Shanghai. 2009 The Grand Hyatt's lobby is on the 54th floor inside the 88-story Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, making it one of the highest hotels in the word. We didn't stay here but we went to have a look while in that area. The most amazing thing about this place was this awesome atrium... Continue Reading →
Changzhou. Jan 2012 Actually the hotels in China, even the cheap ones, offer the guests a huge amount of hotel freebies to make their stay comfortable and pleasant. And it gets better if you are staying in mid-priced or luxury hotels range. For example, in Changzhou we stayed in our regular family hotel chain, the... Continue Reading →
Nanjing. Jan 2012 We continued our family tradition of staying in Holiday Inn hotels while in China. This time we stayed in Holiday Inn Aqua City in Nanjing. It was adjoining the Aqua City shopping mall and thus the name. Apparently you can hear water sounds in the mall from a nearby fountain or water... Continue Reading →
Shanghai. May 2011 When my company wanted to organise a large scale APAC event for 500 customers and key staff in 2010, my accomodation sub-project team undertook a selection process and eventually selected the JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai Changfeng Park. We had to book the whole hotel for one week as we needed all the... Continue Reading →
This trip to Beijing was an idea from my family to bring me to the Great Wall of China on my birthday. We had booked a half day private tour in English to bring us to the Great Wall of China on the 1st Feb afternoon. We arrived from Shanghai to Beijing in the morning... Continue Reading →
Beijing. Feb 2011 It absolutely baffles me when I look at this photo now. Why in the world would there be 2 room numbers on the same room door in Holiday Inn? My family of four was staying in the same room and not in two different rooms as the kids were small. I can... Continue Reading →
Beijing. Feb 2011 Holiday Inn was our family hotel. We stayed there whenever we travelled in Malaysia or China. I would call it a middle class hotel. For RMB 400-600 (USD60-90), it offered an unbeatable level of service, safety and security. That all familiar green colour brand offered my family and myself a home away... Continue Reading →
Hangzhou. Oct 2011 It is quite often that we ordered room service at least once in every holiday trip. Especially for one of those days when we were too tired to go out for dinner or if the kids were cranky or not feeling well. This time we ordered what looks like a large pepperoni... Continue Reading →
Hangzhou. Oct 2011 I normally stay in Holiday Inn whenever I am travelling with my family, else I go for cheaper options if I am travelling solo. The reasons is that I found the quality and service levels of Holiday Inn quite consistent whichever city I visited in China. Previously I had stayed in Holiday... Continue Reading →
Shenyang. Nov 2016 Arrived in Shenyang. Checked into a local hotel near my former apartment to stay for a few weeks until I find an apartment. JinJiang Hotel was one grade higher than "Home Inn" and so everything was slightly better. This is how my mornings seemed like then at 7am. I start with my... Continue Reading →