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Value

We compared the nightly rates of each hotel chain in three cities where all of them
t operate: Marrakech, Morocco; Shanghai, China; and Tokyo, Japan. All prices are

h available on hotel websites and are for a one-night stay for two adult guests.

In Marrakech, the lowest nightly rates at the Mandarin range from $1,059 to $1,303. On
g a typical night at the Mandarin Oriental Marrakech, the most expensive room would be

$2,545.
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At the Aman in Marrakech, the cheapest room goes for $807 most nights but the most
s exquisite option will set you back $3,352.

n At the Four Seasons, the cheapest stay is usually less than $620 and often less than $497
in Marrakech. In addition to the lowest rate, the Four Seasons provides the most options
I for rooms and thus the greatest price flexibility. The panoramic two-bedroom
s presidential suite costs $3,476 most nights.

Similar results were found in Shanghai and Tokyo.
s Four Seasons wins here because it offers the cheapest hotel rooms, but also has the

widest range of room types, including suites as expensive as anything Mandarin or
e Aman offers.

n Best value: Four Seasons

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s Locations

u Mandarin Oriental and Aman have similar global presences. Each has 32 destinations in
20 countries. Aman has only three locations in the US, while Mandarin Oriental has

B twice as many.

The majority of Aman's resorts are in Asia, where the company was founded and is
a headquartered. Mandarin Oriental is dispersed equally between Asia-Pacific, the

Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

i Four Seasons is the largest luxury hotel chain by far, with 109 resorts in 46 countries.

d Four Seasons has four resorts in Central and South America, Mandarin has one, and
Aman has none. And even with Aman's centrality in Asia, Four Seasons still has more

n resorts on the world's most populated continent.

Most locations: Four Seasons
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