Best value and conveniently located Marriott properties in Asia?
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Best value and conveniently located Marriott properties in Asia?
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 citi, 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?
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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 citi, 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?
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Depending on where you are based you might prefer Indonesia for the cheapest mattress runs in Asia. KL is pretty good though...
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I read about Indonesia, but there are couple of problems. Unless things have changed since I was in Indonesia, I need a visa. I prefer a city that have a rail connection to the city centre.
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There are several Courtyards in Hong kong ( inc one at Sha tin) which might be reasonable. I'm not sure I would go just now due to the small potential risk of disruption due to demonstrations but summer has highr risks of showers /typhoons . I went in the first week of December last year and loved all the decorations
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There are several Courtyards in Hong kong ( inc one at Sha tin) which might be reasonable. I'm not sure I would go just now due to the small potential risk of disruption due to demonstrations but summer has highr risks of showers /typhoons . I went in the first week of December last year and loved all the decorations
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Hi,
There are several Courtyards in Hong kong ( inc one at Sha tin) which might be reasonable. I'm not sure I would go just now due to the small potential risk of disruption due to demonstrations but summer has highr risks of showers /typhoons . I went in the first week of December last year and loved all the decorations
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There are several Courtyards in Hong kong ( inc one at Sha tin) which might be reasonable. I'm not sure I would go just now due to the small potential risk of disruption due to demonstrations but summer has highr risks of showers /typhoons . I went in the first week of December last year and loved all the decorations
Regards
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The courtyard HK ( on Connaught Road) will be more convenient ( it is a bit west of the Macau ferry terminal on HK island) but with 2 subway/ metro stations near by. The other Courtyard ( Sha tin) is a bit further out.
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A bit? It's probably an hour on public transport to TST or Central. 20-30 minutes without traffic in a taxi.
It is a decent award category 2 option with lounge if you want to do a 5 or 10 night stint to get a lot of cheapish nights in...
It is a decent award category 2 option with lounge if you want to do a 5 or 10 night stint to get a lot of cheapish nights in...
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Thanks. I did not think it took that long to Sha tin on the train from TST ( in November I was at the Hyatt TST and took the train to TST, walked passed Snoopy World and then explored the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monestary ( a good workout climbing the stairs) but given the additonal walk to the Courtyard , aan hour would not be too far off
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Hi,
There are several Courtyards in Hong kong ( inc one at Sha tin) which might be reasonable. I'm not sure I would go just now due to the small potential risk of disruption due to demonstrations but summer has highr risks of showers /typhoons . I went in the first week of December last year and loved all the decorations
Regards
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There are several Courtyards in Hong kong ( inc one at Sha tin) which might be reasonable. I'm not sure I would go just now due to the small potential risk of disruption due to demonstrations but summer has highr risks of showers /typhoons . I went in the first week of December last year and loved all the decorations
Regards
TBS