KosherKimchee

Odd that some of you didnt get Platinum upgrades or treatment. My wife (non status) is there right now on a Cash & Points rez I made and got a great upgrade and comped breakfast every day of her stay.

Swanhunter

Another pleasing stay. Got the Ocean view room this time, and notwithstanding the odd placement of the plasma screen I was very happy with my stay. The sashimi in Umami wasn't great, so I think I will try the Chinese restaurant next time.

It is nice to go for an evening stroll without being offered a copy Rolex or suit every 10 yards.

stephem

Another thumbs up vote for this property. I had meetings in the attached office buildings so it was super convenient for those couple of days. (Less convenient for meetings in other areas and for sightseeing, so I moved to the Grand Hyatt for a few remaining days.) The Le Meridien has a nice breakfast buffet and I had a decent dinner at the Japanese restaurant. The room was clean and contemporary. Very helpful staff for directions, reservations, etc.

AJLondon

Bump!

Any info about the surroundings within walking distance of the hotel? i.e. are there any convienience stores (7-11 type to stock up on water, soda etc), as well as any food places or shopping malls within walking distance...

And the complementary breakfast & bar drinks for Plats: Is that only if you get an upgrade to a deluxe ocean view or above, or would you still get those benefits even if you were stuck in the standard room booked?

Land-of-Miles

There is a cinema/restaurant complex immediately adjacent to the hotel, so I imagine that you would pick up some things there (but haven't been in myself).

I have only stayed in deluxe rooms so cannot comment on your other query.

number_6

I haven't stayed there, but this hotel is in the middle of nowhere, sort of a mini-La Defense, so quite atypical of Hong Kong. No street life within walking distance but presumably some stores serving office workers in the adjacent office buildings. As the previous poster mentioned, not convenient for visiting Hong Kong to the point that he switched hotels, despite being pleased with this one as a hotel. That sums it up perfectly.

bobo809

While the Sheraton's location can't be beat, the LM is not far away from city center. The roads to the west side of HK island is quite well developed. A 15min cab ride will take you to Central. Rush hours traffic can be bad in certain districts, especially Causeway Bay areas. At half the price of Sheraton HK, it's worth considering. It's also a Cat3 compare to Cat5 for Sheraton HK.

Fly Me To The Moon

There is a Park 'N Shop supermarket right behind the hotel. IIRC, a section of it is open 24 hours, but I'm not 100% sure on that. A few restaurants also located around the hotel (Chinese, fast food). There's also supposed to be a Green T House restaurant somewhere close by, which has received good reviews, but I haven't been there yet.

FatManInNYC

This will be my first time in HKG, and then just for two nights.

First - will I miss much of the HKG experience if I stay at LM and not the S Towers?

Second - what is the best method of getting to the LM, other than Taxi, for a big American with large suitecase?

AJLondon

1. For a first-timer yes, you'll definitely miss the hustle and bustle and the heartbeat of HKG, by staying in the LM. The ST is however slap bang in the middle of Kowloon with great harbour views.

And the night-time HKG island harbour view, while armed with your choice of tipple, should be a MUST-DO for every first-timer!


2. Try Airport Express to Central + Cab to hotel. The luggage trolleys go right up to the train and are available at both ends. Lots of luggage storage room on the trains too.

NW-A332

Having been to HKG only twice, I have to agree that staying at the Sheraton would be better because you are in the thick of things. The second visit to HKG, we stayed at the LM and it was great. As a Starwood Gold, we were given a wonderful ocean view room on one of the top floors, if not the top floor. The rooms are very modern with floor to ceiling windows. It was the floor that the lounge is on, but it wasn't open when we were there. I don't remember the days of the week.

The LM does have a shuttle to Central, can't remember if it's the Airport Express station or not. A cab ride is about 10-15 mintues, depending on the time of day. The LM is great about responding to emails. Also, the breakfast at the restaurant was really good. Try to get a rate that has it included though. It's not exactly inexpensive for breakfast.

We arranged with the LM to take a limo from HKG. We arrived late on NW from NRT, and walked to one of the desks after arrivals and they walk you over to a mercedes and whisk you away.

I would definitely stay at the LM again, but I'm glad that the first time in HKG we stayed in both Causeway Bay (Excelsior) and Kowloon (Sheraton).

Vulcan

As a Plat, I got a nice, corner, ocean-view room (floor to ceieling glass on both sides) that could not be beat, especially with the huge Plasma screen. For drinks at night, I received a welcome packet that said I could go to either of 2 bars and order what I wanted from "Standard" drinks. I had 3 glasses of wine and no charge ever appeard on my bill. The morning bufet breakfast (free as a plat) was excellent.
It is very out of the way, however, and I would not recommend it for other than a matress run. The shuttle van ($29 HKD each way), about 15 minutes, leaves from right where the Airport Express stops in Central (just walk straight out of the train and across the floor and you will see an "H2" sign, which is where the shuttle will appear). There is an information desk right there if you have any questions. The shuttle runs hourly (FROM Central on the 30 minute mark, 1:30, 2:30 etc).

mikeyyz

Was just at the Sheraton last week. If you go, don't miss the hot tubs (3) on the roof. They are overlooking the harbour!

^ ^ ^

Plus if you can upgrade to a tower room (buy 2 nights get one free!) the better breakfast buffet + free Internet + free 100 HKD laundry daily is worth it!

peezers

If you go to the lobby for the free wireless and walk back to your room with your computer on, the wireless remains free in your room. Downside is you have to do that each time you boot up but still saves the HKD (I think 150).

Land-of-Miles

I have not seen this information posted here before so I thought this might be useful.

After our marriage and honeymoon in Thailand, we returned to HKG for one night prior to our return home. Making a reservation at the Meridein turned into a comedy of errors (on our part). I had thought I had made the reservation before we left the UK but when I checked it was not there. I then attempted to reserve again whilst away, but again for some reason the reservation didnt transmit properly. Finally Mrs LoM made a reservation.

We arrived at the hotel to find that our reservation was actually for a year in advance and the hotel was very full. However they honoured the rate and since this was the last night of our Honeymoon we were upgraded to the oceanview Suite on the 13th floor. All this was sorted within about 45 minutes of our arrival so we were quite impressed (and not a little embarassed at our own stupidity). So full marks to the hotel staff for resolving this for us.

The main point of this post however is to draw attention to the benefit changes for the Oceanview rooms (which I think are the normal upgrade for Plats). On our last visit to the Cyberport almost 12 months ago, unlimited drinks were available in the Psi and Podium Bars from 11am to 11pm, the only exception was champagne and wines by the bottle.

After several days of eating excessively we were not in the mood for a full dinner and just had snacks and cocktails at Podium as we had on our previous visit. Some 1.5 hours into the evening when I asked about the winelist it became apparent that cocktails are no longer included in the free drinks policy (although on this occasion they made an exception for the drinks we had had). The only drinks now available are shown on a seperate menu, which is far more restrictive than the main drinks menu and which includes only house red and white wine, beer, spirits and mixers (no cocktails). Availability of drinks is now restricted to after 5pm. This policy was introduced approximately 2 months ago according to the bar staff.

I thought it was worth pointing this out, because I saw no reference to this change when making the reservation, and the printed welcome letter upon arrival, contradicted the verbal information at check in (i.e. the welcome letter describes the old terms, the verbal update gave the new).

At the risk of sounding like an alcoholic, this for me makes the Cyberport significantly less attractive than it was, even though the staff handling of our unexpected arrival was superb.