Originally Posted by
kb1992
Update from Hangzhou.
After I left my suite of Q hotel, I checked in at Hangzhou Marriott and got another family suite, upgraded from regular room. The hotel staff are very nice to this Marriott Ambassador. They didn't even ask for health code etc.
My room has magnificent views of Qiantangjiang 钱塘江 River.
I had a funny story when I tried to visit a beauty salon at a large mall near Marriott. Guards at gate 1 refused to let me in because he saw my 14-day history with a star sign with Shanghai listed from my phone A. So I went to gate 2 and produced phone B which has no Shanghai trace. I only turned phone B on after I arrived in Hangzhou :-)
Dinner at Marriott executive lounge. Nice view. Nice food.
Touring West Lake, a favorite site in Hangzhou for me. I visit there every year. There are very few tourists. Nice.
Finally, some delicious dishes in Hangzhou, treated by friends.
My total cost of meals in Hangzhou: zero.
My next stop is Chengdu. Another favorite city in China for me.
I am so jealous!!! I stayed at that Marriott in Hangzhou as a Gold back in 2018 and can confirm that it's very nice. Certainly way better than any Marriott I've been to in the US. Sadly no upgrade or lounge access at the time. I would love to go back whenever China reopens now that I'm Titanium. I think I paid something like ~¥800/night and I was blown away at the quality of even the entry level room.
Everytime I went to Hangzhou it was jam packed with tourists. You're very lucky to have all those elbow room! Probably a once in a lifetime opportunity? I would love to go to West Lake now if I could!
Originally Posted by
moondog
Apart from mundane matters such as hotel quarantine duration, we can't freely discuss "policy" in this forum.
Originally Posted by
yoyo
why is that? flyertalk server now in China?
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