Hotel Reviews
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Review: Kempinski Residences Guangzhou
Kempinski Residences Guangzhou The Kempinski Residences Guangzhou opened in December 2020 as the first property in the city for the prolific German hotel group. Located in the historic Yuexiu District of central Guangzhou, the hotel comprises 261 suites housed within a relatively low-rise, 23-storey building. The interiors were conceived by Hirsch Bedner Associates, who were
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Review: voco Orchard Singapore
voco Orchard Singapore voco Orchard Singapore opened in January 2022 as the first property in Southeast Asia under IHG’s upmarket voco brand. The hotel occupies the former Hilton Singapore building, which was replaced by a larger Hilton hotel – confusingly also located on Orchard Road and itself a rebrand of the old Mandarin Singapore. Dating
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Review: Amara Singapore
Amara Singapore Opened in May 1986, Amara Singapore is a 389-room business hotel located in the heart of Singapore’s Tanjong Pagar business district. Flagship of the growing Amara chain, the property underwent an extensive refurbishment in 2024, as part of a broader repositioning of the brand as a whole. Amara Hotels & Resorts itself began
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Review: Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai
Mandarin Oriental Pudong Opened in 2013, the 362-room Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai stands as the centrepiece of the Harbour City development in the emerging ‘East Bund’ area. Its debut marked Mandarin Oriental’s third venture into Mainland China, arriving in the same year as its sister property in Guangzhou. Conceived by Peruvian architect Bernardo Fort-Brescia, the
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Review: Grand Hyatt Shanghai
Grand Hyatt Shanghai The Grand Hyatt Shanghai stands as an undisputed icon of hospitality and a powerful symbol of the city’s rise on the global stage. Opened in 1999 within the landmark Jin Mao Tower, it debuted as the highest hotel in the world. Even though newer neighbouring skyscrapers have since surpassed it, the 548-room
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Review: Kempinski Hotel Hangzhou
Kempinski Hotel Hangzhou The Kempinski Hotel Hangzhou opened in 2019 as the German group’s 19th property in China, further cementing its presence in the country. Set within the modern Grand Canal Place development, the 344-room property became the first five-star hotel in the Grand Canal area. Designed by Singapore’s Avalon Collective, its debut also represented
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Review: Shangri-La Hotel Yiwu
Shangri-La Hotel Yiwu Opened in 2017, Shangri-La Hotel Yiwu has cultivated a reputation of being one of, if not the best hotel in the city. Rising high within the 52-storey Yiwu World Trade Centre – the tallest building in the city – the hotel features 366 guestrooms and suites in a contemporary setting. Its debut
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Review: The Portman Ritz-Carlton Shanghai
The Portman Ritz-Carlton Opened in 1990 as a Shangri-La hotel, The Portman Ritz-Carlton has the unique distinction of being the first foreign-operated luxury hotel to open in China. As denoted in its name, the 593-room hotel was designed by the venerable American architect John C. Portman Jr., famous for his atrium hotel designs in the
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Review: ANA Crowne Plaza Narita
ANA Crowne Plaza Narita Opened in 1989, the 390-room ANA Crowne Plaza is the primary ANA Group hotel in the Narita Airport area. The hotel itself is part of ANA IHG Hotels, a comprehensive joint venture between All Nippon Airways and InterContinental Hotels Group formed in 2006. This very venture saw the reflagging of many
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Review: The Dharmawangsa Jakarta
Read this thorough review of The Dharmawangsa Jakarta, with details of the room, service, location, food, and facilities of the hotel.