In April 2023, I checked into the Grand Premier Room at Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel. Located within the historic Place de la Concorde in Paris’ eighth arrondissement, the 124-room property is set within a 18th-century palace which once served as residence of the Duke de Crillon. The property…
In March 2023, I checked into the King Bed Canal View room at Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht. The 122-room hotel is set along the Prinsengracht (“Prince’s Canal”), one of Amsterdam’s most popular canals and part of the 17th-century canal ring area in Amsterdam listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in…
In May 2023, I checked into the King Bed Lagoon Access room at Andaz Pattaya Jomtien Beach. Set along Tawanron Beach (nicknamed “Sunset Beach”) within Na Jomtien on beachfront land consisting of mature, landscaped gardens with century-old trees, the 204-room property is located between holiday destination Jomtien and fishing village…
In April 2023, I checked into the SO Studio at SO Sofitel Hua Hin. Located near Cha-am Beach some 20km north of Hua Hin, the 108-room resort is 40 minutes from the city’s central area where most of Hua Hin’s hotels, restaurants and malls are located as well as 3…
In March 2023, I checked into the King Premier Loft at Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam. The hotel is set along the Herengracht (“Gentleman’s Canal”), one of Amsterdam’s most prestigious addresses and part of the 17th-century canal ring area in Amsterdam listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010. Popular shopping…
In March 2023, I checked into the Grand Junior Suite at Conservatorium Hotel Amsterdam. Set within the city’s prestigious Museum Quarter near Van Gogh Museum and Rijksmuseum, the 129-key property is within walking distance from P.C. Hooftstraat, one of the most expensive shopping streets in the Netherlands; Vondelpark, the largest…
In March 2023, I checked into the Club Residence Room at Pullman Singapore Orchard. Formerly the Grand Park Orchard, the property underwent extensive renovations and reopened its doors as an Accor hotel in 2022. The 326-room hotel is situated along the famed Orchard Road shopping belt near major shopping malls such…
In March 2023, I checked into the One Bedroom Villa at Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach. Set along Mesari Beach within the vibrant beachside neighbourhood of Seminyak, the 289-room property is the world’s first ever Hotel Indigo resort. Ngurah Rai International Airport is a 25-minute drive away, while nearby dining…
In February 2023, I checked into the Ocean Villa with Private Pool at Jumeirah Bali. Set within the Pecatu region along the beach area of Uluwatu in the southern tip of Bali, the 123 all-villa cliffside resort is slightly less than an hour from Ngurah Rai International Airport. Popular surfing…