In between our two stays at the Conrad Tokyo, my girlfriend and I spent a couple of days in the Hakone region. We decided to spent two nights there to avoid having to rush about the different attractions in the area on a daytrip. While many foreign visitors staying in the area would probably opt…
Conrad Tokyo Revisited: Review of the King Room Bay View and King Suite Bay Corner
In October, I stayed at the Conrad Tokyo for one night, during a stopover on the way home from Osaka to Singapore. On that stay, I had stayed a King Suite Bay View, which I reviewed here. On that occasion, while I had been quite impressed by the suite, some aspects of the hotel’s service…
Review: Hilton Seattle
Continuing on with the reviews of my USA trip in September, I stayed in Seattle for around a week. I spent two nights in Seattle downtown itself, then moved to Bellevue for five nights. You can read the earlier instalments of this trip, on EVA Air who took me from Jakarta to Seattle: Review: EVA…
Review: Conrad Tokyo (King Suite Bay View)
After my domestic hop from Osaka Itami Airport to Tokyo Haneda, I had a one-night stopover in Tokyo before heading home to Singapore. For this one night, I opted to stay at the Conrad Tokyo. While I had already planned two separate stays at the Conrad Tokyo for November, this last-minute trip gave me the…
Review: Hilton Osaka (King Executive Room)
For my stay in Osaka, I opted to stay at the Hilton Osaka. With Hilton Honors being my primary hotel loyalty programme, it was a choice between the Hilton Osaka or Conrad Osaka. While I am a big fan of the Conrad brand, on this occasion the price of the Conrad was a little too…
Hilton To Add Second Conrad in Singapore, Rebranding Regent Singapore
Hilton have officially announced an agreement to open a new Conrad Singapore Orchard. This will be a rebrand of the current Regent Singapore, located at the Tanglin end of Orchard Road. This will the second Conrad in Singapore, after the existing Conrad Centennial Singapore. Interestingly, both properties share the same co-owners, Pontiac Land and Kajima…
Review: Capella Singapore (One -Bedroom Garden Villa)
A couple of weekends ago, I stayed a night at one of Singapore’s most expensive and luxurious hotels – the Capella Singapore. The main purpose of this stay was burn up some GHA Discovery D$ that were expiring in a couple of months, and also get across the line to GHA Titanium status. Since it…
Review: Conrad Koh Samui (Five Islands View Pool Villa)
The Conrad Koh Samui may be a little isolated, but it makes up for it with lovely rooms and great views. A few service kinks to work out, but overall an excellent stay. A friend once described the Conrad Koh Samui to me as an “influencer magnet”. I disagree with that notion – in my…
My 2022 Mid-Year Airline and Hotel Status Progress
As we’re a little past the middle of 2022, I thought I’d share what my airline and hotel status goals are for the year, and my progress to hitting these statuses. Everyone has different programmes that work best for them. Choice of loyalty programmes depend on travel patterns and for many, on corporate agreements as…
Review: Waldorf Astoria Bangkok (King Corner Suite)
Hilton Honors loyalists are spoilt for choice in Bangkok, with both a Conrad and Waldorf Astoria plus a plethora of lower brands. On my trip to Bangkok in March 2022, I set out to stay at both the Conrad and Waldorf Astoria. I will admit I had a degree of wariness when deciding to stay…