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W Hong Kong: The Perfect Setting For Lost in Translation 2

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1 Austin Road, Kowloon , Hong Kong
June 4, 2010 at 10:24 AM | by | Comments (0)

GUESS THE HOTEL REVEALED!

Check In @ the W Hong Kong
Was incredibly easy for one huge reason: The Airporter Express. Chances are you might be arriving in Hong Kong from somewhere far away, in our case, SFO. That means you just endured a long haul plane ride, customs, baggage pickup and now you have to deal with transportation to your hotel. Well, if you chose W Hong Kong, fear not, you just hop on the airport express train and twenty eight minutes later you arrive at the Elements Mall (ICC) Kowloon Station, which is attached to the W hotel.

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What It's Like Inside the Four Seasons Hong Kong

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 8 Finance Street, Hong Kong, China
October 18, 2007 at 1:30 PM | by | Comment (1)

Our special Parisian correspondent Monica Guy reports today on somewhere other than the City of Light--Hong Kong.

How many people can you fit into a square kilometre on this earth? Hong Kong fits around 6,400. Stacked up like sardines in towering office and housing blocks and some of the world's most dizzying skyscrapers. And that's the bankers and share dealers. God knows where the armies of Filipino workers go at night.

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Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong Closing at Year's End

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 3 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong, China
June 11, 2007 at 3:05 PM | by | Comments (0)

From the day it opened in 1993 in the financial district, the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong won accolades for its stellar service, stupendous views (Victoria Peak, the harbor), heated outdoor pool and proximity to the Chinese New Year's parade route. So it wasn't surprising that last week's announcement that 216-room property was ceasing operations January 1 sent loyal guests into a tailspin.

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If Only Every Day Were Opposite Day for Ritz Carlton Hong Kong

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 3 Connaught Road | Central District, Hong Kong, China
March 28, 2007 at 4:51 PM | by | Comments (0)

The other week we reported on some of the Best Geek Hotels in the world and today we are happy to report that the Ritz Carlton Hong Kong makes the list...if today were Opposite Day.

A recent review from TripAdvisor says the place needs some "gadget updating" particularly when it comes to the hotel's internet situation.

It is always incredibly annoying when hotels that charge the rates the Ritz charges then charges you to use the internet - in this case roughly USD 20 / day.

In addition the hotel doesn't even have wireless and the TVs are TV sets from the last century. They literally creak with age. Cheap on these things.

Good lord and you pay almost $400 a night to stay here. When will these luxury hotels learn?

(Pssst...over here. Here's how you can scam a luxury hotel...kinda.)

Related Stories:
· Best Geek Hotels in the World [HotelChatter]
· HOWTO: Scam Luxury Hotels [HotelChatter]

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Ladies Floor First

Where: 41 Fleming Road, Hong Kong, Wan Chai, China
February 6, 2007 at 2:22 PM | by | Comments (0)

There's Outer Space, MySpace and now Her Space.

We've written about the Eva Floors in India and the women-only floors in Zurich. And recently the Fleming Hotel in Hong Kong launched an all-female floor for women business and leisure travelers called Her Space.

The rooms on this floor all have fresh flowers, aroma oil , "supersoft" and furry cushions, silk draperies, extra pillows and a fur rug. As for amenities, the hotel adds a jewelry box, a leg massage machine and a facial steamer along with L'Occitane toiletries, a nail file, feminine products and hair clips.

Not to be forgotten is the in-room mini-bar which instead of being stocked with chocolate is filled with healthy alternatives like herbal teas and healthy snacks. Yoga mats are offered as well and a day pass to the California Fitness Center near the hotel is given to all hotel guests.

But aside from all this femininity, the real draw for women is that all floors of the hotel can only be accessed by your room key.

[Photo: The Sneakmeister [Flickr]

Related Stories:
· The Fleming Hotel in Hong Kong launches Dedicated Floor for Ladies [Asia Travel Tips]
· Eva Floors in India [HotelChatter]
· No Men Allowed [HotelChatter]
· Fleming Hotel reviews [TripAdvisor]

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Snapshot: Rolls Royce Phantoms

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Salisbury Road, Hong Kong, Kowloon, China
February 1, 2007 at 9:39 AM | by | Comments (0)

Not too long ago it was reported that the Peninsula Hotel Hong Kong was buying up a fleet of Rolls-Royce Phantoms to keep at the hotel for chartering guests around.

Now Flickr Member Mrgarage has photographic evidence of the cars lying in wait.

A nice shot of two of the cars out front. This is a great view you get when you walk by the hotel...there are always several of these cars out front.

If you book the hotel's Pen-Ultimate package you can ride around in one of these babies with your own chauffer. The package also includes a private tai chi class and a helicopter "flight-seeing" trip around town, along with complimentary perks and meals. But it's $50,000 for one night for two people. In Hong Kong dollars. Which works out to about $6,500 USD a night.

