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May 25, 2024, 6:01 pm
#4951
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Everywhere
Programs: UA GS 3MM, NH PLT
Posts: 791
May 25, 2024, 11:00 pm
#4953
Moderator: Luxury Hotels and FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Palo Alto, California,USA
Posts: 17,897
Why the HR Yokohama? I stayed there once in what they called a suite (actually a larger room with a partial dividing wall in the middle) and was definitely not impressed. It is near to Yokohama Chinatown, which is filled with bad Chinese restaurants. Not too much else. The Minato Mirai area of Yokohama is a bit more interesting and there are hotels of equivalent quality, which (like the HR) are not close to luxury.
May 25, 2024, 11:14 pm
#4954
Join Date: Jul 2023
Posts: 220
Why the HR Yokohama? I stayed there once in what they called a suite (actually a larger room with a partial dividing wall in the middle) and was definitely not impressed. It is near to Yokohama Chinatown, which is filled with bad Chinese restaurants. Not too much else. The Minato Mirai area of Yokohama is a bit more interesting and there are hotels of equivalent quality, which (like the HR) are not close to luxury.
It's also rated highly amongst Japanese domestic travelers on ikyu.com. What you missed out was Yamate, a historic district of 1920s and 1930s mansions once occupied by Western diplomats, just behind the Chinatown. There is a nice little park called Harbor View Park there which feels a bit like the Presidio on a good day.
Would you not say the IC Pier 8 or the Kahala (will stay there too) is luxury? They're both highly rated and have gorgeous pics.
May 26, 2024, 12:58 pm
#4955
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Dubai
Programs: Marriott Ambassador, Hilton Diamond, Accor Diamond, BA Gold, QR Plat
Posts: 370
June
Raffles The OWO - London
July
The Peninsula Hong Kong
Rosewood Hong Kong
Raffles Macau (New Opening)
St. Regis Macau
Ritz-Carlton HK
St. Regis HK
Mandarin Oriental HK
Raffles Shenzhen
The Peninsula Shanghai
Ritz-Carlton Pudong Shanghai
The Peninsula Beijing
St. Regis Beijing
August
Fairmont Makati
Raffles Makati
JW Marriott Singapore
Amanbagh
Raffles Jaipur (New Opening)
Raffles Udaipur
Raffles The OWO - London
July
The Peninsula Hong Kong
Rosewood Hong Kong
Raffles Macau (New Opening)
St. Regis Macau
Ritz-Carlton HK
St. Regis HK
Mandarin Oriental HK
Raffles Shenzhen
The Peninsula Shanghai
Ritz-Carlton Pudong Shanghai
The Peninsula Beijing
St. Regis Beijing
August
Fairmont Makati
Raffles Makati
JW Marriott Singapore
Amanbagh
Raffles Jaipur (New Opening)
Raffles Udaipur
May 26, 2024, 1:17 pm
#4956
Join Date: Jul 2023
Posts: 220
June
Raffles The OWO - London
July
The Peninsula Hong Kong
Rosewood Hong Kong
Raffles Macau (New Opening)
St. Regis Macau
Ritz-Carlton HK
St. Regis HK
Mandarin Oriental HK
Raffles Shenzhen
The Peninsula Shanghai
Ritz-Carlton Pudong Shanghai
The Peninsula Beijing
St. Regis Beijing
August
Fairmont Makati
Raffles Makati
JW Marriott Singapore
Amanbagh
Raffles Jaipur (New Opening)
Raffles Udaipur
Raffles The OWO - London
July
The Peninsula Hong Kong
Rosewood Hong Kong
Raffles Macau (New Opening)
St. Regis Macau
Ritz-Carlton HK
St. Regis HK
Mandarin Oriental HK
Raffles Shenzhen
The Peninsula Shanghai
Ritz-Carlton Pudong Shanghai
The Peninsula Beijing
St. Regis Beijing
August
Fairmont Makati
Raffles Makati
JW Marriott Singapore
Amanbagh
Raffles Jaipur (New Opening)
Raffles Udaipur
Ritz Carlton HK can be questionable, St Regis HK is miles ahead. PS had the worst stay at MOHK this year, everything was off.
