This was a rare non-chain hotel choice for the city but it suited my needs this time and it had pre-paid rates which I could book via Citi Prestige for 4NF so here we go!
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Amba Taipei Songshan”[Hotel Review] Sheraton Johor Bahru
Decided to try out this 2-weeks old property against my brains telling me to stop trying hotels so new. But my obsession with new hotels was too strong and I bit the bullet to bring the family there for our quick hop over the causeway.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Sheraton Johor Bahru”[Hotel Review] Dusit Princess Melaka
This was an impromptu booking made after we made the painful decision to cancel our Surabaya trip due to the recent riots. With the trip dates only 3 days away coupled with the start of the school holidays, everything was mad expensive – flight tickets to KL was over $400 per pax. UGH.
So… a family road trip to Melaka it became and congrats to us that this hotel had recently opened – a new life from what used to be Ramana Plaza Melaka.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Dusit Princess Melaka”[Hotel Review] London Marriott Hotel Kensington
This was our pick as base for our last 2nights before flying home from LHR. We didn’t want to pay crazy London City prices, needed on-site parking, as well as to be within walking distance of a tube station.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] London Marriott Hotel Kensington”[Hotel Review] Billesley Manor Hotel & Spa, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel
This was the most unique property of this trip and actually, of all my travels. Staying in a manor yay! It also was a bonus that this property joined the Tribute Portfolio family in 2024. The official pictures looked really nice and we were suitably excited to experience an English countryside stay.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Billesley Manor Hotel & Spa, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel”[Hotel Review] AC Hotel Glasgow
This was the pick for my first visit to Scotland and my first AC experience! I was hesitant at first about staying in an AC but had 2x 35k FNA to burn for a 3-night stay and Marriott Glasgow was no longer accepting FNA at the time of booking so here goes.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] AC Hotel Glasgow”[Hotel Review] Intercontinental Perth City Centre
This was a rather odd choice for a Bonvoy loyalist but I had already cleared my Titanium renewal, and there weren’t a lot of Accor choices in the city to utilize my Plat status. So this became an excuse to buy an IHG Ambassador membership as the Free Weekend Night priced out for my dates this trip.
My last IHG Diamond / Ambassador tenure was passable so I was hoping this time might be different.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Intercontinental Perth City Centre”[Lounge Review] Cathay Pacific Lounge, Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Cathay Crusade 2025
- Cathay Pacific Lounge, Singapore Changi Airport
- The Bridge Lounge, Hong Kong International Airport
- St Regis Shanghai On The Bund
- Cathay Pacific Lounge, Shanghai Pudong Airport
The Silveri, McGallery
This was my third CX lounge for this trip and excited to check it off – same same but different? I didn’t know it at that time but this became a god send when I had to spend 5hours waiting out my flight which was eventually cancelled (more on my experience in a separate post).
Continue reading “[Lounge Review] Cathay Pacific Lounge, Shanghai Pudong International Airport”[Hotel Review] St Regis On The Bund Shanghai
Cathay Crusade 2025
- Cathay Pacific Lounge, Singapore Changi Airport
- The Bridge Lounge, Hong Kong International Airport
- St Regis Shanghai On The Bund
- Cathay Pacific Lounge, Shanghai Pudong Airport
The Silveri, McGallery
This was an easy choice as it recently re-opened from its former life as a Wanda property. It is indeed rare that I actively pick a property with no club lounge but being new (though online reviews seemed to show that minimal reno has been done?), I can’t pass up the chance to try this property for 2nights.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] St Regis On The Bund Shanghai”[Cathay Crusade] [Lounge Review] The Bridge Lounge, Hong Kong International Airport
Cathay Crusade 2025
- Cathay Pacific Lounge, Singapore Changi Airport
- The Bridge Lounge, Hong Kong International Airport
- St Regis Shanghai On The Bund
- Cathay Pacific Lounge, Shanghai Pudong Airport
The Silveri, McGallery
I was super excited that this opened after a 5-year closure from April 2020 and opened just in time for my hopping through HKIA! I stalked a fancy review of this lounge here prior heh.
Continue reading “[Cathay Crusade] [Lounge Review] The Bridge Lounge, Hong Kong International Airport”