By zooming in on the map, you get a view of hotels nearest to, say, a convention site.
We also appreciated the iPod docking station, turndown service (complete with lovely chocolates), stacks of local art magazines and the view of the hotel's serene courtyard.
The rooms can feel cramped, and those on the lower floors are noisy, but it claims the best view of any hotel in Paris.
It was roughly one-third larger, with two comfortable sitting chairs and a view of the hotel's pleasant walled garden.
The Intercontinental Hong Kong (852-2721-1211; www.hongkong-ic.intercontinental.com) is right on the waterfront and has arguably the best view of any hotel in Hong Kong.
Double room rates: room with balcony and terrace that overlooks the extensive gardens, $245; traditional room with view of the hotel exterior, $195.
At lunchtime, the menu consists of overpriced mini-pizzas, but at night they offer oysters, the region's speciality, and a view of the hotel's private pier, stretching out into the lagoon.
Perhaps it was the view of the hotel, as the ferryboat approached, through the smoky windows of the buffet restaurant, with T-shirted American and European tourists lining up for another too-large meal.
Cross the street for a view of the hotel's glorious raised piazza, with pierced spandrel openings, thin three-story columns, high Victorian windows, and Renaissance and Italianate motifs.
