HotelChatter - Hong Kong

Hong Kong's Upper House Hotel Does Technology Right

amandak — 2009-10-16T08:43:38-05:00

Technology is meant to be all about making our lives easier, right? The newly-opened Upper House Hotel in Hong Kong seems to have got this figured out just right.

The hi-tech experience starts from the airport transfer in a (good-for-the-environment) hybrid Lexus car, because this car has got WiFi on board, and it's free for you to use for the whole ride to the hotel, and back. This would sure give us a great first impression, and it sounds like it continues, because the Upper House provides free internet connection (WiFi and wired) throughout all the guest rooms and public areas of the hotel.

Guests at Hong Kong's Swine Flu Hotel Are Freed

juliana — 2009-05-08T17:30:17-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/asia_HK_REUTERS.jpg" class="top">Just in time for the weekend, 280 hotel <s>prisoners</s> guests and employees who were <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/1/163435/0202/hotels/Hong_Kong_Hotel_Quarantined_Due_to_Swine_Flu_Case">quarantined</a> at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Metropark+Hotel+Wanchai/ian/261250">The Metropark Hotel</a> in Hong Kong have been given the "all clear" and released today. <blockquote>A man who identified himself as a South Korean businessman shouted "I'm happy! I love Hong Kong people!" before breaking into song and hugging a policeman guarding the hotel. He did not give his name. Another guest, Indian businessman Kevin Ireland, told The Associated Press he plans to check into another hotel and go out to dinner with friends.</blockquote>Wait. Hold up. You just got released from a hotel and now you are going to check into a new one? Oh, that's because the Hong

Confirmed: A Week of Quarantine In a Hong Kong Hotel Is Not Awesome

Jenna — 2009-05-04T10:53:16-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/metroparkhongkong.jpg" class="top"> This morning, we were perusing the <a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/03/content_11305283.htm">ol' headlines</a> and noticed a very special one out of Hong Kong that read, "Quarantined guests at Hong Kong hotel get free accommodations." Well, um, yeah we would assume that the 300-or-so people holed up in the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Metropark+Hotel+Wanchai/ian/261250">MetroPark Hotel</a> on a seven-day quarantine (<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/1/163435/0202/hotels/Hong_Kong_Hotel_Quarantined_Due_to_Swine_Flu_Case">due to a confirmed case </a>of swine flu in a hotel guest) wouldn't have to pay for their rooms. And as awesome as seven free nights in a pretty nice hotel might sound, rest assured that the quarantined guests are not having the time of their lives. Today's <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/chinajournal/2009/05/04/dispatches-from-the-metropark-hotel-rarer-than-buying-a-winning-lottery-ticket/">Wall Street Journal</a> ran a <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/chinajournal/2009/05/04/dispatches-from-the-metropark-hotel-rarer-than-buying-a-winning-lottery-ticket/">dispatch</a> from a guest on the inside of the

The Peninsula Lights Up Hong Kong's Harbor

JetSetCD — 2009-02-03T11:36:29-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/Peninsula_HK.jpg" class="top"> In case you haven't <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/1/192510/2829/hotels/Hong_Kong_or_Bust_Thanks_to_LastMinuteTravel_s_World_for_1_">heard</a>, we're tearing it up across the Pacific for the next week, focusing our energies on the quaint little town of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/hk/Hong%20Kong">Hong Kong</a>. After arriving in the afternoon after a 15-hour direct flight, we quickly decided rallied in order to get the tourist traps out of the way. Because Hong Kong is so nicely situated on a picturesque harbor, now rimmed with skyscrapers of all flavors, the top tourist attraction is actually the skyline itself. More specifically, visitors flock to the Kowloon waterfront every night at 8pm to witness light shows put on by the buildings across the harbor. While we were dazzled by some of the elaborate creations (Santa Claus

In Case You Couldn't Get Enough, Marriott Opens 5th Hong Kong Hotel

amandak — 2008-12-24T09:10:35-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Hong_Kong_Airport_Marriott.jpg" class="top"> Not satisfied with three or four hotels in busy Hong Kong, the Marriott group have just opened their fifth spot there with the Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel. It's attached to the AsiaWorld Expo exhibition center at the airport. It sounds like they're trying to make it out to be more than just an airport hotel, mainly because it's a short distance to Hong Kong Disneyland. But they're also promoting it as just a half-hour train ride from downtown Hong Kong, meaning you can go shopping, sightseeing and eating but then "escape" out of the hustle and bustle back to your hotel--nice theory, but we still think we'd only stay there as an airport layover.Having said that,