lsquare

I’m looking at my travels to Asia so far and I find that I tend to go to Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, and Tokyo. If I were to do mattress runs in these cities, which ones would you pick? If you are staying and looking for value in a convenient location, which properties in these cities would you pick?

craigthemif

Mattress runs? The question answers itself for anybody who has ever paid their own hotel bill in Asia. Kuala Lumpur. The Alila is a good hotel, category 1, one stop from Sentral. The HH is really cheap but less convenient.

I'm not sure that I would want to mattress run in China, but Shanghai has several cheap options outside of the tourist/business centre (but accessible on public transport).

Aventine

I definitely wouldn't want to mattress run in most of those cities. The HP in Bangkok might be suitable? It can be cheap enough and a mall is just down the road.

lsquare

What’s wrong with China? Which Hyatt in Shanghai you gave in mind?

projectmaximus

Shanghai has a lot of Hyatt options, and while they seem to fluctuate quite a bit on price, you'll typically find a few that are great value. HR Jiading seems to be ridiculously cheap all the time but I have never been up that far. If you don't need to be anywhere in particular, just want to be in a decent location, then this might do. As mentioned already, Alila Bangsar in KL would be a great choice using points.

craigthemif

Because your registration / passport details go to the government, I wouldn't necessarily want to be registered at two or more hotels at once...


Lots of Category 1 hotels in Shanghai. Hongqiao CBD for example...

MSPeconomist

In terms of location and value, the HR Tokyo is generally good, but not for a MR.

Similarly, the GH ICN is great when one has an overnight connection there or an early departure.

Isochronous

SIN Andaz is really nice IMO.

eponymous_coward

Generally speaking, for Hong Kong/Singapore/Tokyo, "value" to me is "not Hyatt" (maybe the Hyatt Regency Tokyo on points). Local chains in those cities help me avoid US hotel chain "tax" (I generally find I can get the star level/location I want at a better price level if I discard chain loyalty). It seems to me if you're mattress running your objective should be cheap markets where average room cost is low. None of those three are remotely close to that (you CAN find inexpensive hotel options in Tokyo that aren't capsule hotels though, you're just not going to find them with Hyatt).

China and KL are probably your best bet for Hyatt mattress running in Asia, maybe the HP Bangkok as mentioned (though case in point... I could find better hotels than HP Bangkok for my needs for about 75-80% of the price on a December stay, so I'm not staying there, but to misquote Dave Chappelle as Rick James, Globalist status is a helluva drug).

jinrop

Also very expensive for a mattress run. It is indeed a very nice hotel though.


I think KL is the obvious choice here for the best value

lsquare

Jiading isn't exactly central or convenient especially for a short stay.

moondog

That's why the hotels there are cheap.

lsquare

lol, but I want cheap and convenient in the same sentence. Surely there are some locations that are usually priced very low?

soy

I believe that you have already got your answer.
KL is generally the cheapest if you require convenient vs being out in the sticks

craigthemif

"Very low" you go to Yogjakarta or off-season HP Patong.

A reasonably priced Asian holiday at a Hyatt... you go to Thailand, Malaysia or Indonesia.

It's not rocket science and it's not specific to Hyatt. There are cheap markets and there are expensive ones... You start with a look at the hotels in Category 1 - in that category because they are typically cheapest - and go from there...