Great to come across a thread on Chengdu.
I moved to the states (NC) around 10 and have been here since. However, I was born in Chengdu and spent the my 1st 10 years in between Chengdu and Chongqing in Sichuan.
I love the city and its food. You get the city feel without feeling as if you've over dosed on caffeine pills. However, it has always lacked great hotels until recently.
So, I've just booked 6 nights in between the Ritz Carlton and the Temple House for this Christmas/New Years week. Super excited to show my wife Chengdu and pandas.