Ritz-Carlton Hotels have never really been our first choice for hotel accommodations (too pricey or too stuffy) but their newer international properties have us reconsidering, thanks to the bathrooms. Seriously.We love a good soak and the Ritz-Carlton tubs in Phulay Bay, Shanghai, Jakarta and Shanghai Pudong fulfill our wet...
April 15, 2011
The two hotels that suffered attacks earlier this month in Indonesia the Ritz-Carlton Jakarta and the JW Marriott Jakarta will re-open today, according to Reuters. The two bomb blasts at the luxe hotels left a total of nine people dead and 53 injured. Per Reuters: The Ritz-Carlton...
July 29, 2009
Yesterday's attacks on the JW Marriott Jakarta and the Ritz-Carlton Jakarta have left eight people dead and 150 injured. According to current reports, "suicide bombers posing as hotel guests" are thought to have caused the explosions. Additionally, authorities found and defused a third bomb up in a guestroom on...
July 17, 2009
Some very sad news to report: at least two explosions hit the Ritz-Carlton and the JW Marriott hotels in Jakarta today. According to the AFP: Witnesses said they saw injured people being evacuated by car from the Ritz-Carlton hotel in the upscale Mega Kuningan business district in the centre...
July 16, 2009
Having topped a recent guest satisfaction survey, we know the Ritz Carlton is doing something right in terms of service. And blogger Sticks and Stones found out just what it is that the hotel chain offers, even in a place like Jakarta where the water is always yellow. I began...
August 11, 2006
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