SPG fan favourite hotels in SE Asia - suggestions?
Oct 23, 2017, 7:29 pm
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Thanks for the great ideas everyone - definitely some great looking SPG hotel options!
Oct 24, 2017, 6:59 am
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Ah yes, I'd endorse LM Chiang Mai and was going to recommend Le Meridien Chiang Rai as a real bargain for Plats but apparently they stopped doing their two hours free drinks and snacks for us since my last visit so I scrubbed that. I forgot the Sheraton Hua Hin which is good value for Plats and is a rare resort with lounge.
The OP wasn't after big cities so I didn't consider Bangkok but obviously it's great there and I'd also recommend LM if the rate's around THB4000 and the Royal Orchid at around THB3000 if LM is full and they up their rates to THB6000 which happens.
The OP has already been to Bali so I didn't consider that and was in any case looking for good value hotels for Plats on holiday (so ones with free booze). Then again, you don't get booze in Lombok so I'm not that consistent.
+1 for the Vagabond in Singapore. Lovely hotel and great for Plats. Under no circumstances stay at the Wanderlust. The Sheraton has a lounge with usual benefits. Other than that you're paying through the nose.
The OP wasn't after big cities so I didn't consider Bangkok but obviously it's great there and I'd also recommend LM if the rate's around THB4000 and the Royal Orchid at around THB3000 if LM is full and they up their rates to THB6000 which happens.
The OP has already been to Bali so I didn't consider that and was in any case looking for good value hotels for Plats on holiday (so ones with free booze). Then again, you don't get booze in Lombok so I'm not that consistent.
+1 for the Vagabond in Singapore. Lovely hotel and great for Plats. Under no circumstances stay at the Wanderlust. The Sheraton has a lounge with usual benefits. Other than that you're paying through the nose.
However, in addition to Singapore being a city, my understanding is that gay sex is against the law (I don't know the details) in Singapore, so I wouldn't classify the place as being LGBT tolerant, although IME it's not unusual now to see gay couples holding hands in hotels in Singapore.
Oct 24, 2017, 8:02 am
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The Westin in Singapore also has a lounge with free alcohol at happy hour.
However, in addition to Singapore being a city, my understanding is that gay sex is against the law (I don't know the details) in Singapore, so I wouldn't classify the place as being LGBT tolerant, although IME it's not unusual now to see gay couples holding hands in hotels in Singapore.
However, in addition to Singapore being a city, my understanding is that gay sex is against the law (I don't know the details) in Singapore, so I wouldn't classify the place as being LGBT tolerant, although IME it's not unusual now to see gay couples holding hands in hotels in Singapore.
Oct 24, 2017, 8:24 am
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Folks, may I suggest that unless one has some first/second hand experience with a location, it would be best not sharing information around the level of LGBT tolerance. We come to FlyerTalk to learn from each other's experience rather than just hear what someone read once on the Internet.
While the legal status of homosexuality in Singapore says one thing, the facts on the ground say something else. You can google and read about the challenges around the gay pride Pink Dot festival each year, but at the same time there is a vibrant community that isn't hiding in the shadows.
From the posts here Malaysia is in a similar state.
Let's try to give people advice based on our experience rather than things we think we heard or read once.
While the legal status of homosexuality in Singapore says one thing, the facts on the ground say something else. You can google and read about the challenges around the gay pride Pink Dot festival each year, but at the same time there is a vibrant community that isn't hiding in the shadows.
From the posts here Malaysia is in a similar state.
Let's try to give people advice based on our experience rather than things we think we heard or read once.
Oct 24, 2017, 8:48 am
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Folks, may I suggest that unless one has some first/second hand experience with a location, it would be best not sharing information around the level of LGBT tolerance. We come to FlyerTalk to learn from each other's experience rather than just hear what someone read once on the Internet.
While the legal status of homosexuality in Singapore says one thing, the facts on the ground say something else. You can google and read about the challenges around the gay pride Pink Dot festival each year, but at the same time there is a vibrant community that isn't hiding in the shadows.
From the posts here Malaysia is in a similar state.
Let's try to give people advice based on our experience rather than things we think we heard or read once.
While the legal status of homosexuality in Singapore says one thing, the facts on the ground say something else. You can google and read about the challenges around the gay pride Pink Dot festival each year, but at the same time there is a vibrant community that isn't hiding in the shadows.
From the posts here Malaysia is in a similar state.
Let's try to give people advice based on our experience rather than things we think we heard or read once.