Er, not in the sense that it is usually understood in the US, no

Personally I prefer the Shangri-La to the Hyatt - the Hyatt is just too over-the-top pretentious: the staff are too busy preening themselves in their oh-so-trendy black uniforms to actually give you any decent service. They also seem to expect outrageous (i.e. American) levels of tipping.

The Shangri-La is much more welcoming. Yes it is an older building, but not that old. Shangri-La consistently wins "best hotel chain in Asia" awards for good reason.

And the best way for a tourist to get across the river from the Shangri-La (or the Hyatt for that matter) is the metro or the ferry and then pick up a taxi on the other side.


[This message has been edited by christep (edited 11-29-2002).]