'd love to see your take on it. That's also on my list of places to visit.
@tfft Жыл бұрын
It is certainly on my list but won't be coming in the next year. My next intensive Europe trip will likely be coming in the first half of 2024. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@loveaodai100 Жыл бұрын
totally enjoyable video and certainly made me feel like I need to go there!!
@tfft Жыл бұрын
Should be on everyone’s bucket list! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@ElmuO9 Жыл бұрын
Staff looks unwelcoming Great editing
@tfft Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@Adar512 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting review. Cape Town is actually on my bucket list of cities I want to visit because it just looks gorgeous, any advice if I’ll come to South Africa?
@tfft Жыл бұрын
My only advise would be: go 😉 Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@aefepiense Жыл бұрын
What an amazing video Kevin! The views are just awesome. It’s a beautiful city. And 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 to your new section, Need to know? Very helpful! Thanks a lot!
@tfft Жыл бұрын
Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@snowee812 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your video. Did you happen to visit any safari lodges during your time in SA?
@tfft Жыл бұрын
Enjoy your trip 🗺️
@denisesommer-roque3169 Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@denisesommer-roque3169 Жыл бұрын
OMG a sloped balcony….the stuff right out of nightmares for me 😱 Can’t wait for your review of Singapore Airlines ⏳ I am about to book our flight to Bali and have to choose between Qatar, Singapore or Cathay 😅 Love to hear your opinion on it! Thank you for the great review! 🙏🏼
@tfft Жыл бұрын
For me, Cathay is simply not at an operating level yet where I would risk a long haul trip with them. I have two shorter flights booked with them soon, but the only reason I'm okay with it is becuase it's a route that i could easily book last minute on another carrier if I needed to. Hopefully by the end of 2023 they'll be instilling a bit more confidence. As for choosing between SQ and QR, there's not a bad decision to be made ☺️ Thanks as always for the support 🙏
@denisesommer-roque3169 Жыл бұрын
@@tfft Thank you so much for your insight, you made the choice a lot easier!
@sbor90 Жыл бұрын
The need to know info is a great improvement, although it was difficult to read & process all info while it was on screen. Maybe put it towards the end of the video and leave it up for longer?
@tfft Жыл бұрын
Good idea. I’ll be playing around with it in the coming hotel videos. Might partially speak it to lessen the reading burden. We shall see. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@Corrosionchemist Жыл бұрын
Not to be too fussy, but as a light sleeper, I noted that yours was an adjoining room. Any issues from noise coming thru the adjoining door from your neighbor’s room? Thank you!
@tfft Жыл бұрын
As with all of my videos, if/when there is a noise bleed problem (of any sort) I will specifically mention it in the video. If there's no mention of it, there were no sound issues. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@1bluensx Жыл бұрын
New subscriber. I’ve been binge watching your videos all night. I find it very useful in the description that you put what you paid in cash. I cannot stand when traveler reviewers state “ I just paid X Amount in points that I transferred from Am Ex….yea! But not all of us have Am Ex or airline points flowing out of our asses. While it might be useful info…real world people don’t have an unlimited amount of points. At an average of 60k100k points for Say a hilton night….you blow through 500,000 points easily. Hell, United wants 500k for business class round trip EWR-CPT. So for a couple that’s a million miles!
@tfft Жыл бұрын
Well, to be fair I do pay for a lot of my flights with points haha. But I don’t overpay. Hilton points are worth 1/5 the value of an AMEX point so the numbers look higher but the value actually is not. And just because United has very high dynamic pricing doesn’t mean there aren’t deals to be had. I have a $12,000 first class ticket coming up that I paid just 62k points for. It’s all a game… what you pay determines who wins 😅
@bladeds100 Жыл бұрын
Always find service slow in South Africa. My practice at some restaurants is to order food and drinks ASAP together 😂
@tfft Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 🩴
@bladeds10027 күн бұрын
Yep definitely a must in South Africa!