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· MrGarage's photostream [Flickr]

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Room with an Anti-View: Landmark Mandarin Oriental

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 15 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, China
January 18, 2007 at 11:15 AM | by | Comments (0)

You know the scene. You open the door to your brand new hotel room, run over to the window, open the blinds and bam, you are hit with the anti-view. Maybe you are looking down a dirty alley, witnessing a drug deal, staring at an air shaft in the face, or seeing a brick wall. Whatever you are viewing it is not extremely pleasurable. Help out your fellow hotel mavens by uploading your anti-views to the HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool, or by sending the photo along to us. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number with the not-so-easy-on-the-eyes view.

This is a first in Anti-View history where we have a Killer room with an Anti-View.

This shot was taken at the pricey Landmark Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong. Still, no amount of money can change the fact that this hotel rises up amongst sky-scraping office buidlings. As one guest says:

Rooms were all soundproofed, could hear a bit of traffic but absolutely no view as the hotel was on the 1st 15 floors of Edinburgh Tower so it was surrounded by office blocks. Not very private when blinds are drawn, but a bit dinghy if you don't, so this was one draw back about the hotel if you prefer light and airy spaces.

Probably a good call on drawing those drapes because we learned that office workers can see you...all of you.

Related Stories:
· Landmark Mandarin Oriental reviews [TripAdvisor]

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T+L Goes Inside the Mandarin Oriental's $140 Million Upgrade

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 5 Connaught Rd., Central, Hong Kong, China
December 20, 2006 at 9:15 AM | by | Comments (0)

Travel + Leisure recently went inside the newly renovated Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong which was given new life to the tune of $140 million. Having decided to shift its clientele focus from business travelers to leisure travelers, the hotel opened the doors for Travel and Leisure to come in and take a peek.

You have to wade through a bit of history--actually pretty interesting history--of the hotel from its heyday in the 1960s before you get to the review of what the place looks like today. Apparently, when the hotel was due for its renovations, old-timer regulars were upset and worried that the new design would change their beloved hotel completely. Change did happen but mostly to the hotel's 500 rooms (they became "sexier" and more boutique style) and not the frequented public areas.

Most prominently, the guest-room balconies, a unique feature when the Mandarin opened, have been enclosed to provide more indoor space.  The bathrooms, which are, let's face it, the heart and soul of a modern-day hotel, have become larger and more opulent. Design falls into one of two schemes: the Taipan rooms are clad in rich wood paneling and furnished with leather armchairs and outsize Chinese desks; the four-doored, fold-open mini-bar cabinets are covered in sumptuous leather--like an old Vuitton steamer trunk. In the Veranda rooms, the balconies are now sunrooms, boarded in white English burl oak, giving them an airy, beach-house feel; bathrooms are done entirely in black and white marble and are separated from the bedrooms by a wall of glass.

The public areas kept most of the original sixties layout and was just slightly refurbished, except that two of the hotel's cafe were relocated and then redesigned. Still two of the lounges--The Chinnery and the Captain's Bar--along with the two fancy restaurants were left untouched.

The other major change at the hotel is the list high-technology amenities, including a team of IT butlers at your service. In other words, a hotel that originally started out as the Mandarin before being acquired by the Mandarin Oriental group has started to live up to its sister properties but still retains some of that nostalgic Hong Kong style.

Related Stories:
· Up in the old hotel [Travel + Leisure]

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Spotting a Room with a Killer View in Hong Kong

December 7, 2006 at 8:57 AM | by | Comments (0)

We are suckers for a room with a killer view.  We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool, or by sending the photo along to us. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view.

We have to admit we're in sort of a rut when it comes to Killer Views these days. It's all so subjective, isn't it? Someone could think their hotel view of the Eiffel Tower from about 10 miles away is amazing while the other person would deem it the worst view ever.

So we're taking a break from a traditional hotel killer view and we're posting this photo instead taking from the Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. What caught our eye was the caption that the photog put along with the photo:

The most natural tendency when up Victoria Peak is to immediately start looking for your hotel.

It looks like these folk are trying to find their hotel room already.

Help break our Killer View boredom and send us your hotel room shots now!

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· Is that our room? [Flickr]

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Protocol at The Langham Place

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 555 Shanghai Street,, Mongkok, Hong Kong, China
November 2, 2006 at 9:10 AM | by | Comments (0)

Thanks to cell phones, hotel telephones are almost as extinct as an actually room key. Not at Hong Kong's hyper luxe The Langham Place, where high tech phones are protocol.

The Langham is the first hotel in the world to install color, touch screen Internet Protocol phones. That's IP phones to all you techno savvy types. The phone not only provides free, worldwide texting and emailing, but hotel wide Wi-Fi, mobile guest room connections, and even streaming video so you can catch the latest video of your cat doing jumping jacks back home on You Tube.

Even better, returning guests can update their preferences online and when they return, find their favorite porn sites and 800 numbers already programmed in. Now that's service.

Related Stories:
· Langham Place Hotel Hong Kong reviews [TripAdvisor]

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