Question Who do you like for hosting?

I'm doing a lot of research on this right now, and asking in a lot of MUD-related places. Who do you like for hosting?

At this time I have a dedicated server, and I plan to run my MUD off it for at least six months locally while I'm building it.** However, I would eventually like to move it to a professionally hosted server off-site. Being the planner that I am, I'm looking for input as to who, in your experience, is the most reliable but also the least expensive?

**I have almost two decades of MUD admin (and building) experience. I have a set plan for rollout into beta, and I'm on schedule for content. I should be open within that time frame. I am considering using the same company that my current MUD uses but I'd like to compare. Thanks!

we use linode.com the pricing is fair and its your own cloud server with root access.