@panoshountis1516 Жыл бұрын
Magnificent view! On a side note, slopped balcony floor might indicate underlying fatigued rebar on the structure. Hope you let the staff know about it.
@tfft Жыл бұрын
Idk what they’re called but the baseboard tiles on the sides of the balcony were cut on an angle (bc I had the same thought as you at first)- so it was intentional apparently lol. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@charlie90027 Жыл бұрын
I like your very polished videos. I am considering a trip to CT in the near future but am a bit hesitant because of the reported dangerous street crime. I suppose it may be like Rio. What is your observation of CT safety? Thanks. L.
@tfft Жыл бұрын
Yes, even if you didn’t mention Rio, Rio would have been my closest comparison. It’s just a destination that requires common sense precautions. Many years ago I’d been (non-violently) robbed in Rio and have had an attempted snatching in Bogotá. Looking back on those occurrences- the moment it happened, I knew exactly what I was doing wrong. If you’ve had similar experiences or are generally precautions you will likely be fine. For any locations like this, I don’t recommend someone go though, if they have anxiety about it as you’ll never be able to allow yourself to enjoy the beautiful city. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@yanko7317 Жыл бұрын
Lol Rio is way worse
@walkwithjonas7920 Жыл бұрын
Highly recommend Nelsons eye for the best steak in town!
@tfft Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip 🙏🏻
@baliwalknshops1517 Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@tfft Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@ianmounstephen3403 Жыл бұрын
Another superb and informative review. I am basing my stays now on your past experiences. Really helpful :)
@tfft Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@Yves_Ka Жыл бұрын
Rooms look a touch small and cramped and I cannot say I like the old fashioned fittings. There are more impressively designed hotels in CT. The view was however stunning!
@tfft Жыл бұрын
There certainly are, but most of those more impressive hotels come with equally impressive price tags 😅 Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@Yves_Ka Жыл бұрын
@@tfft Sorry if it sounded like I was questioning/criticizing your choice of hotel. Judging by the stunning entrance I had the impression you were already at the top of the range regarding price tags. So no offence meant. I am originally from CT myself so I am always curious what the city has to offer and enjoyed your honest and beautifully filmed video
@tfft Жыл бұрын
No worries, no offense taken at all. The CT hotel scene (in the city proper) is an odd one in that you have hotels like The Taj in the $250-$350 range… and then this giant leap to $800++ for the Belmond, One & Only, Silo, etc. Never seen anything like it in my travels before.
@sharadjain2463 Жыл бұрын
Now Tata is making their hotel company also global. How many hotels tata have outside of india ?
@tfft Жыл бұрын
Taj has been international for quite a while. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@Ch76452 Жыл бұрын
Great video. I do think paying $303 a night is very steep for this hotel. It's more like a four-star hotel.
@tfft Жыл бұрын
You've got some lofty 5-star standards 😅 Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@anthonyjames4648 Жыл бұрын
👌🏽
@tfft Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@geegab5178 Жыл бұрын
Happy New Year. Your video is okay. Please desist from language like…move your butt!! That’s rude!! The rest is good. Cheers.
@tfft Жыл бұрын
😂 It is a common light hearted expression, not rude. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@TheJosefSindl Жыл бұрын
Kevin, I think you should show your face. Otherwise you will not find followeres in a sustainable way. Believe me. Good luck!
@tfft Жыл бұрын
Whole heartedly disagree lol. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@faiz697 Жыл бұрын
WTF was that... mirror between bathroom and bedroom ? Have they lost their mind..!!
@tfft Жыл бұрын
The window? It’s a very common feature in hotel rooms across the world…
@faiz697 Жыл бұрын
@@tfft seriously..? I have also went to hotels recently and did see such thing.. how can people live in same room together?? What about when you travel with your family ??
@tfft Жыл бұрын
There’s a shade that can go up and down…
@faiz697 Жыл бұрын
@@tfft ohh
@jdp155ms Жыл бұрын
I believe the concept is to discourage business travelers from sharing one room...