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Review: Renaissance Shenzhen Luohu
Renaissance Shenzhen Luohu Locally known as the Panglin Hotel, the Renaissance Luohu is a 397-room business hotel located within the downtown core of the old Luohu commercial district. At its opening at the start of the millennia, the hotel was known was Hilton Shenzhen until 2006 when the hotel’s owners took the property independent and…
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Review: Le Meridien Bali Jimbaran
Le Meridien Bali Jimbaran The 117-room Le Meridien Bali Jimbaran opened in 2012 as Bali’s second ever Le Meridien property. This Jimbaran property essentially replaces Tabanan Regency’s Le Meridien Nirwana Golf Resort, which was reflagged to a Pan Pacific before being demolished entirely in 2017. Covering a mere 1.5-hectare plot, the resort is one of…
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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: Renaissance Bali Nusa Dua Resort
Read this thorough review of the Renaissance Bali Nusa Dua Resort, with details on the room, service, location, food, and facilities of the hotel.
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Review: The Westin Los Angeles Airport (LAX)
The Westin Los Angeles Airport (LAX) After flying in from Seattle on American Eagle, I spent a night at the 747-room Westin Los Angeles Airport. Opened in 1986 as the Stouffer Concourse Hotel, the hotel has held many identities, becoming a Westin in 1992, before becoming a DoubleTree in 1994, and reverting to Westin in…