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…
JAL what were you thinking? A review of JAL 787-9 “Sky Suite III” Business Class (HND-SIN)
After a lovely few days in a reopened Japan, it was time to head home to Singapore. For my return flight to Singapore, I had redeemed a JAL business class through Alaska Mileage Plan, at a cost of 25,000 Mileage Plan miles. This included a domestic leg from Osaka Itami to Tokyo Haneda. My flight…
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: JAL 787-8 ‘Class J’ (ITM-HND)
For my return flight to Singapore from Japan, I managed to secure a redemption on JAL through Alaska Mileage Plan, from Osaka Itami (ITM) to Singapore (SIN) with an overnight stopover in Tokyo. While a slightly roundabout way to get home, I did not mind the overnight in Tokyo as well, as it would give…
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…
Review: Scoot 787-8 ScootPlus (SIN-KIX)
For my recent post-reopening trip to Japan, I opted to hop on a Scoot flight to Osaka Kansai. The main reason I chose this flight was because a good friend was part of the operating tech crew and had a two day layover in Kansai, so it was good opportunity to catch up and hang…
Review: EVA Air 787-9 Business Class (TPE-SEA)
After a peaceful and pleasant 2h or so in EVA’s The Infinity lounge, it was time to continue my journey to Seattle. This was a flight I was looking forward to, as it was my first time on a long haul EVA business class flight – I’ve only done business on regional and premium economy…
Review: EVA Air ‘The Infinity’ Lounge
The end of the previous instalment had me clear of transit security, and hunting for an EVA Air lounge in Taipei before continuing my journey to Seattle. EVA Air operates several lounges in TPE, in this case I ended up at The Infinity. I have visited the The Infinity many times on previous trips, as…