In January 2020, I checked into the Club Premier Room Canton Tower View at Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou. Occupying the top floors of the 103-storey Guangzhou International Finance Centre (IFC) in the city’s business district of Tianhe in Zhujiang New Town, and sitting directly along the Pearl River across the…
In January 2020, I checked into the Club River Room at Rosewood Guangzhou, which opened its doors in September 2019. Occupying the top 39 floors of the 108-storey CTF Finance Centre in the city’s business district of Tianhe in the vibrant Zhujiang New Town and soaring 530 metres tall at…
In December 2019, I checked into the Ninenzaka House at Park Hyatt Kyoto, a luxury hotel which opened its doors in the ancient Japanese capital on 30 October 2019. Situated in the historic Higashiyama hills steeped in ancient Japanese traditions and literally steps away from the charming Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka…
In December 2019, I checked into the Kaede room at Aman Kyoto, a ryokan-inspired luxury resort in Japan which opened its doors on 1 November 2019. Occupying a location formerly intended as a textile museum, the 26-room property is set in a lush natural garden at the base of the…
In December 2019, I checked into the Deluxe Room at Kyoto Yura Hotel by MGallery, the first MGallery hotel in Japan. The 144-room boutique hotel is situated within the bustling Sanjo shopping, dining and entertainment precinct where the famous Sanjo-kai Shotengai shopping arcade is located. Other nearby attractions include the…
In December 2019, I checked into the Heritage Corner King with Balcony at the Heritage Wing of The Okura Tokyo – the hotel formerly known as the Hotel Okura Tokyo – which reopened in September 2019 after three years of renovation. Situated close to the United States Embassy in the…
In November 2019, I checked into the Governor’s Room at Belmond Governor’s Residence, a luxury heritage hotel in Yangon. Situated in the secluded Embassy Quarter neighbourhood within the grounds of an almost century-old colonial-style mansion, the 49-room property is about forty minutes away from Yangon International Airport by taxi and…
In November 2019, I checked into the Rosewood Suite at Rosewood Yangon, an ultra-luxury hotel situated at the junction of the former Myanmar capital’s Strand and Sule Pagoda Roads facing the Yangon River. The 205-room riverside heritage property is a hop and skip from popular tourist dining destinations such as…
In October 2019, I checked into the River View Room at The Warehouse Hotel Singapore, a boutique hotel situated along the banks of the Singapore River, near the vibrant Robertson Quay and Clarke Quay districts full of dining and nightlife options. The 37-room riverside property is a 20-minute walk from…