Review: Le Meridien Paro

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Lucky how does C&P work with the mandatory Bhutun per day tourist fees? Is it $200 (fee) + C&P?

Awesome review! Are the names of the bar and restaurant the same at Paro and Thimphu? Both of your reviews reference the same names.

@ IA -- Thanks! And yep -- Latest Recipe is always the signature restaurant at Le Meridien properties, and Latitude is always the coffee bar (with the number behind it referencing the location of the hotel).

Great review, as always.

@Lucky - I hope you're still planning to post a full trip report for the one involving ANA F/J from October 2016!

What a stunning property and what a fantastic review! Love to read about this "unusual" destinations.
Thank you.

Now that right there, those shots of the outside, is why I will go to Bhutan, and hopefully next year! I told my FB Bhutanese friends about my plans and they already are eager to be my host. One lives in village just a short distance from Thimphu (not Paro though, I'd have to check her profile for which town), she's offered to arrange a local hotel and her husband said he can get a hold of a 4 wheel drive and take me out to the really secluded locations (so secluded he said I probably will be the only foreigner for miles around lol) for some awesome views and hikes as well as some ancient temples. Really looking forward to it.

How does the booking work, in reagrds of the mandatory Tourism fee? Did you book directly on the Starwood website? Did you get points for the fee and other expenses?

@ Thomas -- You book the hotel directly, and then they can put you in touch with their tour company. You have to pay the tour company directly (and annoyingly, have to wire money).

@ Lucky so is the tourism fee in addition to what the hotel charges? My understanding was the tourist fee incl. hotels but I assume the Le Meridiens are not included. So is it Tourist fee + C&P or ?