May 26, 2024, 1:55 pm
#4957
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: GOT
Posts: 1,184
Granted my info is dated, with the tragic turn HK has taken it is very unlikely I will be back. Somewhat related I sadly found that hospitality had taken a southward turn at the RC Shanghai when I visited in January so I wouldn't be surprised to learn that geopolitics rocked the Bonvoy world.
May 26, 2024, 6:26 pm
#4958
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Parts Unknown
Posts: 10,167
I'm surprised to hear this this about RCHK, I was under the impression that along with Upper House they were the go-to destinations in HK.
Granted my info is dated, with the tragic turn HK has taken it is very unlikely I will be back. Somewhat related I sadly found that hospitality had taken a southward turn at the RC Shanghai when I visited in January so I wouldn't be surprised to learn that geopolitics rocked the Bonvoy world.
Granted my info is dated, with the tragic turn HK has taken it is very unlikely I will be back. Somewhat related I sadly found that hospitality had taken a southward turn at the RC Shanghai when I visited in January so I wouldn't be surprised to learn that geopolitics rocked the Bonvoy world.
Last edited by Aventine; May 26, 2024 at 6:36 pm
May 26, 2024, 7:28 pm
#4959
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: UA 1K, QR Silver, DL Silver
Posts: 4,258
Id stay away.
May 26, 2024, 8:12 pm
#4960
Join Date: Jul 2023
Posts: 220
I'm surprised to hear this this about RCHK, I was under the impression that along with Upper House they were the go-to destinations in HK.
Granted my info is dated, with the tragic turn HK has taken it is very unlikely I will be back. Somewhat related I sadly found that hospitality had taken a southward turn at the RC Shanghai when I visited in January so I wouldn't be surprised to learn that geopolitics rocked the Bonvoy world.
Granted my info is dated, with the tragic turn HK has taken it is very unlikely I will be back. Somewhat related I sadly found that hospitality had taken a southward turn at the RC Shanghai when I visited in January so I wouldn't be surprised to learn that geopolitics rocked the Bonvoy world.
Surprisingly, HK hasn't changed much at all, at least compared to Shanghai. When I was there in April, it felt like the pre-2019 days.
May 27, 2024, 2:49 am
#4961
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Dubai
Programs: Marriott Ambassador, Hilton Diamond, Accor Diamond, BA Gold, QR Plat
Posts: 370
St. Regis Beijing im not too worried as it will be a 12 hours stay before a flight - most of my time will be at the Peninsula
What would you recommend instead of the St. Regis Macau?
and how was your experience in RC Pudong?
May 27, 2024, 3:04 am
#4962
Join Date: Jul 2023
Posts: 220
Macau isn't a particularly highbrow destination and really not worth spending a lot of time in (unless you're into gambling ofc)
Last time I stayed in RC Pudong was 2017, it was fine then. I'd still go to eat every now and then but the F&B has seriously declined. The Cantonese and Italian restaurants used to be gourmet and now they're a disaster. Had friends stay and comment everything has declined. The location really isn't great if you're a tourist.
May 27, 2024, 8:17 pm
#4964
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: UA 1K, AA Plat Pro, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,051
the rest of 2024 coming into sight now. Maybe more luxury-adjacent than true luxury
March: Sun Valley Lodge, Conrad Punta Mita
May: Park Hyatt New York, Lancaster (paris) Grand Hotel (Stockholm)
July: Carneros Resort & Spa
August: Villa Sant'andrea (Sicily) and Villa D'este
March: Sun Valley Lodge, Conrad Punta Mita
May: Park Hyatt New York, Lancaster (paris) Grand Hotel (Stockholm)
July: Carneros Resort & Spa
August: Villa Sant'andrea (Sicily) and Villa D'este
June: RC Chicago
July: Carneros Resort & Spa
August: Swapped Sicily for St Tropez and now staying at the Byblos before Villa D'este and added a long weekend at the Waldorf Monarch Beach
After that, on a travel hiatus for a bit with a kid coming in October.
May 28, 2024, 3:09 pm
#4965
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: NYC
Posts: 6,450