Hotel Name: Park Plaza Sukhumvit Hotel Address: 16 Ratchadapisek Road, BTS Asoke Station Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Thailand. I stayed at the Park Plaza Sukhumvit Hotel as a guest of Club Carlson, who I was working with on their Global Travelers campaign. The hotel is located a few minutes walk from the Asok BTS station on Sukhumvit, […]
Hotel Review: Radisson Blu Plaza Resort Phuket Panwa Beach, Phuket – Thailand
Hotel Name: Radisson Blu Plaza Resort Phuket Panwa Beach Address: 44/5 Moo 8 Sakdidesh Road, Panwa Cape, Phuket, Thailand I stayed at the Radisson Blu Plaza Resort Phuket Panwa Beach as a guest of Club Carlson, who I was working with on their Global Travelers campaign. I’ve been to Phuket a few times but had […]
Hotel Review: Park Inn by Radisson Davao, Davao – Philippines
Hotel Name: Park Inn by Radisson Davao Address: Next to SM Lanang Premier Mall, J.P. Laurel Avenue, Davao, Philippines. I stayed at the Park Inn by Radisson Davao as a guest of Club Carlson, who I was working with on their Global Travelers campaign. I had a junior suite room which included a bedroom and […]
Hotel Review: ibis Styles – Kuala Lumpur
Hotel Name: Ibis Styles Kl Fraser Business Hotel Address: Kompleks Metro Pudu, 1 Jalan Metro Pudu 2, Fraser Business Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I got to test out a new hotel on my last visit to KL. I was invited to check out the Ibis Styles Kl Fraser Business Hotel, where I stayed as a […]
On On Hotel, Phuket Town – Thailand
[On On Hotel, Phuket Town – Thailand] Phuket Town is a good alternative for accommodation away from the touristy beaches of Phuket, such as Patong Beach. The town has a good stock of Sino-Portuguese houses and no tacky tourist shops (or girly bars). On On Hotel is famous for being a filming spot in the […]
Hotel Review: Marina Bay Sands – Singapore
Hotel Name: Marina Bay Sands Address: 10 Bayfront Avenue, Marina Bay, Singapore I stay in Singapore at least once a year as Changi Airport is such a convenient travel hub. Over the last couple of years I have been wondering, “what is that thing being built at Marina Bay?” The answer is the Marina Bay […]
Hotel Review: Tune Hotels – Kuala Lumpur (the low-cost airline of budget hotels)
Hotel Name: Tune Hotel – Downtown Kuala Lumpur Address: 316 Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Golden Triangle, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tune Hotels.com is a budget hotel chain from Malaysia. This hotel group is connected to AirAsia, so it has a similar pay for what you use pricing system like a low cost airline. It is similar […]
Staying in a capsule hotel in Tokyo
[A review of my stay at Capsule Inn Akihabara from my 2007 visit to Tokyo.] Tokyo offers a wide range of accommodation options, but nothing is as quirky as a capsule hotel. The first capsule hotel opened in Osaka in 1979 and they can now be found in major cities across Japan. I stayed at […]
Hotel Review: Grand Quality Hotel Yogyakarta – Indonesia
Hotel Name: Grand Quality Hotel Yogyakarta Address: Jl. Adisucipto No 48, Yogyakarta Airport, Yogyakarta, Indonesia I stayed at the Grand Quality Hotel in Yogyakarta as a guest of the hotel, which was arranged by Tourism Indonesia, who I was writing on behalf of. I like Indonesian guesthouses but it has been good to have a […]
Hotel Review: Hotel Biarritz, Tangier – Morocco
Hotel Name: Hotel Biarritz Address: 102-104 AV Mohammed 6, Tangier, Morocco I spent the night in Tangier, which not many visitors seem to do. There was definitely a distinct lack of tourism here. Most visitors to Morocco skip Tangier and head to the train station for the Marrakech Express. [City of Tangier] Tangier certainly has […]
