Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
Hong Kong and CX are great, but you can also fly into CAN pretty easily on various airlines.
The Independent hotel I think you're thinking of is called The Swan.
The hotel is The White Swan. It is definitely good advice to fly directly into CAN if you can. From the West Coast, flights directly to CAN are often cheaper than flights to HKG and you will save several hours, plus $60-$70/person getting from HKG to Guangzhou via Airport Express or bus + kcr train + passenger train or via direct bus.