My father and I decided to take a trip to Haikou to play some golf, so we started looking for hotels. Seeing that there was a brand new Ritz-Carlton in Haikou’s Mission Hills golfing complex, we found a nice package that included buffet breakfast for two people as well as a one-way car transfer on their website and decided to bit the bullet. Overall, the stay cost CNY2342, which I’d say is actually a half decent deal.
I’ve been pretty busy working the past few days, but that doesn’t take me way out of the world. I’ve been observing Starwood and Marriott’s merger the past few days, and I’m sure all of you readers have as well.
So I guess it would be nice to nail in the hammer and make sure y’all know that Marriott and Starwood have tied the knot on September 23rd, 2016.
W Taipei Wonderful Room
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We had taken the Nagoya Airport Express out from Centrair in Chubu to the main station in Nagoya, to reach the Marriott. When we arrived, the welcome wasn’t exactly warm with no staff members staffing the entrance at the bottom. I wasn’t especially impressed with the welcome that we had received. This was, at the end of the day, one of the best hotels in Nagoya.
Marriott Associa Nagoya Downstairs Entrance
Marriott Associa Nagoya Empty Downstairs Entrance
Introduction: The Easy Way To Seoul
Korean Air Business Class Lounge Hong Kong
Korean Air A330 Business Class Hong Kong to Seoul
The Westin Chosun Busan
The Westin Chosun Seoul
JW Marriott Dongdaemun Seoul
Korean Air Business Class Lounge Seoul Incheon
Korean Air 747-400 Business Class Seoul to Hong Kong
After a short train ride on the Korea Train Express, my family and I headed off to the JW Marriott. The hotel is smack dab in the middle of Dongdaemun, with a huge shopping mall right next to it, and it just opened its doors last year, so I had high hopes.
The exterior of the hotel looks rather modern, and reminded me of a mosaic. Correct me if I’m wrong, but with the white colour tones they used, after a few years it’s likely that the hotel’d look drab really soon.
JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul exterior
JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul exterior
JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul signage
JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul entrance
JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul entrance
We arrived the classy, homey lobby, and went and checked in.
JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul lobby
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Shangri-La is regarded as an international hotel brand and has some gorgeous properties around the world including the Shangri-La Villingili Island, Shangri-La The Shard and Shangri-La Paris. However, they have some less than stellar properties in China…
Take a look at Golden Flower Xi’an by Shangri-La which is one of their two properties in Xi’an (the other being the actual Shangri-La).
Golden Flower Xi’an by Shangri-La Deluxe Room
It’s not terrible. However, compare that even with The Shangri-La Guilin, which is considered to be a middle of the road property…
Shangri-La Guilin Deluxe River View Room
